Natalia Szlarb Introduction to Dutch Studies 27.04.2011 British English Accommodation‚ Co-operation or Collaboration? Dutch population under the German Occupation The German occupation in the Netherlands has been‚ and probably will be the cause of the heated debate among historians‚ politicians or Dutch citizens themselves for quite a long time. The question which triggers the emotions is how the Dutch people acted during the occupation. One the most influential historians on this matter
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Life is really quite surreal here in Germany. I really don’t know how to feel about the new Nazi rule that has been forced upon us. Life certainly is different‚ and I guess it will never be the same again. Well‚ not in the foreseeable future. We’re pretty much stuck with it‚ and there’s really nothing you can do about it‚ except for sit tight‚ and don’t open your mouth too much. It all started with that stupid treaty‚ ’The treaty of Versailles’. It put Germany in all sorts of problems‚ most importantly
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The Pianist Study Guide People Descriptions 1.Wladyslaw Szpilman - a Polish pianist and classical composer that battled through life in Warsaw as a Jew. 2.Father - the father of Wladyslaw Szpilman; taught music lessons as a job 3.Mother - the mother of Wladyslaw Szpilman; taught music lessons as a job 4.Regina - the sister of Wladyslaw Szpilman; she had a job as a lawyer 5.Halina - the sister of Wladyslaw Szpilman; taught music lessons as a job 6.Henryk - the brother
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protection. By April 1939‚ the military occupation of the Czech lands by the German state was completed. The former Czechoslovakian army was dissolved while the task of protecting the state was assigned to the German troops and the new secret police‚ the Gestapo. Furthermore‚ numerous
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He runs haplessly away from the gestapo-like soldiers‚ alternatively scared‚ fumbling‚ dropping his hat and cane‚ and at times heroic standing up to protect his girlfriend Hannah and his people. When in an ironic twist‚ he is able to switch roles with the dictator Hynkel due to their looking
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behavior.” This is her way of talking about all the research she did as an adult. She answered questions like who was lagerzeit? And why were her parents and their friends always talking about Hitler‚ Nazis and the gestapo.
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The SS weren’t just soldiers. They had many branches of service you could enter. They had everything from foreign intelligence to people dealing with the populace directly. Those who did interact with civilians were part of a group known as the Gestapo. You wouldn’t know they were there‚ before you were arrested for something they saw as illegal. Soldiers from the SS were also in charge of keeping an eye on the concentration camps‚ and keeping them up and running. As the war raged on‚ the
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The Tugendhat’s lived in the villa for only eight years after the family had to flee Czechoslovakia due to World War II. They moved to Switzerland and never returned‚ so in sequence they had the Tugendhat villa confiscated for office use by the Gestapo. During their time living in the villa however‚ they had an extravagant time. The open floor plan made it easy for their children to play and walk around. The windows and glass walls provided lighting and the ability to see the outside from nearly
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Police officers and firefighters did not do anything to stop the mobs‚ because they were ordered not to interfere by the Gestapo headquarters. Approximately 7‚500 of Jewish-homes‚ businesses‚ and schools were demolished. About ninety-one Jews were killed. Thirty thousand Jewish men were captured and put in concentration camps (Kristallnacht: Kristallnacht). Men had their heads
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2014 Comparative Essay During WWII the Jews were being chased. Many of them went into hiding‚ but some weren’t lucky enough and were taken to concentration camps. Anne Frank and her family were part of the lucky Jews who went into hiding‚ until the Gestapo found them and took them to concentration camps. The Franks shared the hiding place‚ or how they called it “Secret Annexe”‚ with another family‚ the Van Daans‚ and Mr. Dussel. While Anne was hiding‚ she wrote all of the events that happened in her
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