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Dachau Dachau is located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions near the medieval town of of Dachau. Bavaria which is located in Southern Germany, which opened on March 22,1933. Dachau was the first regular concentration camp established. Dachau served as a prototype and model for other Nazi concentration camps that followed. Almost every community in Germany had members taken away to these camps. From 1943, more than 100 subsidiary camps were built. Thousands were killed through forced…

Many people are responsible for the twelve million deaths during the Holocaust (Malstrom Notes). The Holocaust happened during Nazi Germany when the country was lead by Hitler. During this time the Final Solution occurred, which was when the Nazis tried to exterminate the European Jewish population and many other undesirables (Malstrom Notes). All though many people were part of the killings in the Holocaust I believe the Oath-Takers are more responsible for the Holocaust than just one higher…

The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti is a true story about a young boy named Helmuth who defies the Nazi government in hopes of trying to expose their heinous actions towards Jews and other prisoners. The story begins in 1935 in Germany. After Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, Helmuth is just starting middle school. He doesn’t know about all the bad things that Hitler is involved with. Helmuth’s first middle school teacher is a retired Nazi soldier and strong supporter for…

Justin Cebrun Pilarte Language 8 7 March 2017 Concentration Camps Concentration camps played a major role during the Holocaust. The effects that concentration camps had on people were very harsh leaving the people around traumatized and worried for what was to come. No one really knew what to expect from these concentration camps until they were there. These camps were inescapable. This situation of concentration camps really changed the way people…

Under Hitlers rule, there was an undisclosed police force known as thewho imprisoned, confined, and even killed people without trial, often for "crimes" such as being Jewish or opposing with the government. The Gestapo was utilized as a way to assure that people did everything they were told. There were countless people who promoted Hitler as well as various people who didn't, these people had to be dealt with. The secret police was a way of dealing with problems like this. Throughout Hitlers…

How can literature and film help us remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust? Literature and film are important sources that helps us learn about our past. Also, it helps us remember the past and not make the same mistakes over again. These are two key components to learning about the past and remembering the past. If it weren't for film and literature we might not remember all that happened in the past and might repeat it in the future. This helps us learn from our mistakes and helps…

The allure of power can cause men to turn upon even their closest of allies, often using knives of jealousy to increase their position in society or finalize themselves as a leader. In William Shakespeare’s fateful play Julius Caesar, a group of jealous conspirators assassinate a man quickly rising to power in Rome. Julius Caesar, a honorable general, faces hardship as many in Rome see his rising to the throne as a dangerous threat for the fate of their country. The death of Ernst Rohm in…

Melissa Müller’s text Anne Frank: The Biography, proves that Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s play The Diary of Anne Frank is unjustified in using dramatic license because it makes the reader confused on the role of the resistance, he or she loses the actual account of the arrest, and it also removes the feelings of the gestapo. Miep was not arrested in the annex, which questions the reader why. In the play Miep was in the country. Mr. Kraler, Miep and Mr. Frank survived and they went to…

Dayton Flack Mr. Baxter 1st Hour 3/2/17 Concentration Camps Concentration camps were a physiological distraught to the people who lived in them and also the people who were involved with running the camps, Even though People believed that this was a steady environment for the people living there and needed rehabilitation to be "cured.", The Nazis killed over 6 million people. Auschwitz was the most popular concentration camp. Over 1 million Jews were killed in Auschwitz. The Nazis killed the…

Imagine having ruthless experiments done on someone with no consent and no anesthesia. Well, for people who were one of Dr. Josef Mengele many patients, this gut wrenching thought was a horrible reality. Through his gruesome experiments, Dr. Mengele, also known as the Angel of Death, made secret lasting impacts on modern medicine. To start, Dr. Mengele’s infamous nickname was the Angel of Death, which was indicative of how he tortured humans. Dr. Mengele did horrible things to his patients…