The Holocaust was a horrific event in human history, but why do we need to learn about it when there have been so many other horrible events where people died because of their religion or race? Although there have been other atrocious events, the Holocaust is a modern day example of how hatred and discrimination can hurt so many. People will do things that they wouldn't normally do when their society says that it is …showed first 75 words of 626 total…

…showed last 75 words of 626 total…that hatred and discrimination towards something might unite us, but it can do horrendous things. It can also help people understand that society isn't always right and that we need to think for ourselves and figure out if something is wrong or right. Lastly, it can prevent another Holocaust, where a country blames their problems on a group of different race or religion and then makes that group lower class citizens, or even exterminates them.