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Auschwitz is the largest mass murder of human history. Febuary 21, 1940- Auschwitz was selected to be a concentration camp. November 22, 1940- First execution at the camp took place; 40 Polish prisoners were shot, then cremated in Crematorium 1. March 1942- First gas chamber goes into operation. May 1943- Dr. Josef Mengele arrives at Auschwitz where he conducts inhumane experiments on prisoners. January 18, 1945- Nazis evacuate the camp, forcing many prisoners on a “death march.” (no.2 (March 2001) :

then led the United States to join World War II. However it was the Executive Order of 9066 that officially led to the internment of Japanese Americans. Japanese Americans, some legal and illegal residents, were moved into internment camps between 1942-1946. The internment of Japanese Americans affected not only these citizens but the

incoming direction of an attacking plane. However, “The Lucky E’s” observers saw the issues . Her 50 cals were replaced with the more rugged and powerful 20mm oerlikon guns, could more likely penetrate the armor of the attacking warplanes. Also in late 1942, her Chicago piano’s were replaced by the 40mm bofors L/60, which was the cream of the crop of mid-range AAA guns. In 1943, Enterprise received new 5in 38’s, and she received more 40mm and 20mm guns. Also, as known from the paragraph above, Enterprise

went. The water and sewer didn’t work in the ghetto, so that meant that they couldn’t take a shower or a bath, or even bush their teeth (Tomson). In conclusion on jan.16, 1942, the Lodz Jews were transferred into the chelmno killing center. Hundreds of Jews , mainly children’s, the elderly, and the sick were killed by sept.1942 over 70,000 Jews and about 5,000 Jews were transferred to chelmno to be killed in a mobile gas van because they either didn’t do what they were supposed to do or they stole

This photo, entitled “Ford Strikers Riot”, is the 1942 Pulitzer Prize winner. The photo was taken by a man named Milton Brooks during a protest against the Ford automobile company. Henry Ford started the Ford company and invented the assembly line to improve car assembly. The strike against Ford’s River Rouge plant in Dearborn started in April of 1941. This was the first time workers managed to fully shut down the Rouge plant. Their strikes were set off by so many wage cuts as well as the horrible

On the social perspective of the war, women also saw change, but in their social status and importance both on the home front, as well as on the battlefields. With more and more men sent for home defense and overseas to attack and protect, there was a labor shortage in the factories. Women were encouraged to fill this void by joining the civilian work force. Work in the war-related industries offered attractive wages to women, although still below that of men’s. However, in a public outcry led by

Historical Investigation Question: To what extent did Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy influence the Nazi Party’s principles? Source 1: Whyte, Max. “The Uses and Abuses of Nietzsche in the Third Reich: Alfred Baeumler's 'Heroic Realism'”. Journal of Contemporary History 43.2 (2008): 171–194. Web... Origin: The article, by Max Whyte, was published by Sage Publications Ltd. in the Journal of Contemporary History Vol. 43 in April of 2008. Purpose: The purpose of the article is to attempt to unravel

to be involved with heavy anti-aircraft batteries, who did all the work except firing, while some remarked how women should be allowed to as it was as simple as pushing a button the British military regulation disallowed. Conscription of women, in 1942 forced the change in attitude in the military as women were called up to either serve in the military in a non-combatant role or work in industry. The former negative attitude had to shift as the women were only performing their civic duty. Women

Looking back to World War II, nobody ever thinks about who contributed to the war and how he or she contributed whether it be money, work, or even his or her own life. Few people in Florida and even in our local area understand the important role Eglin Air Force Base played during World War II. The primary mission of the Base during World War II was to perform operational suitability testing for the Army Air Corps. Eglin Air Force Base was originally started as Valparaiso Airport in 1933. There

Imagine yourself time traveling back to 1942, it wasn’t the best of times for the United States. The Japanese had recently bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7th 1941. Panic had spread throughout the country with one common fear; Japanese Americans. The government and Americans worried that the Japanese Americans would side with Japan and turn on the United States and it’s citizens. Due to the fear of their ancestry, Japanese Americans were sent to interment camps, where they could be watched