After evaluating the Nazis’ actions in detail, it is clear to see why they are recognized by most people as the worst people to ever live. They killed over eleven million people in the Holocaust, with six million of them being Jews (DoSomething.org). To give some perspective, this was two-thirds of the European Jews (DoSomething.org). Besides just killing many people, the Nazis also forced prisoners of concentration camps to work until they died, and regularly tortured them. Prior to killing the Jews, the Nazis also took away all their rights and forced them into horrible living conditions. They also largely contributed to a massive war, filled with bloodshed, who’s European front started as a result of their spiteful actions to undo the Treaty of Versailles. While, this treaty was very harsh, it did not constitute a massive European war. For these many reasons and more, the Nazis, and especially Hitler himself, are often recognized as the worst people to ever live. Aside from the just the Holocaust itself, the Nazis are known for committing war …show more content…
Hitler and his propagandists placed a large focus on creating an image. He did not only kill eleven million people, he publicized it and created a fearsome image of himself and Germany, through his speeches, propaganda, and symbolism such as the Swastika. To this day, the Swastika is seen only as a representation of pure evil, instantly serves as a reminder of the Holocaust. The Japanese, however, did not create such an image for themselves. They were not focused on publicizing their actions, they simply did what they wanted to, killing millions and largely taking over China (for a period of time). The Soviet Union did have propaganda and a stronger image than the Japanese, but still did not focus on it like the Nazis did, especially since the situation in the Soviet Union was much different than it was for the Nazis or
Adolf Hitler and his actions are the cause of World War II. “Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who don't want to fight in this world of eternal struggle they don't deserve to live, ” by Adolf Hitler. This is an important quote since Hitler believed in the power of war. His parents died when he was young, so he went into the army very young and fought in World War I.
Studies of the Holocaust have provoked passionate debates. Increasingly, they have become a central topic of concern for historians particularly since the early 1970s, as the Holocaust studies were generally limited. However, one of the most intense debates surrounding the role played by Hitler in the ’Final Solution’. That is, whether and when Hitler took a decision to initiate the extermination process. Of course, this issue has caused incredible controversy and naturally such a contentious topic of debate has radically produced large amounts of new data and literature. Conflicting, an interpretation has caused further disparities between historians over Hitler’s role in the Holocaust. For this
One major, controversial event that occurred during the WWII was the Holocaust. There has been much debate about the causes of the Holocaust, as many factors have been discussed. Therefore, this investigation will assess to what extent was Hitler the cause of the Holocaust. The four factors that will be assessed will be the widespread anti-Semitism, the role of Hitler himself, the demonizing of Jews made by the state churches and the Treaty of Versailles.
The obliterate event of the holocaust in 1933. The Jewish population of Europe stood at over nine million. Most of the Jews lived in the countries that Nazi Germany would occupy or influence in World War 2. By 1945, Germans and their collaborators killed nearly two out of every three European Jews as the ‘Final Solution’ the Nazi policy to murder the Jews of Europe (Introduction to the Holocaust). The cause and effect of the holocaust was due to racism, prejudice and stereotyping since, Jews were isolated in their communities that caused distrusted and discrimination against the Jews in Europe.(Cause and Effect of Holocaust ). In the boy in the striped book, when Gretel and her brother Bruno looked out the window to figure out what the hut were in the distance at the time Gretel said ‘’ it’s a countryside. This is our holiday home’’. Then Bruno said’’ i don’t think so’’. After this Gretel discriminates against Bruno saying’’ your only nine years old, how would you know ( The Boy in the Striped Pajamas pg.34 John Boyne). Adolf Hitler and the Nazi operation on the anti-semitic racist beliefs that germans are superior people with the ideology, using World War 2 as their primary to achieve their goal. The Nazis targeted the Jews as main enemy, killing six million Jewish men,
From 1933-1939, some of Hitler’s laws were ones of semitism with the main persecution being on those of Jewish descent. Other than a boycott on Jewish businesses, they were not allowed to join the military, go to schools or universities, perform in shows, marry those who were not Jewish, and eventually, all parts of public life. Jews were not the only ones that were persecuted though. Those who had disabilities, incurable diseases, homosexuals, and were not of the Aryan-race were also singled out and shunned by society. For Hitler to create a utopia, he needed to think of a way to send away and dispose of those he saw as not worthy of being a German.
Power, could there be too much of it? Or not enough? In the wrong hands, too much power lead to millions of innocent lives being taken away. One of the world’s most famous dictators takes power and has control on whether you live or die. He may not like the color of your hair, skin or what you believe in and for that, the price you pay is your life.
In spite of the fact that it is a commonly known historical piece of the Holocaust, it’s authenticity has been questioned. Some conspiracies deny that it even happened at all. Through the analyzation of Hitler’s own violent anti-Semitism, powerful position, and ability to convey Nazi propaganda into action, one can see how he is the sole cause of the Holocaust.
Adolf Hitler gained chancellorship in January 1933, transforming the political ideology of the Weimar Republic to a one-party, totalitarian dictatorship – Nazi Germany. Richard Wagner; born on May 22, 1813, died February 13, 1883 – six years before Adolf Hitler’s birth – was a German composer known for his operas and “music dramas.” Adolf Hitler was first introduced to Richard Wagner’s works at the age of twelve, observing one of Wagner’s operas; Lohengrin. Hitler wrote how “At the age of twelve, I saw … the first opera of my life, Lohengrin. In one instant I was addicted.” After being denied enrollment in the Academy of Fine Arts, Hitler joined the Austrian military service in 1914 – serving in the army when World War I broke out. After Germany’s defeat, Hitler began political work in 1919, joining the German Worker’s Party. In 1920, he was in charge of the propaganda, devoting himself to advancing his position in the party. Renamed as the National-sozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – Nazis, resentment at the loss of World War I and economic losses caused discontent within the party.
The Holocaust was one of, if not the worst mass murder in history. The Nazis did one of the most horrifying things you could think of, killing so many innocent people. Many different groups of people other than jews were also victims of this tragic event. Some of those other groups were: LGBTQ individuals, the physically and mentally disabled, slavs, and members of opposing political groups. These groups of people were ripped from their homes and put into concentration camps. The Nazis would either separate them from their family or they would keep them together and they would have to watch the Nazis torture their family and friends. During this very tragic point in history, more than six million Jewish lives were taken, in total there were over 12 million victims of the Holocaust. Not only did this affect the survivors it also affected families of the victims, survivors and anybody else that was connected through this tragedy. The Nazis, came to “power” in January 1933, which was during a time Germany was going through an economic hardship. They believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews, were "inferior.” Adolf Hitler played a very big factor in everything that went down. Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party and was also known as the dictator of the Holocaust. The Nazis did have others that were Hitler’s “army” and they took orders from Hitler to do awful things to the victims and they were commonly known as
In 1933, while Hitler was creating his master race and totalitarian government, Dachau was built for government officials that were against Hitler. This facility, the first of its kind to be constructed, would eventually be turned into a death camp for Jews, the physically and mentally unstable, gypsies, and homosexuals. I have always wondered why the Nazis singled out the Jews and killed so many of them. Why the Jews? For a number of reasons. First, because the Jews were considered one of the “undesirable” groups because their genetic and cultural make-up did not meet Nazi standards, that is, they were not of the Aryan race. Second, Hitler and the Nazis had a very backward view of history, believing that all history was a struggle for racial superiority. Third, the Nazis, in their great ignorance, believed that the Jews had a natural drive, even a genetic impulse, to take over the world, and that the Aryan race would be dominated and enslaved by the Jews if they weren’t exterminated. Fourth, Hitler was brought up in Vienna, where Jews played an important role in the city's political and
The Nazis killed over eleven million people during the Holocaust. All of these lives were thought to be inferior to the Nazi Party. The Nazis also believed that the Jews were the reason that the Germans lost World War 1. The Holocaust was a unjustifiable persecution of Jews and other minorities in Germany in the
The German people were somewhat responsible for the holocaust for a few reasons. A main reason to support this point is that the Germans showed acts of love and kindness towards the disgraceful leader and the Germans all supported in voting for Hitler to become their countries leader. Statistics show on the Election results in Germany from 1924 – 1933 the Nazi party started out with 6.5 percent of votes in May 1924 and dropped down to 2.6 percent votes in May the following year. In September 1930 the votes dramatically increased to 18.3 percent and continued to get higher each year. In 1933 the Nazi party had 43.9 percent of votes. This is a key example of how the German people contributed to the holocaust. On the election map from the years 1920 – 1933 every state is coloured in demonstrating a percentage of people who voted for Hitler. This shows that there wasn’t one state who didn’t support/ vote for Hitler, which explains how he gained so much power over the country. Photo evidence of Germans saluting and cheering on Hitler during his parades and speeches has been captured and is a primary source of evidence of the Germans encouraging Hitler and the Nazi party. Due to Hitler being the major influence of their time, people still to this day believe that the Germans played a small role in the growth of the
Throughout the endless history, there were lots of important and influential event. For example the Dark Age, Enlightenment, Civil War, World War I and II and the Cold War. Over all of these event, there was one event that deeply influence the world and the Jews today, it was the Holocaust. Holocaust, a term that people use to describe the horrible event that happened during World War II which kill millions of innocent citizens. The Holocaust started at January 13, 1933, when Hitler became the leader of Germany. It continued until the V - E Day, which happened on May 8, 1945. 6 million Jews, and 5 million non-Jews were killed during the Holocaust. The causes and effect of the Holocaust was Hitler’s racism, poor economic conditions, and the death of 6 million Jews which led to the creation of the nation of Israel.
‘From the first day that he "seized power," January 30, 1933, Hitler knew that only sudden death awaited him if he failed to restore pride and empire to post-Versailles Germany.’[1] The Second World War was the deadliest battle in History. Figures estimate that over 59 million people were killed during its conflict. German leadership was under Adolf Hitler, a ruthless dictator who was the chancellor of Germany during the majority of the conflict. It is debatable that Hitler was solely responsible for the events in which lead to and occurred during the Second World War. Hitler was responsible to a large degree, however cannot be accountable for every aspect in which the
Many religious conflicts are built from bigotry; however, only few will forever have an imprint on the world’s history. While some may leave a smear on the world’s past, some – like the homicide of Semitic people – may leave a scar. The Holocaust, closely tied to World War II, was a devastating and systematic persecution of millions of Jews by the Nazi regime and allies. Hitler, an anti-Semitic leader of the Nazis, believed that the Jewish race made the Aryan race impure. The Nazis did all in their power to annihilate the followers of Judaism, while the Jews attempted to rebel, rioted against the government, and united as one. Furthermore, the genocide had many social science factors that caused the opposition between the Jews and Nazis.