Why Was The Nuremberg Trials Successful

The Nuremberg Trials first took place November 20, 1945 on Nazi’s very own stomping grounds in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. The Nuremberg Trials was to prosecute all Nazi war criminals in the hands of the four biggest powerful allies the United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France. The Nuremberg Trials was the first trial in history to ever be held for war crimes. Since this trial was first of it’s kind it was difficult to give a defendant a death sentence or certain time in prison because every ally had different years for different crimes. Therefore, all allies had to agree how many years every defendant would get if they received prison time. After all, The Nuremberg Trials was a successful because everyone who was affected by these cruel Nazi’s got justice. …show more content…
This was just the start of many chains of events that would lead to many deaths and inhuman activities. Hitler felt as if the German people had been victims due to the Treaty of Versailles. It was an agreement to bring peace although “the victorious Allies ensured that the future of Europe would be filled with dissension about that harsh terms of agreement” (Dufner 21). The Allies weren’t just going to let Germany off the hook after they had caused War World I but they wanted Germany to pay for the aftermath. This resulted in Germany having to hand over German territory to France, Belgium, Poland as well as the League of Nations. This made the German perpetrators furious especially Hitler. Hitler was a fascist and everything he did or say the German people would praise him for it. However, the German people were in complete darkness to what persecution Hitler had in plan for the Jews and anyone who didn’t fall under the German race