Anne Frank, born in Germany June 12, 1929 from the Jewish decent to a prominent family among the community in Holland (Anne Frank Museum Amsterdam).Her father owned a small business, and where Anne and her sister attended school. Although Anne did not like school, she had a passion for writing. When Anne was four years old, Adolf Hitler took office, and later having more power than anyone in the country as he controlled the Soviet Army (Holocaust encyclopedia). Anne was thirteen years old when…
starting to rise up against the King of France, a perfect time for Roberspierre to speak his word. In diminishing the aristocracy, he looked towards the people to take a stand and continue the rise against the King. Roberspierre intended to restore order and reduce invasion from the outside world. He soon rose in political standard and came to institute the Reign of Terror in 1793, which executed thousands of suspected enemies of the Revolution and was thought to provide peace in…
France, freeing Europe from Hitler’s dreadful regime. June 6, 1944, was also the day when the Axis Powers had truly raised their white flags. Although the battle of Stalingrad caused Germany’s first major defeat, the invasion at Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord, proves to be…
communism may have overtaken Europe, as feared by Great Britain and France. It was Hitler 's fanaticism that drove Russia into a state of permanent poverty, desolation from war and politically divided by internal hostilities. By 1941, the international order was already against Hitler. Britain was helpless to stop Hitler who was already making preparations for a pre-emptive attack on the Soviet Union. Hitler was getting out of hand. Hitler was being gaining power rapidly. Hitler 's attack…
shocked the world when he negotiated a non-aggression pact with German foreign minister Joachim Ribbentrop. Originally an attempt was made to join the allied powers but this never did go through. The soviet non-aggression pact was created by direct order of Stalin turning the Soviet Union against the allied powers, this is an example of Stalin’s early admiration for Hitler and the Nazi power. During the first year of the war things seemed to be going good for the Soviet Union, Stalin and…
To begin with, strategy was a big part of the Allies defeating the Axis powers. The Invasion of Normandy stands as the largest amphibious invasion in history. The Allies came together to fight with France in the taking back of France. The Nazi party was stationed in Normandy, France and was due for a fight with a country at sometime, due to the problems it gave all of mainland Europe, as it broke treaties and dominated countries not belonging to them. Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Austria, The…
During World War II, the invasion of Germany caused an evacuation of the British and French soldiers at Dunkirk, France. The evacuation of Dunkirk was also known as “Operation Dynamo”. The Operation Dynamo lasted nine days from May 26, 1940 to June 4, 1940. Since they weren’t enough ships to transport too many soldiers, the British asked all civilians to lend them any type of ship, so they could evacuate as many soldiers as they could. The battle of Dunkirk, France was a defeat for the British…
In all three experiences, the German’s deception as to the true nature of the rounding up of all the Jews and their subsequent deportations made the Jews complacent in following orders that would lead them to their death. It is only after they are too weak from hunger to fight back do they realize what the true intentions of the Germans are. Rumkowski, as part of the Council of Elders in the Lodz Ghetto, was the only Jew mentioned…
Everyone in their lifetime has either had a scrape or cut somewhere on their extremities, that have ranged from minor to severe. If not treated properly, those simple cuts and scrapes could easily lead to major infections. Although, today many cuts and scrapes do not become infections, there was once a time that even the simplest, little cut could kill you. History has shown that many deaths have come from deadly infections or other bacteria related incidents. Over the years, there have been…
The Battle of Stalingrad took place between 23 August 1942 and 2 February 1943 and is considered one of the most important battles that took place during World War II. The battle was between the German and Soviet armies. Not directly, but due to the betrayal of a non aggression pact between the Soviets and Germans, the two were thrown into battle over Stalingrad. The Germans believed they would be on the winning side but that is not how it ended. The Soviets proved stronger than the Germans were…