Have you ever wondered whose idea it was to exterminate all the Jews‚ or who started the concentration camps? Heinrich Himmler‚ Hitler’s right-hand man‚ was the main architect of the Holocaust‚ using elements of mysticism and a fanatical believe in the racist Nazi ideology to justify the murder of millions of victims. In his entire lifetime‚ Himmler coordinated the killing of approximately six million Jews‚ between 200‚000 and 500‚000 Italians‚ and millions of Soviet prisoners of war (Heinrich Himmler)
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Zusak‚ Markus. The Book Thief. Place of Publication: Alfred A. Knopf. March 2006. The reason‚ Type‚ and Setting: I selected this book because I had heard many good things about it from past teachers and students. I had planned to complete this book my sophomore year but never got around to it. The book falls into the category of historical fiction and is incredibly enthralling‚ and realistic. The majority of the novel takes place in Mulching‚ Germany while it was under Hitler’s rule. Plot: The
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One of the most pervasive values in U.S. American culture is individualism‚ and understanding its effects can help illuminate many aspects of the culture. In American culture‚ in order to succeed and achieve one’s personal best‚ one must be strong and independent. In more collective cultures‚ accomplishments and successes may be viewed foremost as an honor to the group‚ for example‚ how it reflects upon one’s family or hometown community. In the US‚ a person’s success is more likely to be attributed
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eradication of ‘inferior’ races in Nazi Germany‚ Orwell presents a significantly bleaker and more pessimistic prophecy. Indeed‚ Orwell emphasizes the omnipresence of the ‘Thought Police’ to mirror the contextual dominance of the Russian KGB and Nazi Gestapo in facilitating psychological and physical repression of the populace to an extent where ‘Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters in your skull’. In doing so‚ he foreshadows the repercussions of political ignorance‚ epitomized through
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Auschwitz‚ the smallest part of the camp was the one that held the commandant’s office and barracks‚ the administration building‚ or the “death block‚” the prisoner’s kitchens and infirmary‚ the main guard station‚ the crematorium‚ gassing chambers‚ Gestapo camp‚ and the large mass gallows. The second section was surrounded by double barbed wire‚ electric fences‚ and nine large watchtowers. The “death block” housed the criminals in the camp. The barracks in this section of the camp had the “court rooms”
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Many horrible and unthinkable crimes were committed throughout World War II. During the war‚ members of the Nazi party‚ high-ranking officials‚ and everyday ordinary businessmen and lawyers were to blame for the death and annihilation of millions of people. They destroyed countries and civilians that did not meet their standards. People across the globe were not immune to the devastation that these criminals produced and throughout the years people would continue to feel the tragedy they left behind
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In my opinion‚ being a good leader firstly he should be able to take full advantage of favorable circumstance‚ able to rule the country under a chaotic situation. Besides he made attractive promises to gain popular support‚ skilled in using of propaganda‚ amoral. Moreover he should have the organizational ability and has the ambition to make his country powerful in the world. In addition‚ he could use his words to twist and manipulate the minds of people into believing that what he was saying. Using
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POL SCI 180 PATRICK COATY WAR ON TERROR I‚ myself‚ before September 11‚ 2001 did not know what terrorism was. It is completely a new term for me‚ and I could never figure how terrible it is. But then‚ experiencing and witnessing the feeling of losing the one you loved who was a victim of that disaster‚ I recognized that the world is no longer as safe as before. Today‚ not only America but also Britain‚ Spain‚ Indonesia…became the target of terrorists. The terror tissue is the most challenged
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Prior to 1900’s * Unequal Treaties unfair for China * Qing Dynasty (1644 1912) * 1842: War over trade Britons want to trade Chinese opium for their tea C don’t want opium B and C battle it out C lose disastrously leads to Treaty of Nanjing: B gets Hong Kong starts to take over parts of China * extraterritoriality: citizens of ruling country abide by their own country’s laws * Most Favored Nation status: * 1844: Treaty of Whampoa French open up
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Dresden‚ East Germany. One of his sons‚ also named Friedrich‚ held the rank of captain. He was killed during the fighting against the Allied beachhead at Anzio in February 1944. Another son‚ Ernst Alexander‚ also a captain‚ had been arrested by the Gestapo during the war. His wife had died in 1947. They had last met during the summer of 1942 before he left to join in the German offensive against Russia. It seemed to be a forlorn and meaningless homecoming for von Paulus. 1957 66 On 1 February 1957‚
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