My Fascination For Ww2

If there has ever been one subject in school that I can confidently say has always intrigued me, it would have to be History. It’s all too common that people are not interested in history because of the laborious dates, mass amounts of information, or even the conflicting opinions. I enjoy seeing how generations before us perceived our world, or how human beings before us handled pressing situations. History is the key to perfecting our future. As much as I relish History, there is one simple yet disappointing fact; I won’t remember everything that was taught to me. More than likely I will only remember about five percent of what is taught to me. But what if I could choose what that five percent is? What part of history would I choose to remember? Given I had this choice, without even thinking about it, I know that I would pick World War 2. It has always been the pinnacle of my history fascination. As a kid, I wasn’t as interested in World War 2, at least not in the way that I am now. I still remember two major factors that contributed towards my fascination for the Second World War. While I can’t recall the order the events took place, the sense …show more content…
While my original tendencies for wanting to learn about the war were frivolous, my interpretation and understanding of the events are more sensible. What I’ve come to understand about the war and its significance in history, are the atrocities that occurred during Hitler’s reign of terror. Hitler’s ability to single out a specific group of people, and eradicate them as if they’re a simple pest infestation is a testament to the cruelty that exists in some people’s minds. He was put into power by manipulation, he coerced the German population into believing that the Jews were the enemy. There were many signs foretelling his future intentions, unfortunately, people looked passed them and regarded him as a dreamer and not a