Holocaust (disambiguation)

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The Holocaust was a genocide perpetrated by the Nazis, that killed around 11 million people, the majority of whom were Jews.

Holocaust may also refer to:

Genocides

• Armenian Holocaust, the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of its minority Armenian subjects during and after World War I
• Indian Holocaust, referred to by some writers when discussing the centuries of massacres of Native Americans perpetrated by immigrants
• "Silent Holocaust"^[1] genocide of Mayans during Guatemalan Civil War
• Sikh Holocaust (disambiguation), either of two 18th century mass killings by Afghanis of Sikhs in the Punjab region, that resulted in 30,000 to 40,000 deaths
• African Holocaust (Maafa), a term sometimes used by activists to refer to the history of atrocities against black people
• Nuclear holocaust, the hypothetical annihilation of human civilization in the event of a global nuclear war

Cultural uses

• Holocaust (sacrifice), an ancient sacrifice or offering from which the name was derived
• Holocaust trivialization, the practise of abusing the term "Holocaust" and thereby diminishing its significance

Other uses

• Holocaust (band), Scottish heavy metal band
• Holocaust (comics), a fictional character in Marvel Comics
• Holocaust (DC Comics), a fictional character in Milestone and DC Comics
• Holocaust (miniseries), a 1978 American television miniseries
• "Holocaust", a song from the 1978 album Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star
• "Holocaust", a song by Turkish rapper Ceza

See also

• All pages with titles containing holocaust
• Names of the Holocaust
• Shoah (disambiguation)
• Holocausto (disambiguation)

References