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There were many causes of the Holocaust, most of which began with Hitler and his past. After WWI, Germany was struck with a major depression and hyperinflation which made cheap things very expensive. "...at home in Germany, there was much unrest with the people. The economy was in shambles as it could never recover from World War I and the harsh demands of the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay $33 billion in reparations. Meanwhile, it also put huge limitations on Germany's trade industry, causing even more economic troubles in Germany." The people of Germany were not rich enough to buy the cheapest things to support their family. Adolf Hitler, a charismatic and persuasive individual, had opened the door of opportunity and prosperity to the people of Germany. What was that way out? The persecution of the Jews. "...between 1941 and 1944, Nazi German authorities deported millions of Jews from Germany, from occupied territories, and from the countries of many of its Axis allies to ghettos and to killing centers, often called extermination camps, where they were murdered in specially developed gassing facilities..." Hitler was using the Jews as scapegoats, telling the people of Germany that they were the cause of the lack of money in the economy and the loss of jobs. This caused the Germans to get very angry and biased towards all the Jewish community. The longer Adolf was in power, the more the Germans listened to his slander. The Nazi political party was gaining power fast, and would soon evolve into the nationwide hate and extermination of the Jews, known as the “last solution” to their problems…the Holocaust.