The Holocaust is described by this section as the quintessential genocide. I agree with the author on this matter due to the efficiency in which a whole ethnic group was nearly wiped out. While Jewish Europeans were at the epicenter of the Holocaust, many other groups were subject to mass killings as well. These so called “untermensch” or sub-human individuals, included the mentally handicapped, Homosexuals, Gypsies, Slavs, and Russians. The Nazis attempted to exterminate these groups due to the belief that they did not conform to Nazism’s ideal human specimen, the Aryan. Hitler defined an Aryan as a White male with Blond hair and Blue eyes. All others below this standard were supposedly inferior.
Yehuda Bauer provides several interesting features …show more content…
This created a great deal of civil unrest throughout the country. Hitler sought to capitalize on these feelings by promising to return Germany to the former glory of the Prussian Empire. In order to capture the attention of the people and spread his ideology, Hitler sought to recruit intellectuals and other members of society with high social status. With their support, Nazism was allowed to spread at an incredible rate.
Before the German invasion of Russia (Operation Barbarossa) in the summer of 1941, Hitler and Stalin were allies. While this partnership was partly established in order for Hitler to safely conquer Western Europe, the Nazi leader admired Joseph Stalin. The Communist leader’s ruthlessness towards his enemies caused Hitler to closely study Stalin’s practices. In addition to his admiration for the man, Stalin’s use of Gulags as a means of dealing with political enemies and other undesirables inspired Hitler to later establish concentration camps and labor camps throughout …show more content…
While there was no widespread awareness of the Holocaust until the war was nearly over, the Allied nations were aware that Jews were being rounded up and taken from their homes. Fortunately for our generation, world organizations such as NATO and the United Nations (UN) are far more powerful and connected than the League of Nations ever were. Among other powers, these strong organizations are capable of levying sanctions against other countries in order to deter aggressive behaviors. Identifying radical leaders whose ideology is harmful to international peace is another important means of preventing another genocide. Since new technologies have brought the world closer than it has ever been before, it is now possible to monitor and identify these possible aggressors before it’s too
Yehuda Bauer provides several interesting features …show more content…
This created a great deal of civil unrest throughout the country. Hitler sought to capitalize on these feelings by promising to return Germany to the former glory of the Prussian Empire. In order to capture the attention of the people and spread his ideology, Hitler sought to recruit intellectuals and other members of society with high social status. With their support, Nazism was allowed to spread at an incredible rate.
Before the German invasion of Russia (Operation Barbarossa) in the summer of 1941, Hitler and Stalin were allies. While this partnership was partly established in order for Hitler to safely conquer Western Europe, the Nazi leader admired Joseph Stalin. The Communist leader’s ruthlessness towards his enemies caused Hitler to closely study Stalin’s practices. In addition to his admiration for the man, Stalin’s use of Gulags as a means of dealing with political enemies and other undesirables inspired Hitler to later establish concentration camps and labor camps throughout …show more content…
While there was no widespread awareness of the Holocaust until the war was nearly over, the Allied nations were aware that Jews were being rounded up and taken from their homes. Fortunately for our generation, world organizations such as NATO and the United Nations (UN) are far more powerful and connected than the League of Nations ever were. Among other powers, these strong organizations are capable of levying sanctions against other countries in order to deter aggressive behaviors. Identifying radical leaders whose ideology is harmful to international peace is another important means of preventing another genocide. Since new technologies have brought the world closer than it has ever been before, it is now possible to monitor and identify these possible aggressors before it’s too