claimed twenty million lives (Day). Around 270‚000 disabled‚ 5‚000 to 15‚000 homosexuals‚ 90‚000 to 220‚000 gypsies were killed (Berenbaum). The holocaust was an inhumane act on society. What Hitler did was something that could not be forgotten. He killed millions because they did have the same views as he did‚ they didn’t look the way he wanted them to‚ or they "deserved to die". The worst part was no one knew what was going to happen to them when they were taken away from their friends and family. Millions
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World War II. We all either remember the actual war or remember learning about it in school. Being American citizens and looking in on the war we just naturally believe Germany was at total fault for this war. Germany did start the war‚ but we never really look into what was happening within the country. Hitler became leader of Germany. With this he took control and responsibility for Germany’s people‚ it’s economy‚ it’s military‚ and it’s politics. Hitler was given the job of chancellor in 1933.
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How Did the Versailles Treaty Help Cause World War II? On June 28th‚ 1919 the Germans were forced to give up all of their territory‚ decrease their military strength‚ pay reparations‚ and remain guilty of all the events of the Great War due to the treaty of Versailles‚ and because of that Germany began creating conflicts with other countries which would lead into the second world war. With the loss of territory many were simply kicked out of their country without even knowing it. Unfortunately one
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How the Legalization of Marijuana Would Help the U.S The legalization of marijuana has become a major issue in the United States. There are many strong arguments both for and against marijuana’s legalization. The strongest argument for it is the way it would boost the economy. Another argument for legalizing marijuana is that it is not as dangerous as alcohol‚ which is legal. Another reason is that marijuana has many other uses other than just being a drug. There are many positives that would
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Recovery from addiction takes constant specialized care. Through intensive work‚ the addiction can be arrested. The process starts with the person admitting they have a problem. This is the first step to begin to recover. Most importantly‚ continued involvement with self- help groups is essential. These actions are only a beginning of a life- long journey. Pain medications prescribed by doctors is adding to a problem that already exists. CARES‚ Council on Addiction Recovery and Educational
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a few slices of a major treaty that puts all of the blame on Germany for the first World War‚ and top it off with a nice bit of rising tensions between Russia and France/Great Britain. These ingredients all came together to create a war which killed between 50 and 80 million people and left much of the world in unrest. At the end of the first World War‚ several treaties were signed. The treaty that officially ended war between Germany and the Allied Powers was called the Treaty of Versailles. This
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Did you know‚ that in Germany‚ boys and girls were taught separately when they were young? Young boys and young girls were taught different things and different ways. They even went to different schools. The youth in Nazi Germany were only taught things that would help the Nazi’s in the future. Most of the time‚ they were left in the dark about a lot of things. They were raised‚ learning about Nazi ideas and eugenics. Little did they know‚ they would be apart of a huge event that changed the world
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The Help “The Help” is a rare masterpiece of a film in that it demonstrates the social structure of race‚ gender and class all within an engaging story. I recently came across a joke poster for the film that read‚ “You’re Welcome‚ Black People. White People Solve Racism.” The poster appears to just be ironic‚ funny and perhaps offensive – until you give it some serious thought. The poster’s view is an intriguing one that can tell us quite a bit about its author and how we view racism and sexism
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What role did Henry VII play to become the developer‚ and influential person within the kingdom‚ how did he help England overcome its finical struggles‚ and who did he use? Henry VII‚ was not a direct heir to the thrown nor did he have the strongest lineage. Henry was the son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort; Edmund was of Welsh royalty‚ and Margaret descended from Edward III. So‚ by birth‚ Henry was of nobility‚ for he was Henry [Tudor]‚ earl or Richmond. Henry’s nobility did grant him
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1. The Mayflower has begun its journey from Europe to the New World. The journey has been toilsome so far and is in its tenth week. Provisions are running low‚ especially firewood. A ship timber cracks almost forcing the vessel to turn back. However the Pilgrim passengers and sailors work together to repair the timber and continue with their voyage. The passengers consisted of a mix of 102 sailors and Pilgrims. The Pilgrims were considered religious fanatics in England and had to relocate to Leiden
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