The famous Krupp family of Germany has a long and at times controversial history. The history of the family can be traced to the early 15th Century but the family is more historically well - known as the originators of the first major steel-works in Germany in 1811. (Biography: Krupp) This was to...

The Holocaust was a significant event during World War II. It was perhaps the worst atrocity against humankind throughout history. The Holocaust was the systematic extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazi's. As well as Jews, hundreds of thousands of Gypsies, and at lest two hundred and fifty thou...

Anti-Semitism had been around in Germany and the whole of Europe for hundreds of years prior to World War One. Many scholars trace German anti-Semitism back to the time of Martin Luther and even farther back into history. So is it a fair assumption to say that World War One was the turning point in ...

There are many important things that happened in history. One of them would be World War II. This was a very important time in America. Many men and women during the holocaust were losing their lives because of one man's beliefs of "ethnic cleansing." This was one of the lowest points in the history...

The Hitler YouthBy Brianne Lee5/6/01MC 1302The Hitler YouthPeople everywhere have been told the story of the Holocaust and World War II. Most people, however, have been given the story from the Jewish perspective. Many people have written numerous books, and research papers have been published conc...

As technology advances, so do the implications of what we do with it and how we use it. The initial motive of aerial warfare was tactical bombing; however, through advancement, it has transitioned into incorporating innocent civilians as targets as well. Scientists went from breeding animals and pla...

World War 2: What Were the Causes?September 1, 1939, a day that would change the world forever. It was the start of World War 2. Germany had invaded Poland and introduced its self to the world as a powerful war machine. The war lasted 6 years, it killed more people, destroyed more property than any ...

Throughout history one can observe the existence of racist feelings in practically all societies against people of different physical as well as religious and cultural characteristics. In Europe, the intensity of such feelings increased to the point that they were transformed for the first time int...

War Without Mercy Race played a dominant role in World War II for a variety of reasons. Historically, power relationships emerge between the dominant and thedomineered. This has occurred throughout history, from slavery in Romantimes to slavery in our own South. It seems there is always a vic...

What Does Genocide Mean?The era of mass murder might be given as a name for the 20th century. Never in the history of the world have so many millions of people been deliberately killed since 1900. These millions weren't all because of war. They were victims of genocide: the deliberate killings of r...

World War 2The war that began in 1939 greatly changed Canada and the entire world. The Second World War involved more countries and caused my casualties than any other war in ever in history. This essay will explore the causes of the war, Canada's contributions to the war effort, the factors that co...

Most people associate the swastika with Hitler, the Nazis, and the Holocaust. Because of this, it has become a symbol of hatred and violence. However, the symbol known as the swastika has been in existence for over 3,000 years, and a variety of cultures have used it in a variety of ways. Although...

Many heroes rose to the top during the era of World War II, two such heroes waged an epic battle both directly and indirectly against each other during this time frame. These two soldiers were considered by many to be the best of the best for each side of the struggle; one the son of an ordinary Pro...

Marc Bloch's Strange Defeat: A Statement of Evidence Written in 1940, was the result of his experiences during the Nazi invasion of France during World War Two. As the title describes, this Memoir was written in 1940 but was not published until after the war in 1946. This work was written while...

Reading, writing and arithmetic, these three subjects are the basic outline for American schools. In those subjects, where does history fit in? Some believe that teachers avoid history because of how corrupt America's has been. James W. Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, says, "Parents ...

A region's history is affected by the amount of nationalism. It has especially affected history in the 19th and 20th centuries. Nationalism has both unified and divided India, Germany and Israel/Palestine. In Germany ideas of the Hitler Youth and holocaust both unified and divided the n...

Cause and Effect There have been many conflicts throughout history that have caused many people to remember what it is like to take freedom for granted. The ascension of the world wars have taught a great deal to the people of the world just how precious life is. Although we have not learned fro...

HOLOCAUST AND RWANDA GENOCIDThe Similarities and DifferencesBoth Jewish people and Rwandan Tutsi minority suffered heart-breaking losses in their population and culture during the twentieth century. But these genocides came as a result of events that occurred earlier in history. As I compare these ...

World War II Effects Germany SurrendersThe effects of the world war 2 was that Hitler decided to await the end of the war in Berlin, where he was still manipulate what was left of the command apparatus. Most of Hitler's political and military associates had chosen to leave the capital for place...

The article that this paper will be based and discussed upon is titled "Berthe'sprison diary," written by Hanna Diamond. "Berthe's prison diary" can be found in theAugust 1999 issue of History Today, volume 49, pages 43-49. During World War II, itwas known that many people suffered. People suffer...

Throughout grade school every student is required to take an history course each year. The reason for this is so that students can learn what happened years back before they were born; to learn from the mistakes people made. These mistakes can be related to political, social, or religious factors; e...

An Accurate Depiction of History There have been many documentaries and dramatic productions focusing on the Holocaust. The film, Schindler's List is one of the most serious, accurate, and compelling nondocumentary accounts so far. With the vision of unforgettable images, this movie shows the anguis...

The following is comparison between two very famous people in history. Although they were both completely different, they both had a great impact on people. I compared Adolph Hitler and Martin Luther King. Future generations will always remember both, Hitler as the incarnation of absolute evil and M...

A question asked throughout human history is: "Is humanity inherently good or evil?" This question is a theme in the story "Young Goodman Brown," and the movie "Contact." Both the story and the movie had themes of good and evil. In the story "Young Goodman Brown,&q...

World War II started when Adolf Hitler wanted to expand his authority and strengthen German forces. It feels like a good idea for the reason that Hitler wants to protect German-speaking people but he disobeyed the Versailles Treaty and his actions of acquiring those countries were too harsh. Great B...