The Holocaust was a dark period of time, occurring in the 20th century. It had began in the early 1930’s, and grew to become increasingly gruesome up until the mid-fourtees. The Holocaust was a mass murder of Jewish people, Romas, homosexuals, mentally and physically disabled, Jehovah’s witnesses, trade unionists and many other classes of people. Though the Holocaust was a very important part of history, there were many things distracting the German population, along with the rest of the world, leaving the Holocaust in the dark and left unknown.
The war itself had caused multiple distractions to the neighboring, and non-neighboring countries to Germany, drawing their attention towards themselves rather than the Holocaust. “The following
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Although, no matter the distraction of new technology, or the state of the economy, or war taking place, many countries knew about the inhumane practices being performed on the Jewish population, and continued to stand by while the crisis progressed and continued to take place. There should have been some form of government action to interfere with the situation and potentially deprive Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party of their power. “Because of the different role it was intended to play, the World War II tank was quite different from the tall, unwieldy vehicle invented during World War I. Instead of being used to accompany and protect advancing troops or to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the new tanks were designed for independent offensive action as the spearheads of blitzkrieg attacks.” (SA WWII, 11) The tanks used in World War I were significantly different compared to the newly advanced tanks used in World War II for battle. They were used for powerful, independent attacks to strike the opponent. The new advance in technology caught the opposing group by surprise, being that the new war technology is much more powerful than ever before, and much more accurate in use. This caused a distraction to the people, because those who didn’t have as powerful weapons as the others, were too concerned in trying to prepare themselves to win in battle against more powerful weapons, and try to improve their own
The Holocaust was one of the twentieth century's greatest tragedies that were made possible by anti-Semitism, the indifference of other nations, isolationism politics, and outright fear.
“The 40,000,000-50,000,000 deaths incurred in World War II to make it the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in history” (Hughes, Thomas A., World War II | 1939-1945). This was a global war where everyone was impacted, because of all the alliances that brought everyone into the war in the first place. World War II introduced many new powerful weapons, being used during the war that most people had not yet seen before. The Holocaust was an event during World War II where Jewish people were removed from the population. During this time concentration camps were being entrenched, and death squads were beginning to execute the people who filled the camp. They executed in mass shootings and buried them in substantial sized graves throughout
The Holocaust was a mass slaying of groups of people which that Germany saw as inferior. This included the jews, Soviets, disabled, gay people, etc. The holocaust mostly ran from January 30, 1933 - May 8, 1945. During this time period, concentration camps were made in most of Europe, mostly the nazi occupied territory. These camps
The Holocaust was an terrible event that happened from 1933 to 1945. Approximately eleven million people were killed by the Nazis. A genocidal policy was passed by Adolf Hitler after he became the leader of Germany in 1933. His goal was to get rid of all the Jews in Europe and those who are considered in his "undesirable" list. As countries such as Italy, Japan, and Austria units with Germany and became the Axis Powers, they started invading and taking over other countries around them in Europe. I believe there are reasons that can explain why we still study about the Holocaust today.
The Holocaust was the murder and persecution of approximately 6 million Jews and many others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. The Nazis came to power in Germany in January of 1933. The Nazis thought that the “inferior” Jews were a threat to the “racially superior” German racial community. The death camps were operated from 1941 to 1945, and many people lost their lives or were forced to work in concentration camps during these years. The story leading up to the Holocaust, how the terrible event affected people’s lives, and how it came to and end are all topics that make this historic event worth learning about.
To me the holocaust was a terrifying and horrible. People were dying because of not getting enough food and the diseases that were being spreaded throughout the camp were all the people were. They were not treated and not feed well enough to live. Even if they did the suddenst thing they could possibly be shot of hurt by a guard. According to the website http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/holocaustfacts.htm The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany and ended in 1945 when the Nazis were defeated by the Allied powers. The term "Holocaust," originally from the Greek word "holokauston" which means "sacrifice by fire," refers to the Nazi's persecution and planned slaughter of the Jewish people. The Hebrew word
Not only is this recurring in history but in even further discombobulates the truth.. During World War II, Germans were propagandized into believing that not only are they superior, but that the Jews were responsible for the mega depression that occurred in Germany. Not only did they believe this, but it gave them a cause to fight for, something to rally by. If it hadn’t been for the U.S., this essay might be a lot further from the truth, and it might be in German. But the U.S. did decide to enter the war because they saw the truth; the fascist dictatorship that could very well country the entire globe if not stopped. Americans realized not only what was going on in Germany was absolutely horrible and that its causes were wrong, but it needed to be stopped. Certain perspectives can distort people's interpretation of the truth to fit what they believe. Everything written is somewhat biased to an extent. The truth is there, but hard to
By not intervening they let the Nazis exterminate millions of Jews. There is no doubt that Hitler’s allies were those who chose to remain silent, those who chose to turn their backs on refugees and those who watched and did nothing about it. "After the war, many ordinary Germans and Europeans claimed that they were not involved in essence, that they were “bystanders.” However, refusal to take any responsibility for what happened obscures the reality of the involvement of people at all levels of German society and beyond. Many onlookers to events who approved or tolerated what they witnessed were also involved” (Bystanders, 2017). When other countries had the opportunity to open their doors to the refugees who were being persecuted they decided to deny their entry. Their actions supported the Nazi ideology against Jews not because they were participating in the Holocaust itself, but because they did not give them a hand when they most needed it. Perhaps their intentions were to protect their own people, their own government and their own interests; however, when it comes down to seeing the way in which Jews were being treated, compassion should be put first. Unfortunately, countries were not the only ones to turn their backs on the Jews. “Multiple individual citizens chose to be involved when, out of a sense of duty, or prejudice, or some opportunity for business or other personal gain, they
Almost anybody can agree that the Holocaust was one of the worst and most despicable acts in human history. If the Holocaust was somehow repeated, most people would want to try to do everything they could to help those who are affected. Most would also assume that Americans would have had this same attitude when the Holocaust occurred. However, this is a false assumption. There is no doubt that Americans helped correct the Holocaust. However, certain factors were preventing them from being able to do more. As a result of the government, the economy, and fear, the United States of America was unable to effectively safeguard the Jews from the atrocities of the Holocaust.
The holocaust was a time people were surrounded by humiliation, exploitation, hardships, loss and death. It was barely possible for people to stay human during this time. The Holocaust was a severe tragedy that happened in the early 1940s and will forever be remembered. There were many people,The Bielski brothers in particular, who remarkably fought against the beliefs and doings of Hitler and the Nazi party.
The Holocaust of 1933-1945, was the systematic killing of millions of European Jews by the National Socialist German Worker’s Party (Nazis) (Webster, 430). This project showed the treacherous treatment towards all Jews of that era. Though many fought against this horrific genocide, the officials had already determined in their minds to exterminate the Jews. Thus, the Holocaust was a malicious movement that broke up many homes, brought immense despair, and congregated great discrimination. The Holocaust was an act of Hell on earth.
Lastly, with the news spreading of the Holocaust to the United States many people did not believe that the “Final Solution” was undergoing. This is partly due to the United States not announcing to the public that this mass murder was happening in Europe. For the people who did hear about the “Final Solution”, they simply did not believe that such barbaric actions by the Nazis was happening. The United States should have publicized this information to the people, so the people knew what was going on in Europe at this time, and so they could do everything they could to end the “Final Solution” (“The
The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in history which ended many innocent Jewish lives. Six million Jews plus many more were completely wiped out due to the effects of the Holocaust. It is still unforgivable for the things the Nazi party did and is still a very questionable subject on how they were able to accomplish such devastation. To be able to organize the removal of an entire population of people based on their religion not only takes high intelligence, but most of all takes a very twisted and demented outlook on life. Learning about the holocaust and the people involved is very important, as well as how it has affected our world today. There are many very fascinating things about the holocaust but three
Anti-Semitism in Europe did not begin with Adolf Hitler. Though use of the term itself
My presentation was based off the theme of the relationship between family during the Holocaust. My group really wanted the audience to feel moved during the performance so we intentionally made it dramatic. In the first scene, there was a mirror with the Shema written on the background. Here the audience members were to look at themselves as they were and notice everything about themselves. In the second scene, there was a cattle car. Here we had a scene from the novel Night by Elie Wiesel. The scene was between a father and a son who fought to the death over a crumb of bread. This scene shows that even though in the beginning they may have been close by the end it was every man for themselves. In the third scene, there was a laboratory and a video playing. The video talked about two twins who were experimented on by a doctor mentioned in the novel. This video was very important because it gives the audience an insight into how the prisoners felt and how they were forced into many dangerous things without their consent. Lastly, the fourth scene, there was another mirror but this time the mirror had words on it. The idea behind the words was to make the audience feel as if those words represented them. Seeing the words on your own body makes you feel like the words you see. In the background was a painting of a gun and a gallow.