INTRODUCTION: In many, the ordinary citizens of Germany had a large responsibility to the Jewish people and therefore, some responsibility over the Jewish Holocaust. It may have been that without the participation of ordinary citizens, there never would have been a holocaust and Germany’s history would have been forever changed. However, without the dedication and ideologies of the Nazi Party, the holocaust may have never been invented. And without the Allies ‘by-stander’ position, the holocaust
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For about two centuries after Nero, persecutions came and went and were frequently quite unorganized. However, as Rome started to decline in aspects of military affairs and politics, more and more cases of persecutions took place. Emperor Domitian, who reigned from 81 CE until 96 CE, decided to hold persecutions of his own. During this persecution, Apostle John was exiled to Patmos. During Marcus Aurelius's rule, many Christians suffered as a result of Aurelius giving permission to the governor of
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In the wake of the growing communists rebellions, Ebert asked Seeckt to return to command of the armed forces and the republic quickly regrouped. Seeckt disbanded the Freikorps units and within two weeks and merciless suppression from the government buried insurgent hopes that Germany might become a Soviet Republic in Russia. In sum, the government absorbed the Freikorps units into Reichswehr. They played a crucial role in preventing the communists takeover of the Germany, but at the same time
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After WWI, the Allies defeated the Central Power. The Central Power got punishment from the treaty of Versailles. After WWI, Italy joined the Central Power, which also named Axis Power in WWII. Italy was the weakest European country in WWI, but Italy became a member of Axis Power. Italy will work with Germany and Japan. The Central Power became stronger and stronger. I think Italy should enter WWII. I have 3 reasons why Italy should enter WWII. First, Italy gained fewest trophies from the treaty
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During the visit to the Roma and Sinti gypsy memorial site, the one question that came up was how does this memorial site differ from the Murder of the Jews Memorial. It was discussed that it felt more as a memorial site than a tourist attraction as the memorial for the Jewish people felt. There is a timeline printed on a glass wall separating the memorial site from the park and a part of the glass that had what looked like a poem separating it from the on look of the Reichstag building. It was mentioned
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What enthrals me about History is that it is an integral part of society today. I am captivated by the way in which it interconnects events through time, and irradiates the legacies of the past in the present. A recent trip to Auschwitz, Birkenau gave me great insight into the impact of the atrocities which took place there. On a wall in Auschwitz I, philosopher George Santayana’s quote struck me. It read ‘the one who does not remember history is bound to live through it again’. Inspired by this
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Charles Bukowski was a drunk. A literate and amazingly brilliant drunk. Bukowski faced countless hardships in life that affected how he lived and acted towards the world. He had a tenacious childhood, which shaped him into the man he became. Bukowski had an subject world of drinking, sex, gambling, and music in his literate world (Poetryfoundation.org). One of the finest quotes of his work is “Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what
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Adolf Hitler was one of the most evil people to ever live. Armed with his lies and manipulation of the Germans, he was able to kill 11 million innocent people. But, who was Hitler really, and how could this happen? Although Hitler became the dictator of Germany, he was born in Austria in 1889. When he was three, however, his family made the move to Germany. Hitler’s family was just like any other typical family at the time. Although, Hitler himself was very introverted and detached from life. In
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This Day in History: April 21 On April 21, 1953, two aides to Senator Joseph McCarthy returned to the United States after traveling to several European posts of the United States Information Service (USIS) – a government agency founded to disseminate pro-American propaganda to foreign peoples through public speakers, films, and literature. These aides, Roy Cohn and David Schine, were tasked with investigating USIS posts for subversives, communists, and materials that would spread anti-capitalist
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The Holocaust was traumatizing event in the 1900s. It was a life changing event for the Jews. This time period went down in history. Rudolf Hoss, estimated during the Nuremberg Trial that nearly three million people died while being held hostage in death camps. Also, ninety percent of the ones killed were known as Jews. In death camps the people who were known as “different” suffered from cruel treatment, harsh environment and immoral medical experiments. Well, we all know Hitler had millions of
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