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It was an attempt by a government to eliminate a specific set of people.

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Q: Why is the Holocaust defined as a crime of genocide?
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Why did the holocaust experience genocide?

Genocide was the word used to describe what happened in the Holocaust.


Is every genocide a holocaust?

No, the Holocaust is the name of one specific attempted genocide.


What are 3 incidents of genocide?

The Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the Armenian genocide.


What are 2 incidents of genocide?

The Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide.


Was the Rwandan genocide a second Holocaust?

"The Holocaust" was the name given to the Jewish genocide after the fact. The Rwandan genocide does not have a specific name, but they are both genocides.


Can you name three cases of genocide?

The Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the Armenian genocide.


What is the difference between a Holocaust and a genocide?

There isn't really any difference, the Holocaust just refers to the genocide of the Jews during WW2, so the Holocaust was a genocide, it just refers to a specific one.


What is the Holocaust considered as?

Genocide is the answer.


What was the holocaste about?

The Holocaust was the systematic genocide of 8 million Jews. The holocaust was the genocide of over 8 million people.


What stage of genocide did Tibet reach?

Genocide is defined as the systematic destruction of a certain group of people. What happened in Tibet was a genocide. In order for it to be labled as a genocide it has to reach all eight stages of a genocide. Otherwise it can be labled as ethnic cleansing or a war crime. The eighth stage of a genocide is extermination, or killing.


What does genocide has to do with holocaust?

the holocause is a genoside


The Nazis practiced genocide which is the?

Holocaust