Considered a grave mistake in world history, the Holocaust claimed the lives of over eleven million people, including six million Jews. Initiated by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, the Holocaust progressively denounced Jewish rights and severely limited the life of the Jewish people with numerous anti-Semitic decrees. Furthermore, other groups of people, such as gypsies, Slavs, disabled people, homosexuals, communists and socialists, were also mistreated in Nazi Germany, as they were considered “racially inferior”. At first only the rights of Jews were limited and Jews did not have the same rights and privileges as German citizens. However, over time, the treatment of Jews worsened, and concentration camps were created throughout Germany and Europe to house Jews and all people who challenged Nazi supremacy. As Nazi Germany conquered countries across Europe, such as Austria, Poland, and France, it established more concentration camps, where many Jews were mistreated, starved, and worked to death. Furthermore, in 1942, Nazi Germany developed the “Final Solution,” which was the Nazi plan to exterminate all Jews living in Nazi-occupied Europe. However, during these catastrophic events, the international community did not make much effort to help the Jews in the concentration camps. The Allied countries would eventually help the mistreated Jews in Germany, but their temporary silence caused the deaths of millions of Jews. Even though the Allies had sufficient evidence of Nazi crimes and even obtained information about Nazi Germany's “Final Solution,” the international community did little to nothing to respond to the Holocaust and stop the mass murders that occurred in Germany. .....middle of paper ......holocaust. American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, n.d. Web. 08 April 2014. “The United States and the Holocaust.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Remembrance Council, June 10, 2013. Web. April 6, 2014. “United States Policy Towards Jewish Refugees, 1941-1952.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Remembrance Council, 10 June 2013. Web. 08 April 2014. "US refrained from bombing Auschwitz to 'avoid Jewish influx.'" Israel Faxx 22.23W (2014): 12. Newspaper Source Plus. Network. 8 April 2014. Vanden Heuvel, William J. "America, FDR and the Holocaust." Society 34.6 (1997): 54. MAS Ultra - School Edition. 6 April. 2014.