In this blog assignment we were asked to write about the Holocaust and The African Slave Trade, which are two horrible events that happen in our world history. These two events tore families apart and destroyed young and old humans lives.
The Holocaust was governmental mass murder of about 6 million Jews during WWII, which was lead by Adolf Hitler. Even though Adolf Hitlers goal was to kill the Jewish people, the Gypsies and the disabled people came under attack.
The Nazis created Extermination Camps, which were camps for the purpose of systematic mass extermination. They also made Concentration Camps to break the spirit of the Jewish people and at the camps the deaths tolled up due to little food, water, and shelter.
In the end of The Holocaust around 2 out of 3 European Jews died. Once the allies took control of what was going on they finally invaded Germany and Adolf knew he had been defeated, but before the Allies could reach him Adolf had killed himself.
The African Slave Trade was also a horrific event as well. The Trade began when cotton, tobacco and, sugar cane plantations needed extra workers to get more profit. In the 15th century countries such and Spain, Portugal, and England sent ships to the west coast of Africa to take slaves from their tribes.
Portugal was the first country to arrive and they brought spices with them to trade for slaves. After about 100 years other countries started to join the slave trade and also went to gather slaves, The slave trade was at a all time high around the 18th century, but then came illegal soon after.
Around 11-12 million were taken from their tribes and sent to plantations in wealthier places. The slaves were often treated very poorly and beaten. Then due to all the segregation that happen then and after made problems for our country to join as a whole.
The two horrible events are often similar, but can also be explained as being different. While the Holocaust was to kill and the Slave Trade was to make labor workers, they both ruined many family lives. They are also horrific events that happen in our world and show how bad our world used to be.
