Evan Frangesh Mr. Marshall & Ms. Kile WHAP 4; English 2‚ 5 17 February 2014 Were Germany’s Actions in WWII Justified? “War does not determine who is right- only who is left” (Russell). Bertrand Russell‚ a renowned philosopher‚ was‚ and still is‚ absolutely correct. Many perish after earth-shattering wars‚ such as the tragedy to humanity known as World War II. If we can take a lesson from this calamity‚ it is the making‚ not the breaking‚ of connections that will enable moral and educational lessons
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HOLOCAUST Introduction 1. The Holocaust was one of the world’s darkest hours‚ a mass murder conducted in the shadows of the world’s most deadly war. The German government‚ controlled by the brutal Nazi Party and its leader Adolf Hitler‚ killed between five and six million Jews who lived in Europe. These were not the only victims‚ however. The Germans also tried to exterminate Europe’s Gypsies‚ or Roma‚ and they targeted other groups‚ as well. 2. When all was said and done‚ 11 million people were
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frequently used euphemistic language to disguise the true nature of their crimes‚ they used the term ‘Final Solution’ to refer to their plan to annihilate the Jewish People’. Heinrich Himmler was the chief architect of the plan‚ and the German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler termed it “the final solution of the Jewish question.” (Colombia Encyclopedia‚ 2008) The exact time Hitler decided to implement the ‘Final Solution’ is still to this day a
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stood on a list of wanted war criminals‚ however‚ US officials quickly released him (USHMM).” He then worked in Bavaria as a farmer under false Bavaria paperwork‚ and soon afterwards Mengele fled to Argentina. In 1960‚ alarmed by the capture of Adolf Eichmann—another Nazi who fled to Argentina—Mengele moved to Brazil. He died February 7‚ 1979 while swimming on vacation: he had a stroke and drowned
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Question 1- When did the Holocaust begin? I. January 1933- Hitler sworn in as the chancellor of Germany A. Whereas before it was only a plan (one which people though Hitler would forgo when actually in office) was now set into motion. B. April of the same year would see the beginning of Hitler’s implementation of such anti- Semitic legislation‚ starting with the prohibition of Jews from the Civil Service. II. November 1935- Nuremberg Laws enacted A. Jews are
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Martin Bormann was an outstanding Nazi serving as a Private Secretary to Adolf Hitler who had managed to gain considerable power within the Nazi Party. Nobody knew him outside of the Party elite since he had worked in the shadows of Hitler. Bormann became the Head of the Party Chancellery by 1940. He was imprisoned for murder in 1920s and didn’t posses any prominent skills but despite this fact‚ he had managed to rise through the German ranks and gain an enormous power in Hitler’s administration
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those killings mentally because of the women and children involved. Many methods of gassing were discussed by Hoss and other individuals like Eichmann. They considered exhaust gases or carbon monoxide but they were not as sufficient for the amount of Jewish prisoners arriving at the camp on a daily basis. Further planning was carried out. Hoss along with Eichmann authorized a place for a new sector of a camp that would be suitable for the purpose of killings and disposal of the bodies. A north-west sector
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overcome obstacles‚ we must be determined and strong-willed. The speaker in “Mother to Son” has responded to a lifetime of challenges and hardships with determination and strength. I have personally not faced challenges of this extent‚ but I know that Adolf Hitler faced similar challenges uniting the German people to save them from their severe debt with unwavering determination. In the poem‚ “Mother to Son” the speaker‚ is telling her son‚ how hard her live has been. The speaker compares her live to
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There is a long tradition of anti-Semitism in Europe: It has its roots in religion - in the assertion that the Jews murdered Jesus. The most notorious anti-Semitic practices in the 19thc were the ’pogroms ’ in Russia. It also stems from cultural differences - by culture‚ by religion‚ by rituals and dress. In the 19thc Jews became prominent in the professions and active in industry and commerce - this often led to envy and criticism. At the same time‚ Jews became increasingly associated with
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towards the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler was Rudolf Hess. Throughout the Holocaust Rudolf Hess played the role of a perpetrator in the crimes committed because of his loyalty towards Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party‚
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