The Sultanate rule is known for the destruction of hundreds of Hindu temples across northern and central India. The rulers persecuted Hindus and promoted the forced conversion of the local population to Islam. This period saw the establishment of a Hindu Kingdom, Vijayanagar Empire, in south India in 1336 by two Hindu brothers, Harihar and Bukka. It was an attempt to protect the Hindu culture from the invading Muslim armies from north India. In 1398, the Delhi Sultanate was invaded by Timur the…
Coming out of the Civil War both the North and South were devastated emotionally, physically, and economically. To make matters worse, the assassination of President Lincoln threw a nation beginning to become whole again into the arms of untested leaders in Washington. While the government sought to reconstruct the South, the North was spurred into unprecedented economic growth and industrialization by the barons of industry who expanded their respective industries while simultaneously…
The bust of Nefertiti was discovered by a German archaeological team led by Ludwig Borchardt in 1912 at Amarna. After transferring several times in different locations, the bust of Nefertiti finally settled in Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany. As the meaning of her name – “the beautiful one has come forth”, Nefertiti is one of the most famous and beautiful symbols of the ancient world. She was the Great Royal Wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. A great deal of the arts of…
After Nazi Germany invaded Lithuanian the situations for the Lithuanian Jews got worse. A panic grew within the Jewish community. Many Jewish men fled right because of the concern about their fate (Tory, Gilbert, Porat, & Michalowicz, 1990, p. 5). The Lithuanian Jews suddenly had no rights and were now considered a lower class. Soon the Jews had vanished from the streets and the city. “They fear that death lies in wait for them around every corner.” (Tory, et al., 1990, p.7). No one could have…
Oskar Schindler was an early German Nazi that turned into a hero and is known for his incredibly impacting works in World War II. He is credited for saving over 1100 jewish lives and giving them the means to work for him in exchange for life. He gave a simple second chance for so many jews during the Holocaust and is recognized in the book “Schindler’s Ark” and the film “Schindler’s list” Early Life Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908, in Svitavy, Austria-Hungary, which is now Moravia in…
This statement is one that gained the Nazi Party much support from the public because it created stability and order. The Nazis also tried to promote trade, lower tariffs, and almost eliminate taxes. They believed that Marxism and the parliament were poisons to society that did not benefit the Germans as they should, and therefore must be revised (“Mein Kampf”). The Nazis believed that Marxists exploited democracy for their own benefit; they also did not…
In 1933, a new era of safety and prosperity began for the people of Germany. For the coming years, crime was nearly nonexistent; it was a far cry from the atmosphere they had known in the years following the First World War. Furthermore, they once again had a powerful currency with legitimate value unlike before when the only good use for a Deutsche Mark was as kindling for fires. Likewise. there was a general mood of happiness that overcame the population of the country, and even furthering…
During the 1900s, the Holocaust was a horrific time to be alive. Jews were being distinguished by a major military organization known as the Schutzstaffel. Adolf Hitler and his men were separating Jewish families from each other by assassinating them and stealing the wealth they accumulated. But no one would soon believe that a survivor would have the abilities and the strength to publish and write such a memorable book that would soon inform the world about the Holocaust. Night, a novel…
‘Before’ and ‘After’ effect of the uprising in Warsaw Ghetto 3) Food the Jews ate during (1942-1943) 4) Armband of a jewish person/ID card 1) The journals the Jews wrote into and the food given to them by the Nazis would soon be an example in the future as to what horrible things the Nazi did to the Jews, being a lesson as to what humans should not do in generations to come. 2) Before races and ethnic groups despised one another and certain groups were valued more than others, even by the…
The article “The exodus from Russia” focuses on the migration of Jewish people to America and the way they lived their life. Before their migration, they were seen as an odd group of people in Russia. Even the government planned on creating violence against the Jews. They were prohibited from owning land. The Russians killed many Jewish people thereby destroying their shops and other businesses. They were forced to leave. During World War I, some Jewish people migrated to America. They expected…