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Question: Was World War 2 a Holocaust or a huge genicide!? !?
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The term genocide was actually "coined" as a result of the Nuremberg trails for the Holocaust!. The definitions are virtually the same!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well technically Holocaust has been used to apply to many mass killings, a lot of the time of Jews!. Since WWII it has been almost exclusively used to refer to the killing of appox!. 6 million Jews led by Hitler!. It was a genocide, genocide meaning the deliberate and systematic destruction od a race, ethnicity, religious group etc!. World War II was a war, fought by the majority of the world's nations!. It had many causes and a very important reason was the Holocaust!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it was a holocaust, the nazis weren't looking to kill everybody, only jewish people, people fighting them, and enemy armiesWww@QuestionHome@Com

Neither!. Look up both words and you will see!. If you cannot find the second word, try genocide!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

genicideWww@QuestionHome@Com