Aftermath of the Holocaust

Raindrops, they unify in the sky and become one. Some of them are polluted, some chilled, and some heated yet they are still just raindrops. Eventually they begin to fall, some of them disperse before they even land, never experiencing a life. Once they hit the glass they stop, motionless enjoying there short moments of life . They are In a seemingly endless amount of shapes and sizes, but yet they are still just raindrops. Without order or law they descend at different times, different paces,…

not question it. The representation of movies may differ from poems as it gives you a more detailed view of the situation. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2008 historical period drama based on a novel by the same name by John Boyne. It is a Holocaust drama that explores the horror of the Nazi camp through the eyes of 8-year-old boys, of the son of a Nazi commandant and the other a Jewish inmate. The pair’s lack of knowledge on the true nature of the camp is revealed: Bruno thinks that the…

goes on too long it can cause it can cause an ongoing sense of disparity, they feel like they have been detached from the reality around them. They come isolated, they don 't want to see family or friends or those who offered to help.("THE AFTERMATH OF THE HOLOCAUST.") Adolf Hitler wasn 't the one that killed all the Jews in the slave labor camps it was the people he commanded to do those things. Hitler is just a leader who commanded people do things. He could have been stopped by the people of…

traveling and teaching young people about the events that happened during the war. It is important to hear the stories the survivors have to share, so we can understand the struggles they had to face. A common quote you often hear relating to the Holocaust is “If we forget the past, we are doomed to repeat it.” It is important to reflect upon the horrors the war brought on, as a reminder to never let anyone suffer in that way again. The survivors move on, have families, and grandchildren, but…

trials in history. This took place in Nuremberg, Germany between 1945 and 1949 and were held by the Allied Forces which includes Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, United States and China. This location holds significance as it was where the Holocaust started and where it would end. The Nuremberg Trials were most known for the prosecution of main members of the political, judicial, economic and military leaders of Germany during World War II as they caused terror through the systematic…

Cockroaches. Dogs. These names made it easier. They made it easier to senselessly kill not only thousands, but millions without thinking. Without even blinking an eye. How did they do it? How did the Germans slaughter over six million Jews? How did the Hutu militia murder over eight hundred thousand people in what is the fastest killing spree in history? They were simply underestimated. No one could have foreseen what devastation the oppressors brought. The Germans and the Hutu used the eight…

tell who is right and wrong during the aftermath of a supposed nuclear holocaust. The Chrysalids, which is a book written by John Wyndham in 1955, tells a story that is unique, because throughout, it can be unclear who the reader should be rooting for. Waknuk and Sealand seem to be the most civilized communities thriving after the Tribulations, but their views differ in many ways. Both communities could potentially be the cause of a second nuclear holocaust, but it is more likely that Waknuk…

Hitler - one of the most prominent figures in WW2. It is widely assumed by the public that he was a strong dictator; he successfully organised and implemented the Holocaust, had total control over Nazi Germany, and his subordinates. However, if he was defeated in the end, how strong of a dictator can he be? Historians have analysed the structure of the Third Reich, as well as Hitler himself, to determine the breakdown of the Third Reich. From this there have been differing conclusions in the…

2004 Dealing with the devil: The Faustian bargain of archaeology under dictatorship. In M. L. Galaty & C. Watkinson (Eds.), Archaeology under dictatorship. London, UK Colls, C. S. 2012 Holocaust Archaology: Archaeological Approaches to Landscapes of Nazi Genocide and Persecution. In Galaty, Michael L., and Charles Watkinson 2004 Archaeology under Dictatorship. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Mark, J. 2010 What remains? Anti-communism…

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…