Nazism

Behind the Nazi Mind: Adolf Hitler With six million Jews as victims and as little as 3 million Jewish survivors, the holocaust is primarily the most well-known and one of the most traumatic events in history. The National Socialist Party, also known as the Nazi Party, is known for its anti-Semitic views with Adolf Hitler as its leader. However, not only the Jews were targeted in the major genocide. Gypsies, the mentally/physically disabled, transgender, gay, lesbian, Roman…

“The Road to Mass Murder and those who did not remain silent” By the beginning of 1939 the National Socialist German Workers ' Party or more commonly referred to now as the Nazis began their mass murders. These first mass murders were not to be of Jews, Roma, Sinti, or any of the other numerous people who were seen and to be seen as hindrances and impurities in the way of the coming “Aryan empire”, but they were to be disabled individuals. These mass murders were first a testing ground, so to…

During the Holocaust, more than 6 million Jews were persecuted by the Nazis in Germany and its surrounding nations. Following World War 1, Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany and formed one of the most powerful fascist totalitarian states at the time. Hitler blamed the economic depression on the Jews and others he believed to be inferior. He wanted to eradicate the people who were seen as a threat to the German people. The book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a fictional representation of…

When discussing the history of Germany, it’s impossible not to bring up the topic of the Nazi’s. Nazi is short for the National Socialist German Worker’s Party, which was a political party that started in the early 1930’s and ended in 1945. This party was ran by Adolf Hitler that believed the Aryan race was the perfect race, and took out anyone who disagreed with their views. They saw the Jewish people as their biggest threat and tried to eliminate all Jews. This is what led to the…

According to Webster’s online Dictionary, holocaust is defined as, “a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire.” In relation to history, between the years of 1933 to 1945, events in Germany lead to what is known today as The Holocaust. It started off as discrimination of Jewish people, referred to as “Jews” during this time, and quickly escalated to a full blown genocide. Adolf Hitler, Dictator of Germany during this time period, created a political party in…

Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler are two different rulers, but to the public eye they are viewed as similar people. The both of them were very strong in their rule. They had no sympathy and they were both dictators. They ruled by terror. Stalin was born into a poor family. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a laundress. He had a rough childhood. First off, his family was poor so there was always a struggle for money and his father was a terrible alcoholic. He continuously beat his son in…

What is the Holocaust? When did is started and why is this a major event in history? Holocaust comes from the Greek origin meaning “sacrifice by fire”. The Holocaust slowly began in January 1933 and ended May 8, 1945. In January 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany. Germans believe that they were superior to Jews. They began boycotting Jewish shops and businesses. The Jewish population in 1933 was over nine million. At first it started as discrimination and then the Jewish community…

After World War II had ended, justice needed to be served to all those people who were in charge of the Nazi regime and ordered the mass genocide of the Jews. In November 1945, that time had come for more than 20 of Germany 's high-ranking Nazi leaders. Nuremberg, Germany was selected as the location for the first international war crimes trials for these men were to be held. This place is significant because Nuremberg was the site for all of the National Socialist Party 's annual rallies (Overy…

The Dehumanization of the Jews Essay The genocide of the Jews during World War II is probably the most well-known terror in world history. Many question how this could have happened, how could millions of people be exterminated so thoroughly without resistance? What begin as a simmering hatred of a people group progressed in a systematic execution of the Jews not only physically, but it took every ounce of their human rights until they had nothing left; they were ground into the dirt. With the…

“Racial prejudice, antisemitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart,” stated Baptist minister, Billy Graham. Although the words in the quote are true, throughout history Jews have found that antisemitism has crept into their lives in one way or another. Antisemitism is “prejudice and/or discrimination against Jews, individually or collectively, that can be based on hatred against Jews because of their religion, their ethnicity, ancestry, or group…