Holocaust"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must—at that moment—become the center of the universe."- Elie Wiesel
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Review of Events
Treaty leads to a collaboration amongst the "Winning" side leads to a significant punishment for Germany. Reparations are almost impossible to pay back, which leaves Germany broke. With Germany struggling in almost every possible way, citizens grow increasingly more desperate for a solution. Hitler and his supporters rise to energize a base of Germans while placing the blame on its struggles on Jews. |
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand sparks tension with around Europe. Countries take sides, and the use of newly found technology is weaponized and used in warfare (World War I). With Germany struggling financially, the country places a great deal of faith into America to restore its economy. This epically fails as the American Great Depression destroys any hope of economic recovery in Germany. Hitler and the rest of Nazi Germany works toward world domination and the extermination of specific populations of people. 11 million people are killed in the end, leaving the Holocaust to be perhaps the most devastating historical event in our history. |