Between 1941 and 1945, more than 6 million Jews were brutally murdered . This catastrophic event, known as the Holocaust, is unrivalled by any other in history. It wasn't the first time that a nation had attempted to rid itself of a specific ethnic group. However, it was the first time that such a mass genocide had occurred without the immediate interference of other countries. This means that there were a number of factors that led to the success …showed first 75 words of 1405 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1405 total…However, in the case of the Holocaust, the Nazi's stayed in power for years before committing genocide, and actually improved the moral of the German people before they did any damage. Every move was carefully calculated and the majority of people remained ignorant to what was going on. Luckily, since the Holocaust, the government structures of all the Western countries have been reworked, so it is now impossible for someone to take over a nation.