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Motivations for WWII:USA and Germany Essay During the Second World War 70 million people from across the globe lost their lives, including approximately 7 million Germans and just under half a million Americans. The vast majority of German and American deaths during the war are from military combat. The question we must ask ourselves is what motivated these men and women to fight for their country? What motivated the leaders of both these nations to send their citizens to go to battle? What…

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…

Personality Study: Albert Speer “Describe THREE key events that were influential in the rise to prominence of the personality you have studied.” Albert Speer joined the Nazi party due to an intense reaction to the personal nature of Hitler's call to arms. While Speer was working at a university in Berlin, Hitler came to address the students and teachers. Speer was immediately impressed by the blue suit Hitler wore because how he presented himself was completely different to the…

Emilie Hannah Barone, Barony has always been what her friends called her, at five feet and a little over a hundred pounds, is not unreligious, mentally weak, or indifferent. Not gullible, equal, or even religiously alike. Nor confused, lazy, or rude. She is Jewish. Different. Mentally strong. And no ignorant and selfish person can change her mind about her religion and who she is because that’s who she’s meant to be. In contrast, I’ve always been a Christian. My mom’s side has always been and…

Hermann Göring was a NAZI war official and commander of the Luftwaffe during World War 2. He planned and plotted the deaths of many individuals and groups. Under the rule of Hitler he was one of the most notorious men in all of NAZI Germany. Göring committed many war crimes in his time in office and will be remembered accordingly. Hermann Göring was born on the 12th January 1893 in Rosenheim, Bavaria. He was born to a well off family with his Dad, Heinrich Ernst Göring, being appointed by Otto…

Helter Skelter During the 1960s one of the most deranged American criminals of all time, Charles Manson, created a cult in the desert of California known as the Mason Family. Manson brainwashed his followers to believe Beatles songs like Helter Skelter warned of a coming race war between black and whites. Manson wanted to jump start the race war by sending his followers out to kill wealthy white people in the Hollywood area. Manson wanted the murders to look like blacks killed the white victims.…

Savannah Mauck Mrs. Greenley Research Paper 1 February 2017 “Columbine shooting” On April 20, 1999, the most deadliest attack in any American high school history had happened (enimwikipedia.org). Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris decided to go on a killing spree on April 20. In 1998, Dylan and Eric were both arrested and sent to a juvenile program after they stole from a van (cnn.com). They both like violent video games, movies, and music (Brezina 23). Their parents had told the news that they were…

In Propaganda Under a Dictatorship, Aldous Huxley explains how the advancements of technology along with an increase of psychological studies have created a pathway that allows forms of mind control to be easier than ever. Huxley looks at Hitler to analyze how a dictator during the introduction of mass communication through technology managed to successfully control the minds of over eighty million people and strip them of any intellectual thought. Through replicating parts of the Church…

In a speech given at a women’s studies conference, Audre Lorde narrates a structural critique of racist heteropatriarchy given her intersectionality as a Black lesbian. Heteropatriarchy can be described simply as straight male dominance. Although they have different amounts of melanin in their skin, Lorde describes the similarities White women and women of color face in regards to misogyny, men, and institutions. She brings up anger and the role emotions have played in the contemporary United…

and gain new perspectives by reading articles written by sources outside of your country. Lastly, step twelve suggests that one should ‘take responsibility for the face of the world’. In other words, learn to recognize the symbols of hatred (I.E. Swastikas to name one). Don’t ignore these symbols, as this ignorance equates to acceptance of these symbols. Instead, Snyder suggests that you remove these symbols and encourage others to follow your suit. As Mahatma Gandhi says, “Be the change you…