World War II and the Holocaust (graded)
The following statement was taken from a contemporary account of Germany in 1939: "Though the Fuhrer's
... [Show More] anti-Semitic program furnished the National Socialist party in the first instances with a nucleus and a rallying-cry, it was swept into office by two things with which the "Jewish Problem" did not have the slightest connection. On the one side was economic distress and the revulsion against Versailles: on the other, chicanery and intrigue...Hitler and his party promised the unhappy Germans a new heaven and a new earth, coupled with the persecution of the Jews. Unfortunately a new heaven and earth cannot be manufactured to order. But a persecution of the Jews can..." How do you interpret this contemporary account of the persecution of people who are Jewish? Elaborate.
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The Roots of Genocide
Class,
I want to take time to consider what genocide is, what are some historical examples of genocide that inspired Hitler and general process of genocide. What are the stages of ge Hitler? Why does genocide happen?
RE: The Roots of Genocide Kang
Professor,
Genocide is the extermination of an entire people of a particular nation or ethnic group.
One historical example of genocide that inspired Hitler and his genocide is the Turkish massacre of its Armenian population
in 1915. The Armenian Genocide occurred 1915-1917 when "the leaders of the Turkish government expelled and massacred Armenians living in the Ottom
stages of genocide: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination, and denial. Genocides occur beca their nation. Another reason genocide may happen is because a nation may stand in the way of the economic progress of another nation, so they "get rid"
Armenian Genocide (2010). retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide
RE: The Roots of Genocide Jones
The Armenian genocide is a controversial one, even to this day. Why? What does this tell us about why genocide happens? [Show Less]