Adolf Eichmann

The event that had a puzzling reaction and has often sparked many experiments to test how this event could have occurred is the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a tragedy that occurred in Germany on January 30, 1933. It resulted in the genocide of eleven million people, six million of whom were Jews and other minorities such as Soviet POWs, Polish, Serbs, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Roma Gypsies, Homosexuals, African Americans, the physically and mentally disabled and anyone who resisted his ideology. In…

The Lincoln standard written by David Brooks outlines the criteria for anyone who wishes to become a successful president. But it also can be applied to anyone who wishes to be in a leadership role within the world, or history. Adolf Hitler was histories top controversial figures in the 20th century, sparking war, and the depressing holocaust. How does Hitler hold up to the Lincoln Standard? Hitler had a vision from the inception of his beginnings in the Nazi Party, writing Mein Kampf would…

I have heard about the Holocaust for as long as I remember. Coming from Europe it was very much talked about early on in school. The Holocaust took place during World War II and refers to when the German Nazis tried to wipe out Jews, this is called Genocide. About six million Jews were killed, children, women, homosexuals, everybody was targeted. If you were a Jew, you were going to die. What I think often is forgotten about the Holocaust is that it wasn’t just Jews that were victim to the…

Towards the end of 1943, Leaders of the Allies began to think about the fate of the Nazi leaders after the war was over. Leaders were torn between trials for Nazi leaders or just going straight to execution. By 1945, Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union came to the decision that they would hold trials for the major criminals. The charges were categorized into four different categories: common conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Common…

World War I started in 1890 because Austria and Serbia wanted the same piece of land. Serbia wanted the land because the people of this land spoke their language. The Serbian Nationalist organization called the black hand, which was a secret organization in Serbia that was in charge of terrorist actions, to assassinate the heir of the throne of Austria. This lead to a war between Austria and Serbia. Then the allies joined in causing World War I. This lead to the modernities of World War I, and…

Hitler Youth chapters attended lectures and instructional seminars about Hitler’s life, Nazi ideas and racial theory. New recruits were required to take an oath of loyalty to Hitler, while many members recited a bastardised form of the Lord’s Prayer: “Adolf Hitler, you are our great Fuhrer. Thy name makes the enemy tremble. Thy will alone is law upon the earth. Let us hear daily thy voice; order us by thy leadership. For we will obey to the end and even with our lives. We praise thee! Hail…

“The Book Thief” has broadened my understanding of the way that historical fiction can be used to create a sense of realism to historical events, notably through Mark Zusak’s creation of realistic characters that effectively portray what it was like to live in Nazi Germany during the second World War. This has been achieved through Mark Zusak’s successful incorporation of various literary techniques throughout the book. A number of these literary devices will be elaborated in this essay. One of…

It is not often that words written or spoken long ago can still resonate today. However, like the ripples of a pebble thrown in a pond minutes ago, the world still feels the impact of Austrian architect, Adolf Loos. Loos was a man of intense opinions and a reflecting portfolio. The blunt forms of his buildings were in tune with the tones of his writings and opinions on architecture. He saw architecture as a movement and progression that was beyond any one man’s ability to change. Furthermore…

countries have a different agenda when it comes to their propaganda. One is to display a certain image and the other is to essentially protect the image of its leader. The propaganda used by the German Nazi Party in the years leading up to, and during Adolf Hitler’s leadership of Germany. It was used as the crucial instrument for acquiring and maintaining power and implementation of the Nazi policies. The persuasive use of the propaganda by the Nazi’s is largely responsible for the word…

Nazi Medicine is, or at least thought to be, the mass practice of racial hygiene coupled with the phenomenon in which the Nazi Party performed thousands of medical experiments on non-consenting individuals during the Holocaust. Though some of these practices and experiments had legitimate purposes, most were fueled by prejudiced values. These practices were indeed some of the greatest disgraces in human history, but the widely-held belief that they were unprecedented or completely unique is…