The Holocaust

The killing of millions of Jewish people by the German Nazi government.


Word Structure

thuh

HAW-luh-kawst

Sentence Examples

The Holocaust was a genocide.

Nazi Germany led The Holocaust.

Many lives were lost in The Holocaust.

Semantic Relatives

genocide

Nazi Germany

World War


Textbook

Explore World History Chapter 11 by Attainment

Deeper Dive

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