Indian Removal Act Vs Holocaust

Did you know that around six million Jews were killed during the holocaust? What is genocide? The exact definition of genocide is, “the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation” (dictionary.com). The Indian Removal Act and the Jewish holocaust were two events in history that are considered genocide.These events were alike and different in many ways. Both these events were tragedies, but from them we learn how awful it was that these people were killed because of their race and religion and how to prevent it. Both of these events were considered genocide because people were killed because of their religion or race.

To begin, both of these events happened to

make countries like America and Germany “better”. The Indian Removal Act was passed because Andrew Jackson thought that Americans deserved that land and he also didn’t like the Native Americans. The Jewish Holocaust occurred because Adolf Hitler and the Nazis thought they needed more land. They also believe in making a “better country” by getting rid of the Jews. These events both happened because somebody believed by getting rid or killing people of other race or religion it would make their country better.

In addition, during both of these incidents people were moved from their homeland. During the Indian Removal Act, Andrew Jackson forced the Native Americans to move out west. When this was happening a lot of Native Americans died from diseases they got from the Americans. The Jewish Holocaust forced Jews out of their homes so that Germans could have more land. The Jews were told that they would start a new life and guaranteed employment if they were willing to leave, but most of them had to be forced anyway. This shows both events were alike because people were forced out of their homes.

Although they were both considered genocide and were similar they are also different in certain ways.

They are different because during the holocaust there were camps made to kill Jews, while Native Americans died on the way to a new home. During the Indian Removal Act, Native Americans were moved to a new town. The Nazis brought the Jews to concentration camps like, Auschwitz, where they were killed. In both of these events people were killed, but most Native Americans died when they were going west from diseases. The Jews were told it was resettlement or they were just forced to leave, then they were brought to concentration camps and killed. This shows how the incidents are different because they were carried out in different ways.

In the end, genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. During the Indian Removal Act thousands of Native Americans were forced out of their home because they weren’t American and most died from diseases. Millions of people were killed during the Jewish Holocaust because they were Jews. Both of these events are alike and different in many ways. These incidents are considered genocide because people were killed because of their race or

religion.