1941

in Germany before and during World War II. Zyklon B would be used for pest extermination and pest extermination in ships, machinery, and different types of buildings. This chemical was used for these ordinary tasks until the summer of 1941. After the end of August 1941, Zyklon B started to be used at Auschwitz. Also, Zyklon B was used in Auschwitz to take the lives of many prisoners. This means that a chemical that was used on pests would be used on prisoners at Auschwitz. This was very cruel.…

STAFF SERGEANT VICTOR V. CERVANTEZ MORENCI Army Air Corps Entered Service in December 1941 Gunner on B-24 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group European Theater, 8th Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 OLC Victor was 18 years old when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 1, 1941. Just six days later, the US entered the Second World War when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. During the great mobilization period of 1942 and 1943, Victor was stationed for…

declared Operation Barbarossa, the campaign to demolish the Soviet Union. His plan to wipe out the Jews was equally as long. Breitman finds that figuring out what the SS has planned at the end of 1940 and the beginning of 1941, will bring to Hitler’s idea to killing the Jews. In March 1941, during the meeting at the Propaganda Ministry about making the Jews get out of Berlin, Eichmann proclaimed that the Fuhrer assigned Heydrich to murder the…

Russia, the spread of communism may have overtaken Europe, as feared by Great Britain and France. It was Hitler 's fanaticism that drove Russia into a state of permanent poverty, desolation from war and politically divided by internal hostilities. By 1941, the international order was already against Hitler. Britain was helpless to stop Hitler who was already making preparations for a pre-emptive attack on the Soviet Union. Hitler was getting out of hand. Hitler was being gaining power rapidly.…

Slaves were considered a major part of everyday lives in America during the 1800’s. Slaves were used for labor and personal use by slave masters. Southerners argued that black people, like children, were incompetent of caring for themselves and that slavery was a generous and well needed institution that kept them fed, clothed, and occupied (Civil War Trust 2014). The lifestyles of slaves in the early 1800’s created hardship for some and a regular life for others. The narratives of George…

In the aftermath of World War I, Germany remained in turmoil throughout the 1920s, providing the setting for the rise of extremist ideologies and political leaders. To Germans burdened by reparations payments to war victors, and threatened by very high rise in inflation, political chaos, and a possible Communist takeover, Adolf Hitler offered scapegoats and solutions. Germans were provided with an easy explanation to all their problems: Jews and democracy. It was the “International…

Essay Question #4: During the 1930s, after facing both the First World War and the Great Depression, American public opinion was leaning toward isolationism. After the Great War, Americans were disappointed when they realized that they had fought for nothing. The disappointment ultimately motivated Americans to adopt the new policy from isolationist. Isolationism is the foreign policy position that a nation 's interests are best served by keeping the affairs of other countries at a distance. One…

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor The Bombing of Pearl Harbor was a devastating two hour air strike that shocked the Americans and people across the globe. On Sunday, Dec.7, 1941, morning, Japanese fighter planes shelled bombs on Pearl Harbor, blowing up United States’ naval vessels, fighter planes, and artillery. This heartbreaking incident occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, also took the lives of thousands of civilians and soldiers. The primary reason behind this incident is that Japan wants to…

After the German army invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, a new stage of the holocaust began. A new special action squad, or Einsatzgruppen, was formed. It was made up of Nazi SS units and police. They were also aided by residents of regions the Nazis had previously taken over. Einsatzgruppen (which means deployment groups in German) was a unit of the Nazi special forces. It was composed of members of the SS, the Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police), and the Ordnungspolizei (Order…

It was December 7th, 1941 the worst day in US history: the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The next day the President told the World, "I asked that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack on Japan on Sunday, a state of war has existed between United States and Japanese Empire." The child was very mad because his dad was going to be going to be in the Navy because they recruited husband, because he was a experience out on the ocean. The child said " It was weird not…