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    “This is a war against lies. If we want to win‚ we can’t attack in straight lines.” Helmuth wanted to know what he couldn’t know. What were they hiding from him? What were they hiding from everyone in his country? Helmuth stole the book‚ Geist und Tat‚ which means “spirit and action‚” and found hundreds of other books in the basement of the City Hall. This is what inspired him to take action and create the pamphlets or the “chain letters.” Helmuth’s older brother‚ Gerard‚ brought home a radio for

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    Women in the Holocaust [pic] Introduction "Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars to Westerbork‚ the big camp in Drenthe to which they’re sending all the Jews....If it’s that bad in Holland‚ what must it be like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them? We assume that most of them are being murdered. The English radio says they’re being gassed

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    Europe so they could immigrate‚ but they faced many struggles along the way. To begin‚ Jewish people during World War II had to leave their homes. If they did not‚ they would die. In the article‚ “War Stories”‚ Julie Sarne’s Oma says‚”One day the Gestapo (secret police of Nazi Germany) came and told us to leave our house…” This shows that the families did not just want to leave‚ they were being forced to leave. If they did not have a place to stay after they were kicked out‚ they were living on the

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    A. Plan of Investigation To what extent did the Nazi Regime ’s ideologies and policies influence the treatment of homosexuals after 1933? In Nazi Germany‚ the Nazis goal to purify the Aryan race and eliminate deviants had an incredible effect on Germans from all walks of life‚ including prostitutes‚ alcoholics‚ the mentally ill‚ and especially homosexuals. This investigation will aim to determine the Nazis role in the rage against homosexuals during the holocaust‚ and how the treatment

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    still be on German soil and‚" she turned to Irmgard‚ "Put that scarf around your head. You cannot be recognized as a Jew." I said what was on everyone’s tongue‚ "If the Gestapo see her‚ they will kill Irmgard. We cannot let her be found. She must keep her face down." It was the truth and everyone nodded‚ although what a Gestapo was didn’t register with me‚ except I envisioned them looking and acting exactly like Papa. Erich whined‚ "I’m hungry‚ Mama." "We are all hungry‚ my darling. You must

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    largest in the country. Appointed chancellor in 1933‚ within a year Hitler had acclaimed full dictorial powers and the title "Führer" (leader). To consolidate his power‚ he outlawed all but Nazi controlled organizations‚ used the secret police (the Gestapo) to spy‚ and concentration camps to punish. At this time he instigated "The Hitler Youth Program" which was a compulsory program for all youth of Germany which was run by the schools and government powers. Every youth over the age of thirteen was

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    Věra‚ a woman whom he knew when he temporarily became involved with the communist resistance movement. Věra is on the run from the Gestapo and needs Jiří’s help. Věra turns up in the flat and raises the suspicion of a Nazi concierge. Jiří is forced to kill him. He hides his dead body in the flat. Now it is necessary for everyone in the flat to run away‚ before the Gestapo arrives. But Jiří cannot tell his wife and her parents what has happened. Eventually‚ Jiří and Věra leave on their own‚ abandoning

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    The ease with which Hitler and the Nazis were able to consolidate their power by August 1934‚ was due to the combination of luck‚ manipulation of legal procedures and a willingness to be uterly ruthless. The Nazi position was extremly unstable and in shaky circumstances during January 193. However‚ after the events and actions taken to consolidate their power the Nazis grew stronger and became invulnerable for the time they were in power. Luck played an extremely significant role in the contribution

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    government. The Nazis slowly moved into a dictatorship. The Enabling Act was passed on March 23 letting Hitler become more of a dictator. The Secret State Police in Germany‚ the Gestapo‚ were given permission to arrest whoever they would like. Hitler’s personal bodyguard‚ the Protection Squad (Schutzstaffel)‚ controlled the Gestapo and the concentration camps. With this‚ all of Nazi’s opponents were either beaten‚ or sent to a concentration camp where the Germans would incarcerate them. Dachav ‚ was

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    Göring was born January 12‚ 1893‚ in Rosenheim‚ Bavaria. Göring was a military man . He entered the military in 1912‚ at the age of 19‚ to serve in World War I. He was a German pilot during the war. It was through his career that Göring meet Hitler in 1921 ("Hermann Göring”). This was when his career ultimately changed. Göring‚ in 1922‚ joined the Nazi party. This resulted in increased contact with Hitler and they began to work together‚ Göring became one of his allies and closest friend. Göring

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