...Holocaust DBQ How did the Nazi’s chnaged the lives of Jews living in Europe politically, economically, and socially? How were the Jews treated in Nazi Germany? How did the Nazi’s implement their final solution ? The Nazi Party profound impact on the lives of many people throughout Europe. The Nazi Party are a group of people not liking Jews by the way they look. In Europe 1933-1945 there are millions innocent children suffered by hands of Nazis. Between five and six million Jews were killed. Nazis changed life of Jews from them living the impossible as they were not important. The Nazis politically labeled the Jews and economically destroyed their business , synagogues , and homes. As a way of identifying the Jews. Nazis created the “Jew”...
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...in Germany during World War II. Hitler was the leader of the Nazis. He felt that the Nazis were superior to the lower classes, such as the Jews, Gypsies, disabled, Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, Communists, and Socialists. There were many groups that were persecuted by the Nazis but the Jews were the group that the Nazis targeted the most. The Nazis killed over at least six million Jews. The Hitler demanded the extermination of the Jews because he felt they were to blame for Germany’s lost during World War I. This paper will explain: how Adolf Hitler came to power, the pre-war experience of German Jews; the treatment of the German Jews during the war; the implementation of “Final Solution” and why this event should be considered the most destructive event, committed by members of the human, in history. Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1919. This was considered the interwar period for Germany. When Germany lost in World War I the German leaders had to sign the Treaty of Versailles. This document was sign on May 7, 1919. The treaty put limits on Germany. It caused them to have to give up territories, reduce their military, and “perhaps the most humiliating portion of the treaty for defeated Germany was Article 231, commonly known as the “War Guilt Clause,” which forced the German nation to accept complete responsibility for initiating World War I. As such Germany was liable for all material damages…” This is one thing that caused Germany and the Nazis to blame the Jews. ...
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...Adam Freeman Mr. Gotsell U.S History II 4/10/15 Hitler's Rise to Power At the end of World War I, Germany was in shambles, there were many young men dead, many seriously injured, and a lot of damage to cities, factories, homes, and transportation. In the face of this devastation, the German public fell under the influence of Adolf Hitler, who was very intelligent and knew that he could teach the german people however he wanted since they were in need of great help. Adolf was born in 1889 on April 20th, as a child he gathered his anti semitic ideas in Vienna. As people would join in and discriminate against other religions, like the Jews. At a young age both of his parents ended up dying and leaving him parentless the rest of his life....
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...Arguing Cause Essay In January 1993, Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany and with this title came the harsh persecution and murder of 6,000,000 Jews and the destruction of 5,000 Jewish communities. These Jews were victims of Germany’s deliberate and systematic attempt to annihilate the entire Jewish population. In a time of economic hardship, after the loss of a large amount of territory in World War I, the Nazi party gained the advantage in the political system of Germany and used a vicious propaganda campaign against political opponents (Franklin). This government was soon consolidated and within a year of taking office, Hitler was in absolute control of Germany. With grassroots organization, a police infrastructure and secret police, the Nazis were blamed for Germany’s ills and terrorized, beaten, killed or sent to concentration camps in an effort to eliminate the race (Marrus). Many have questioned the motives of the Holocaust and tried to find a name to blame or an explanation for the actions the followers took who seemed to have no issues following their leader without questioning the actions they were being told to take. Naturally, people blame the key initiator and conceptualizer, Adolf Hitler (Marrus). Without hiding any hatred towards the Jews or showing any remorse or regret for his actions, Hitler lead a nation to believe that the Jews were a race of sin. Did one person shatter the ability of a world full of people to think for themselves? Was it the...
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...EnrichmEnt GuidE – A true story School Dates: September 14 – OctOber 5, 2007 Adapted by Emil Sher Based on the book by Karen Levine Originally published by Second Story Press Media Sponsor: nal dditiovisit For a rials, mate tage.org! FirstS Please be sure to share this guide with all teachers who are taking their students to see this production. Photocopy or download additional copies from FirstStage.org INSIDE THE GUIDE preparing for the play A NOTE TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS HANA’S SUITCASE is the true story of Jewish girl who died at Auschwitz at the age of thirteen and how, although her life was taken at such a young age, her memory and spirit continue to live on today. Adapted from the book of the same title by Karen Levine, HANA’S SUITCASE explores the journey of teacher and children at the Tokyo Holocaust Education Center take to find out who Hana Brady is—all from a suitcase the Center received with Hana’s name, birth date, and the word waisenkind (orphan) written on it. The children at the Center are captivated by this suitcase, and the girl who once owned it, and they begin flooding Fumiko Ishioka, the Center’s Director, with question after question about Hana. Fumiko recognizes the importance of uncovering Hana’s story for her students. This tragic event cannot be summed up in numbers or facts— it affected individuals, young and old, who each had a story, families, and hopes and dreams. As Fumiko slowly but determinedly reveals Hana’s story...
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...then have them work for him in a factory, which in return would keep them safe from the Nazi guards. The German war which was the Holocaust was about hate because of race and religion. Oskar Schindler achieved his role by buying his way into the Nazi party, he would send the high-ranking members nice gift baskets filled with expensive things, he would show up to their gatherings and be the life of the party and in return he was able to buy the Jews because of his higher class in a secondary in- group. This affected Schindler’s life a great deal because even though he may have been a part of the Nazi’s he was able to use his power to help others and do good for the Jewish people who were suffering. He was able to save 1,100 Jewish people. The Jews were ascribed in their role, they were considered lower class to the Germans in secondary out groups. This affected their lives tremendously because they were forced into their roles and made to be slaves and were killed. The structured changed for the Jewish people, they were taken from their homes and sent to ghettos, forced to work in...
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...a literary work; they can be stated either directly or indirectly. The same theme can be found in a multitude of literary works, however there are often a number of different themes in a novel. One of the significant themes that is present in The Book Thief is the ability to find beauty in an ugly situation. The narrator, Death, along with Liesel and those around her, are all in or around unfortunate situations. As the story progresses, they are forced to accept what they have been given and appreciate the miniscule happiness that can be found in any situation. Both Rudy Steiner and Liesel Meminger, fictional characters in The Book Thief, lived in Nazi Germany. They were poverty-stricken, constantly hungry, and were forced to live without anything but the necessities. As Liesel and Rudy were walking down the street on...
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...was the founder, but Jews have traced their history back to see that Abraham could have been the founder. Jews believe and have faith that there is only one God and they feel they have a covenant with that God. What the Jews mean by covenant is “the covenant between God and Jews is the basis for the idea of the Jews as the chosen people.” Roman Times There was a certain time period where the Jewish People pretty much governed themselves and were able to come to peace with the Roman Empire. “But internal divisions weakened the Jewish kingdom and allowed the Romans to establish control in 63 BCE.” After this the Jewish people were being taxed and “oppressed” by a series of rulers who pretty much forgot and did not care for the practice of Judaism. At the time the priests or “Sadducees” were friends or allies with the rulers and forgot who they really were. After this the Jews turned to the Pharisees or scribes, these people were also called Rabbis, which means teachers. When the Rabbis came in they encouraged the Jewish people to look at new ethical laws in all aspects of like, and look at a cycle of prayer and festivals in the home and at synagogues. History from 1090 to 1600 In the beginning of the next millennium everything began with crusades, military operations by “Christian countries to capture the Holy Land”. The armies of the first crusade ended up attacking the Jewish communities while they were traveling to the Palestine especially in Germany. The crusaders ended...
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...value today. Not only are they helpful for general knowledge but they can be so interesting! You are able to see how much has changed, you can see what everything was called back then! For instance, Europe wascalled the Russian Empire. There was also the Chinese empire.] \University of Phoenix Material Population Worksheet Complete the following table using the textbook and outside references. The UOP Library offers Culture Grams, Country Profiles, The CIA Factbook, and other sources that may help with this assignment. Respond to each question with a 350-525-word response. |Question |Response | |Look in recent news or in historical |In 1944, there was a supreme dictator by the name of Adolf Hitler. Once Hitler was appointed | |context for one ethnic, racial, or |the Fuera position, he was determined to create a dominate race, which included people with | |religious population that was motivated to|blonde hair and blue eyes. This supreme race he was going after would not accept jews of any | |migrate due to conflict. |color, shape, or size. To accomplish his goals, he would have to use force and the very strong | | |and loyal army known as the Nazi’s. There were a lot of Jews that occupied Germany at the time | | |and Adolf Hitler...
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...The Holocaust: Suggested Reading There is a wealth of information about the Holocaust. So much has been written, in fact, that it can be difficult to determine where to start. This reading list is collected from recommendations from other members of The Holocaust History Project. It is not a complete bibliography but represents our opinion as to what are the most useful starting places for research. Since this list concentrates on works that are easily available and useful to a person unacquainted with the history of the Holocaust, many excellent books which are rare or out of print are not listed. Another class of books that are not included is works that are controversial because of their contents or the unusual theories they propose. Some of these are excellent works, others are not. But we feel that the reader for whom this list was compiled would not have the knowledge needed to evaluate these discussions of the legitimate controversies about the Holocaust. Just as a medical student must learn anatomy before he or she is taught surgery, someone studying the Holocaust must know the factual background before some of the more technical studies can be understood. As well as general works we have included books of specialized interest concerning the matters about which we at The Holocaust History Project are most frequently asked. Many of these books deal with more than one subject, but in the interest of brevity we have not cited a book more than once. General history of the...
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...when I saw that the Jews were talking only about the tragedy of six million Jews, I sent letters to Jewish organizations asking them to talk also about the millions of others who were persecuted with us together – many of them only because they helped Jews.” Mr. Wiesenthal was just one of the survivors from the brutal Holocaust who will forever remember the worst time of his life. How he was torn away from his family and was used as a slave for the Nazis. Yet he was still able to have sympathy and think about others. The Holocaust had a significant impact on America by giving lessons about genocides and preventing other genocides, how they punished war criminals after the...
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...Slide 1 (title) - Huh? That’s what some of you might be saying to yourselves right now. What’s that word? How do you say it? What is Judaism? Well let us talk about Judaism. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. Just like some of you may have a certain religion such as Christian, Catholic, Baptist, etc. there are others, including children like you, that practice Judaism and are thus Jews or Jewish. Judaism is the first recorded, meaning first written down, faith or religion that believes in only one God. This makes it the oldest religious tradition still in practice today! Slide 1 (bottom section) - Jews believe in a single God who knows everything, is very, very powerful, and is in all places at all times – no one or nothing can hide from Him. Jewish people also believe that God is always kind and that He created the universe and continues to manage it. This God is fair and forgiving and has no human form or representation. Slide 2 - According to traditional Jewish belief, a Covenant, an agreement between God and the Jewish people was made when God gave his laws and commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of the Torah. The Torah has 613 commandments from God which are known as “sacred obligations”. In other words these are all the things the Jewish people have to do to make God happy. These are kind of like instructions given by God to the Jewish people that teach them how to act, think, and understand life and death, as well as God’s...
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...Trisha Stilwell Emily Corby English 132 September 22, 2012 Death of a Dad The beginning of the poem “Daddy” sets the scene of the author’s childhood, from which she describes being afraid of sneezing or even breathing. The poem focuses around her father, who she seems to be particularly afraid of. She talks about being “as poor as a foot” for thirty years. Meanwhile, she describes her father as being more fortunate. The poem goes on to describe her father’s ego, and him having the characteristics of a Nazi Aryan. The poem paints a picture of her anger and resentment towards her father regarding these subjects, and how the villagers share her emotions. Even with his death, only a second did she feel sorrow, but the memories of her childhood and his actions as a German Nazi are far too powerful for her to forget and the sorrow is replaced by joy. The poem does not waste any time in the first verses describing the childhood of the author. She explains being afraid to breathe or sneeze. The assumption by the reader is that she was ridiculed for everything, and the strictness of her father put her in fear of even making the slightest noise. The wording of the poem almost gives the reader access to the author’s thoughts. “If I sneeze, what will he do? If I say anything at all, what will he do?” She felt her tongue as it was trapped in barbed wire because she was afraid to speak up. The poem also describes how every time she saw a German, she thought of her father and felt the...
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...Prejudice in society has constructed endless “isms” that exist all across the globe, such as racism, heterosexism, and lookism, which have divided and battered the population for decades. Defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as “hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group,” anti-Semitism derives from the ideation that the Jews were involved in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (Merriam-Webster). Anti-Semitism is believed to have originated from the time period when Jesus Christ was crucified. Some believed that all of the Jews were responsible for Jesus’ death and began to despise anyone who practiced the religion. Daniel Barenboim, an Argentinian musician, asserts his opinion of how anti-Semitism came to be by claiming: “Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease” (Anti-Semitism Quotes)....
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...people’s home and business shops purposely. The Germans had planned to attack the Jewish Germans that night and had told the policemen to do it too. They had broke glass and many other of the Jewish people’s belongings as well and for the Jewish people, it was one of the most terrifying times in the Holocaust too. Multiple Jewish aspects were affected by Kristallnacht because the event had affected the Jewish people emotionally, physically, and in financial ways. One of the Jewish people’s aspect was their security or their safety. When Kristallnacht had occurred the Germans had been been sent out to destroy everything of the Jewish people’s belongings. When this occurred they had attacked every Jewish person and their home or their churches too. This had caused them to think they were safe because none of the German police protected them from when the Germans attacked them....
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