Coming from the ruins of WWII, the Nazi party had a will, a will to change the human race forever. Germany was a central power during World War I. Their allies consisted of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire of Turkey. Though the Germans were the most involved in the war, there is little to no known fact that they were anticipating going to war. Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States at the time of WWI, was one of the main contributors in the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty stated that Germany had to pay all damages after the war and that their military could have no more than one hundred thousand soldiers active for the next twenty years. Coming shortly after those twenty years, Germany began to rebuild their nation. Rising from the ruins, in an economically and
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From Poland, the Soviet troops went on to take the Baltic States and Germany continued towards France. Hitler’s goal was not just to take control of the world; he also had intentions of creating a supreme Arian race. Slowly, Hitler began to oppress the Jewish people of Germany. Germany’s first official concentration camp, Dachau, was opened in March of 1933. Many of Dachau’s first prisoners were communists. Heinrich Himmler, head of the Nazi Elite guard, also known as the SS, ran this concentration camp. By July of 1933, German concentration camps held over twenty seven thousand people in “protective custody”. In 1933, Jews in Germany numbered around 525,000, just one percent of the German population. From 1933 to 1939, many of the Jews that had the opportunity to leave did, but for those who stayed behind lived in constant fear. By the time of 1941, many of the Jewish people the Germans took to the ghettoes of Poland began transport to the many concentration camps. They started with those that they viewed less
From Poland, the Soviet troops went on to take the Baltic States and Germany continued towards France. Hitler’s goal was not just to take control of the world; he also had intentions of creating a supreme Arian race. Slowly, Hitler began to oppress the Jewish people of Germany. Germany’s first official concentration camp, Dachau, was opened in March of 1933. Many of Dachau’s first prisoners were communists. Heinrich Himmler, head of the Nazi Elite guard, also known as the SS, ran this concentration camp. By July of 1933, German concentration camps held over twenty seven thousand people in “protective custody”. In 1933, Jews in Germany numbered around 525,000, just one percent of the German population. From 1933 to 1939, many of the Jews that had the opportunity to leave did, but for those who stayed behind lived in constant fear. By the time of 1941, many of the Jewish people the Germans took to the ghettoes of Poland began transport to the many concentration camps. They started with those that they viewed less