As we know, World War II was the great war we will never forget. The war, which killed millions of people, even innocent children who knew nothing of what was happening. The war that brought the greatest holocaust to this world. This worst holocaust began in Germany by a man named Adolf Hitler, who concluded that the Jews were the nationality impoverishing the German people. As a result, the war spread throughout the world, including Japan, America, Russia and Australia. What is the Holocaust? The word 'Holocaust', from the Greek word 'holokauston' meaning "a burnt offering to God", in this case refers to a Jewish sacrifice. Nowadays the term 'Holocaust' usually refers to the large-scale killing of Jews, however it is also used to refer to another genocide as well. The Holocaust activated by Adolf Hitler, permeated by Jewish revenge. After creating antisemitism in Germany and killing most of the Jews in Germany. He subsequently continued to spread anti-Semitism throughout Europe. He desired the power to rule the world and had killed more than 20 million people during World War II. He had always made the wrong decision, because he believed that all Jews were mean, sterile and stupid, so he decided to exterminate Jews all over the world. He concluded that all undesirable people must be killed, as it was said he created many concentration or extermination camps throughout Europe. “Undesirable people” many might think, what does this word really mean, is it just referring to Jews? In reality, undesirable people during World War II were not only Jews, but also included gypsies, homosexuals and even Slavs. These people were constituted...... middle of paper...... House Ltd, 2000. 171-173. Print.Rozett Robert and Spector Shmuel. “Gas chambers”. Holocaust Encyclopedia.New York: The Jerusalem Publishing House Ltd, 2000. 229-230. Print.Rozett Robert and Spector Shmuel. "Ghetto." Holocaust Encyclopedia. New York: The Jerusalem Publishing House Ltd, 2000. 240-242. Print.Rozett Robert and Spector Shmuel. "Holocaust." Holocaust Encyclopedia. New York: The Jerusalem Publishing House Ltd, 2000. 267-268. Print.Rozett Robert and Spector Shmuel. "Anti-Semitism." Holocaust Encyclopedia.New York: The Jerusalem Publishing House Ltd, 2000. 112-113. Print.Adler, David. We remember the Holocaust. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1989. Print. Ayer, Eleanor. The Holocaust Library, The Survivors. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1998. Print.Frank, Anne. The diary of a young girl. New York: Pocket Books, 1953. Print.