How many people died during The Holocaust?
Q: How many people died during The Holocaust?
A: Historians estimate that between 19 million and 22 million people died during The Holocaust.
Q: Who were the victims of The Holocaust?
A: The victims of The Holocaust included about six million Jewish people, as well as five million non-Jewish people, mainly Poles, Sinti and Roma.
Q: What caused the deaths of many Holocaust victims?
A: Many Holocaust victims died in camps and ghettoes from diseases, starvation, and freezing to death due to the terrible living conditions. Others in areas taken over by Nazi Germany died from famine and other causes.
Q: How did the Nazis kill many of their victims?
A: Millions were murdered by the Nazis, especially in concentration camps and extermination camps (death camps).
Q: What motivated the Nazis to target these particular groups?
A: The Nazis wanted to kill them for many different reasons. They targeted Jews as well as other ethnic groups such as Poles, Sinti and Roma.
Q: Where did most of these deaths occur?
A: Most of these deaths occurred in Nazi Germany or areas taken over by Nazi Germany.
