The Holocaust was a terrible event that occurred between 1933 and 1945. Around eleven million people were killed by the Nazis. A genocidal policy was adopted by Adolf Hitler after he became leader of Germany in 1933. His goal was to get rid of all Jews in Europe and those considered on his "undesirable" list. As countries like Italy, Japan, and Austria united with Germany and became the Axis powers, they began to invade and take over other countries around them by Europe. I believe there are reasons why we still study the Holocaust today. First, the Holocaust began in 1933, when Hitler became the leader of Germany. Although Hitler was originally Austrian, he was a German soldier during World War I. As a soldier, Hitler had been wounded several times, and while he was in the hospital, Germany was surrounded. He was unhappy with Germany's defeat and had ideas that he believed could change Germany. He then attempted to seize power by human force, but failed and was arrested and imprisoned. While in prison he wrote a book cal...