Nazi Germany

"Devotion, respect and service to your nation is the only way to free it from the economic crisis we presently find ourselves in." Many who disagree with the quote understand that we should not embra…

Hitler's leadership was staggering; he managed to establish the entirety of the Nazi government at just the beginning of his career, despite the fact he murdered over six million Jews and embarked on …

Before January 20, 1942, in Germany, the Jewish population was decreasing but not at a good enough rate for the Nazis. Adolf Hitler decided that the Nazis needed to do something more about the Jews. T…

Have You ever been as brave as this boy? Josef Landau, the bravest character in Refugee by Alan Gratz. Josef is a 12-year-old Jewish boy who had to run away from his home in Germany, because of the Na…

The Aryan race was a race created solely by Hitler in order to create a hierarchy in Germany. The idea of this master race originated with Charles Darwin's belief that only the fittest and strongest a…

After the Great Depression in 1929, Germany was economically devastated and in need of new rule. This unfortunate series of the events led to the rise of the Nazi Party and the notorious absolute dict…

In the late 1930's World War II began. When this war came, it brought mass death and destruction. During this time, Germany was on the hunt for more expansion of land and to end all the Jewish lives i…

The Holocaust took a toll on the victims in more ways more than one. They were physiologically, physically, and emotionally tormented and stripped of their human rights. Everything that made them a pe…

Sometimes people believe others' beliefs, no matter how unjust or harsh they may be. This idea has been proven throughout history time and time again. Many people agreed with Hitler's beliefs; however…

Marione Ingram was only eight when she saved her mother from committing suicide and when she fled her home during the bombings of Hamburg in 1943. Her experience as a German-Jewish girl shapes a uniqu…