There are many reasons why we study the Holocaust. One reason is that history repeats itself. We study history so we can learn from our mistakes and ensure they are never repeated again. Furthermore, we can recognize similar patterns in world politics and intervene when necessary. We can prevent so many disasters simply by studying the Holocaust. The German people had just emerged from World War II and were in the midst of a great depression. Many people were very poor. They were looking for someone to fix their economic situation and make their country powerful and safe again. Hitler and the Nazi party wanted to come to power in Germany, so they blamed the Germans and promised to solve the financial crisis. Hitler and the Nazi Party were anti-Semitic, so they worked hard to convince people that the Jews were all to blame for their financial and other problems in Germany. They said that the Jewish people were rich while the German people were still in financial difficulty. The Nazis used German nationalism. They told the Germans that the Germans were a September...