The Holocaust

I think the holocaust is an event that didn't have to happen. If the Treaty of Versaille wasn't placed upon Germany, Hitler may have not rose to power. Since the Treaty was put on Germany, it caused them to go into an economic depression and gave Hitler an excuse for power. It proves that one person can influence the world immensely. Hitler was the one to come up with the concentration camps. He turned normal citizens into Nazis. Without him, many Jews would still be alive. Many lives were lost in the concentration camps. Some people may blame the countries who placed the Treaty on Germany, but I blame Hitler and his Nazis. Nobody else killed the innocent Jews besides them. I also think the citizens who watched it happen were in the wrong. Nobody took a stand for the innocent lives. If I was a citizen in Germany at that time, I don't know if I would say anything or not. Either way, it is wrong for a person to watch cruel actions take place. Bystanders are guilty, as are the oppressor.