My grandfather served in WWI (42nd Division) and was gassed He came back, disabled. You seem to have a problem with the treaty agreed to by the succesor to the Ottoman empire with the Allied Powers- Where does that put YOU?

I don't hold your grandfather responsible for the actions of others, beardedbruce. And I have not accused your grandfather of allowing anything bad to happen, as you have done with your statements about what the "world" allowed to happen in WWII. That is as broad and sweeping a condemnation as it is possible to make. You need to narrow down the language you use when you speak of who "allowed" the Holocaust to happen.

It is probably legitimate to say that the Allied commanders "allowed" it to happen. It is most certainly NOT legitimate to say that the "world" allowed it to happen.