History of the Jews in the United States

Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Holocaust is a word of derived from Greek meaning "sacrifice by fire." The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germans were racially superior and that the Jews, deemed inferior, were an infectious and parasitic threat to the so-called German racial community. Killed along with Jews, were other groups because of their…

of Rights that granted the people of the United States the same, equal rights. This great American guaranteed the people five freedoms: religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly. As a consequence of these freedoms, people of diversity from all over the world set forth a new life in the United States. For the sake of our community and its people, these freedoms were ratified to further prevent the injustice and prejudice that occurred before in history. However, for some reason, these…

World War Two in the Pacific The United States had entered late because they were attacked and the only reason they joined the fight was because they did not want to standby and keep on getting attacked. With France and Britain fighting with Germany the U.S. went to war with the Japanese. On December 7,1941, about 360 Japanese pilots attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and killed over 2,000 American troops. Germany saw that America was weak, so they had declared war with them after they had…

worst dictator in history. Under Stalin’s rule, there were many mass killings by the communist government. Stalin imposed a plan to get rid of middle class farms and make the peasant farmers go to state run farms to provide for the Soviet Union. Stalin put about twenty five million farms out…

traumas: World War 1; the inadequate Weimar Republic; the vengeful Treaty of Versailles; the hyperinflation of the 1920s paired with the stock market crash of 1929; the evils of fascism, and the consequential World War II; the division of two hostile states; and most recently the collapse of GDR resulting in final unification. The twisted road towards democracy, needless to say, has faced many obstacles and yet, Germany remains an unquestionable haven for parliamentary democracy. The pathway to…

of beauty. Whether exposed or concealed, tattoos were not always looked greatly upon, they have gained respect with time. The history of the tattoos is just as captivating and complex as the tattoo itself. The purpose of the tattoo depends on its place on the timeline of human history. This essay will examine the history of tattoos in the 20th century of the United States.…

Imagine that for a time in your life, there was one of the largest mass murders in history being conducted right in your backyard. It is sad to say, but this was the case for some people. The site was called the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. This dreadful period of time lasted for about 5 years. After arriving at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, no one knew if they were going to make it out alive. Auschwitz was established by the Nazi’s in april of 1940. ( Alder, Nagorski 10) Heinrich Himmler,…

himself to rid the world of the Jews which he believed were the scum of the earth. According to Mr. Kennedy, in 1935 Hitler passed the Nuremburg laws which deprived the Jews of many rights but most importantly, their citizenship. Three years later, the “Kristallnacht” began which was the first reported account of Jews had been rounded up and sent to concentration camps. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland with around 1.5 million troops according to the history channel. By doing so,…

openly about their faith, attend places of worship, and teach about their beliefs. Religious freedom is what created the entire course of history. One person’s…

In the response to this circumstance, the rules and regulations established in 1951 via a document called the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). These rules and regulations included the definition of the term “refugee” and set forth laws governing the control and resettlement of displaced people. Despite the law was law set by UNHCR about refugee…