World War II

the Hebrew word for ‘catastrophe’. The Holocaust was the genocide ran by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime in which killed six million Jews during World War 2. The word ‘Holocaust’ originated from the Greek words “Holo” meaning whole and “Kaustos” meaning burned (The Holocaust). The Holocaust began in 1941 and lasted until 1945 during the time of World War 2 and originated in Germany, which then spread across Europe. The Holocaust is one of the 20th century’s greatest and most deadly tragedies…

The story takes place in Berlin in the beginning of the second World War, where the Nazi’s take control. Many people suffered the consequences of the leadership and have changes for a new corrupt leader. The communist party targeted all the kids boys and girls, starting at the age of 10. And all of the education system has been overtaken and devoted to Adolf Hitler. All the kids have to pledge to serve the nation and its leader as future soldiers. The Racism was the target of the Nazi party,…

World War II Effects on Children “We were more or less frightened all the time” Liv Reidun Storaker. World War II was a global war that took place during 1939-1945. Most of the world’s countries that were involved or fighting fell into either the Allies or the Axis powers. The countries that are in the Allies power are Russia, France, British Empire, United States, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, and Montenegro. The countries that are part of the Axis power are Italy, Germany,…

During World war two many people were captured and put into prison camps under brutal and evil conditions. Everyone feared their lives and were constantly beaten and abused. Conditions in concentration camps consisted of little sleep and packed rooms as well as unsanitary conditions which led to sickness and disease. Standing in lines for an hour and a beating for being too weak to work were normal conditions in prison camps. Hitler’s racial seniority killed millions and the Japanese were feared…

discrimination which cannot be understand for nowadays. But they were at war with America so that’s one of the reason that Americans be more careful on them. The treatment on the Japanese-Americans was a kind of discrimination because it was an action to treat different on a specific race. I think it is understandable for their actions. But we need to know not all of the Japanese were involved into the war. During World War II here were wars between America and Japan. It ruined the peace between…

someone of Polish descent, growing up I often heard vague references to my ancestors and the “hard times during the war.” It was not until I got older that I began to learn about what really happened during those “hard times” to the people of Poland during the war. Through my paper, I intend to answer the historical question, “What happened to the Polish people during World War II, not only at the hands of the Germans, but also the Soviets?” Therefore, my topic will be to compare and contrast…

During World War 2, propaganda was a key part in influencing people around the world to join the military, produce weapons, and more. Propaganda is defined as “ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) This was extremely important for each and every country fighting during World War 2, so that they could gain followers to fight for their country. Some of the greatest types of propaganda made use of the…

Amidst the start of world war II, the U.S. outfitted force was drafting individuals for the war to have an enough major prepared energy to win the war. At the time African Americans were looked slipping on due to the shade of their skin. The African Americans got some answers concerning the draft and in a brief instant joined in light of the way that they thought this would begin the end of prejudice to the African Americans. By 1945 there were more than 1.2 million African Americans would serve…

The Complete Maus is the story of a young man, Artie, and his father, Valdek, as Valdek revisits his past as a Jew during World War II. Valdek reminisces his life in his younger days and progresses forward to him meeting his first wife, Anja Zylberberg, following the birth of his first son, Richieu. The story proceeds with Valdek telling the experience of when he is escorting his wife, Anja, to a sanitarium for treatment for post-partum depression, they oversee the spread of Nazism and…

World War II, the largest and most violent War to occur began twenty-one years after the close of World War I. The second world war began on the 1st of September, 1939 and involved a vast majority of the world’s nations. The nations were split in two forming the Axis Powers (which in the beginning consisted of Germany, Italy and Japan) versus the Allies (involving France, Great Britain and The Soviet Union.) Throughout the war each army grew in numbers due to alliances and friendship treaties.…