How Did Reinhard Heydrich Influence The Holocaust

In a hectic world, people of society look for things they can control to feel secure. Through control over one’s surroundings and peers, they can feel powerful. However, power can often go to one’s head if they are not responsible with it. An example of such is Reinhard Heydrich who played the role of a perpetrator in the Holocaust due to his influence and leadership positions pertaining to the Nazi Party, Final Solution, and Czechoslovakia. Reinhard Heydrich was a perpetrator of the Holocaust, because he took advantage of his authoritative positions in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), Gestapo, and Reich Main Security Office (RSHA) when he united them to strengthen the Nazi Party. However, his urge to take control of the government and its authorities was sparked from his time serving in the army. After losing World War One, he saw the military as undependable. Later, his passion towards the issue was increased after he read that “. . . [the] head of Imperial Germany's Military Intelligence service essentially blamed the righteous defeat on the lack of intelligence …show more content…
As ruling governor of Czechoslovakia, Heydrich experienced his apex of power. However, Heydrich did not want everyone in Czechoslovakia to die, because he would not have anyone to control if they did. Instead, to get the most amount of people to obey him, he tried scaring the people of Czechoslovakia to create a following. Then, he killed off the rest who would not conform to his ideals (“Reinhard Heydrich: In Depth”). Now that Heydrich had a horde of followers in Czechoslovakia, he claimed to pay those who farmed or produced other goods the same as German workers. Although, in this case, Heydrich was actually overworking these people to their death while making them think he was allowing them to live for their hard work and contributions to the