Czechoslovakia

There is a saying that goes, “Nothing lasts forever.” The Soviet Union thought that they would always have power and the nations they had control over would never break away however he USSR and the Eastern Bloc nations did break away. The Cold War started in 1947, a couple years after the end of World War II and ended in 1991. The Cold War was fought using proxy wars fought off their land such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In 1985, the Soviet economy was stagnant and faced a sharp fall…

In some cases, children tend to adopt their parent’s religious or nonreligious beliefs. If mommy and daddy or even the grandparents are Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc. then the children will normally follow the family religion or belief, or they will not practice religion at all. There was a court case involving Amish parents who removed their children from school because they believe that school was bad for their child’s salvation. The state questioned whether parents had the…

with new laws and ways to limit the Jews to any freedom they had before. For example, telling the Jewish children they were no longer allowed to go to school and shutting down all Jewish businesses.When Adler first heard of the Nazis coming to Czechoslovakia to take the Jews away, he ran away to hide in the mountains. Soon later, he was walking around and found his father that had run away to hide from Hitler. This surprises me because in the book ‘Night’ all the jews there did not believe of…

Versailles, would lead the world to war. The Great Depression of the 1930’s led to the Rise of National Socialism in Germany and Fascism in Italy. Neville Chamberlain after the Munich Conference said that he didn't think Hitler would go to war if Czechoslovakia was given to appease Hitler’s thirst for more and more territory.…

Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany. After he served in World War 1 Hitler rose to the top of the German government by the National Socialist German Workers Party, he was in the presidential election in 1932, where he placed second losing to Paul von Hindenburg by 7 million votes. In 1933 Hitler won the election sparking the beginning of Nazi Germany. One of the first things Hitler did in power was ban all other political parties, to stay in power. The first concentration camp opened in…

The Global Aftermath of World War I There have been many political changes after World War I. The empire of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire had been demolished. The economy, at the time, had its share of change after World War I. It was subject to many reparations, in which the Deutsche had suffered a dramatic decrease resulting in an all-time low for Germany. However, Women were on the forefront of social status as more women of multiple countries took charge of local businesses and…

In 1973, the Supreme Court resolved the unconstitutional law that prohibited a woman to have an abortion for non-emergency reasons. Since then, the controversial case known as Roe V. Wade has divided the people, labeling themselves as either pro-life or pro-choice (McBride). Abortion is not a topic that should be treated lightly, but it is also not a topic that should be ignored all together. In fact, for some, it may be their only option. Abortion should be legal no matter the case because it…

There are many aspects to the cause of World War II. If any of these causes were to be removed, the war could have been lessened into a smaller war that would not have caused such widespread physical and economic destruction. The Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, Hitler and the Nazi Party, appeasement and Fascism all played key roles in the war, and because of this none of them can be discussed in total isolation from the others. During World War II Germany became allies with Italy,…

What comes to mind when you hear the name Adolf Hitler? Is it hatred, pure evil, mass killings? What Hitler did in his 56 years of life will forever be embedded in our history. He created the Nazi Party and masterminded the execution of more than six million Jews. But, what made a young boy with dreams of becoming a famous artist responsible for such atrocities. Born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau Am Inn, Austria Adolf was the fourth of six children born to Alois Hitler and Klara Hitler. As a…

the Holocaust and the book that he wrote “Bondi’s Brother”. The purpose of the visit was to know the answer of some question that the class wrote. The question to Mr. Roth is about the book and his life. Irving Roth was born in 1929 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia and grew up in Humanne. He recognized speaker on anti- Semitism and the holocaust and and is a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and Europe. As a Holocaust survivor he provides personal testimony on…