In Number of Stars by Lois Lowry, the book primarily focused on the strategic events of the Holocaust during World War 2 and the discrimination of the Jewish ethnic group done by Adolf Hitler. ... In Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, the novel concentrated on the strategic events of World War 2 by the development of the character Annemarie Johansen, the theme of warfare presented throughout the novel, and the symbolism used in the novel. ... Lois Lowry's book showed the devastated events of World War 2 by the Nazi Party and how they discriminated the Jewish ethnic community during that ti...

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Canada's Effort Overseas World War Two was a horrific event that lasted many years and it left a legacy of death and destruction. ... Canada played an important role in some major battles fought by the Allies. ... The victories in Italy demoralized the Italian people and helped to push the Italians out of the war, which proved to be very important because there would be one less army for the Canadians to have to fight. ... The beginning of World War II saw a new and important role for women. ... The Canadian effort was another important event in Canadian history that helpe...

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These four points are the most important parts of the new insights that I have learned from reading Bergen's book about the war and genocide that happened during the history of the holocaust. ... It is an important factor to know that the Nazis did not have to take away all of those innocent lives or like they did it because they were forced to; they chose to do so. ... There are many things that have been taught to us about the Holocaust and what the outcome of the war was for WWII. It is important though that we understand the significance of why things like this happen though, and wh...

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This event came to symbolize the destruction of French virtuousness through German cruelty. ... This site became important to the French experience in world war two as it symbolized French suffering at the hands of the Nazis. ... People did not suspect that on that day there would be such a catastrophic event. ... They used these events to Unify France under the premise of anguish. It had been very difficult isolate the French collective war experience prior to these events. ...

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Perhaps it is the fact that Holocaust film's depictions of World War Two, in terms of the American psyche is that it is the good war' - the war where the opposition was so unquestionably evil. In this war, America was the undeniable heroine and defender of moral virtue, as opposed to the Vietnam War where the lines between good and evil, right and wrong were more questionable. ... Consequently, because the knowledge of the Holocaust and the events that occurred throughout this period had been repressed, the western world did not mourn or come to terms with horrific events which ha...

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Through either inefficiency, lack of character, or just plain bad luck coming from uncontrollable events, failure is something that is undoubtedly going to occur in life, and can lead to unfortunate outcomes. ... This blunder essentially opened up a two-front war, one in the west, and now one in the east, a tactic that Germany saw unsuccessful in the first World War. ... The total event took resources, manpower, and exhausted Germany, which ultimately helped lead to their loss in the war. A second, yet just as important, mistake made by Adolf Hitler was Nazi Germany's declaration of war...

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This event will never be forgotten. ... Her life before the war was happy. ... Finally, the war ended in 1945. ... The Holocaust is important because it wiped out millions of people based on their religion. It is important because it can teach us many lessons. ...

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Both Reuven's friendship and D-Day are similar in nature because they both start as violent incidents but lead to a rather important change of events. D-Day took place off the coast of France in 1944 during World War II. ... That was quite a significant day because it was the turning point of World War II. ... Even the fact that Reuven's eye may not recover closely relates to the allies and their war with German and how they may have not won the battle on France. The connection of the two events reminds us the importance of the moment and often tells us a story greater than what can...

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Abstract In this paper I will attempt to show how Nazism came to power in the events before and during their time. ... (lecture) After the resulting war was the string of events to cause the rise of Nazism. ... All of Europe faced economic hardship after a costly war, the germans were not alone. In fact they came out of the war in better shape economically than the winners. ... Hitler joined the the German Workers party in 1919 the group later changed the name to the NSDAP, the Nazi party, (Bergan, 32) and though was not first looked at as anyone important he quickly raised in the ranks. ...

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It was associated with defeat in the war and the extreme-right accused it of organising strikes in 1917 - 1918, which deprived the German armed forces of vital supplies during the First World War. ... This indicated that even with the chain of unfortunate events, the Weimar Republic could survive. The events of 1929 - 1933 show that it was not inevitable that Hitler should come into power. ... The Nazis fed on people's fears, exploited their prejudices and this made them look like a strong organisation but Hitler's personal role also played an important part. ... Hitler used the e...

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Richard Slotkin Gunter Grass, in his novel "Crabwalk", rewrites, revises and revisits the history of Nazi Germany and World War II. ... The Soviets were embarrassed and hid the event. Post-war Germany has kept a code of silence around any German civilians suffering as a result of the war, seeming to reflect the national guilt for starting the war. ... It is linked with another event in the history of Germans. ... He posits Wilhelm Gustloff, the ship as a metaphor to describe the history of war and hatred, the Germans went through. ...

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The outbreak of world war two started on 3 September when Britain and France declared war on Germany. Hitler had clearly got his war, but was it the war that he had originally planned? ... Another important factor which can be seen as one of the causes of the war was Britain and France's policy of appeasement. ... Appeasement, some would argue, was the result of the unavoidable conjunction of events that found other countries preoccupied with economic recovery and imperial interests. ... The debate has developed into a contest between those historians who believe that Hitler had a fan...

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The division of war reparations and territorial gains at the culmination of World War I improved the conditions of three of the four Allies to include England, France, and the United States. ... The sequence of events that followed Italy's brutal involvement in the Spanish Civil War fell into place one-by-one to assure the alliance with Germany. ... Mussolini's delusion of Italian significance in the war fueled his general acceptance of the war against the Czechs. ... Italian involvement in wars after the Spanish Civil War was an uneasy topic among the people. ... The annexation of...

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During the course of World War II there were a number of turning points that impacted the outcome of the World War II. One of the most important and influential turning points that effected the outcome of the war was the Battle of Stalingrad 23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943. ... For these reasons the Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in World War II and had dramatically changed the outcome of World War II in Europe. ... The events of Stalingrad and in particular convinced many germans that the war could not be won. ... During this event the soviet union was under the reign of Jos...

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Nonetheless there is however a general consensus amongst historians that the frightful events of world war one, distilled a sense of fear and regret amongst British society, and consequently Britain strived to prevent any future war, through whatever means necessary. In the aftermath of World War 1, lay a mutual understanding between the British government and society that never again should a catastrophe such as World War 1 occur, it was described as the war to end all wars reinforcing the view that it was a cataclysmic event which should never be re-enacted upon society. ... In order...

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The book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is about two families trying to survive the Nazi war in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1943. ... Another activity that I might choose would be to have the children create a timeline of the events in the book. The children could record the main events of the story starting with the encounter Ellen and Annemarie faced with the Nazi soldiers on their way home. ... I think that it is important for children to learn about past struggles to appreciate what people have been through; and how far they have come to surmount adversity and triumph over hardships. ...

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The most important issue relates to the question of whether or not Hitler had evolved a clear and coherent foreign policy by the time he assumed office and to which he was to adhere until his suicide in the bunker. ... By the sheer exertion of his will and the response it elicited inside Germany, Hitler was able to impress his ideas on events rather than allow events and realities to reshape his ideas. ... He was influenced by unforeseeable international events, and he logically took advantage of these when they could in any way help Germany in its quest for living space. ......

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The German Holocaust The German holocaust was a bad part of German history but its and important part also. The holocaust was the biggest reason that World War II started. ... The holocaust refers to the period of time between January 30, 1933 went Adolf Hitler became chancellor of German to may 8, 1945, when the war in Europe ended. ... These Jewish people were not casualties of war but they were innocent men and women who did nothing to anybody, not only were they murdered for no reason but their children were also murdered for no reason. ... Children were expelled from their school...

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This book focuses on the necessities in our life that we take for granted, necessities we do not even think about as being important. Wiesel writes a great deal about the hardships and happenings of the concentration camps during World War II. Even though history of the second world war is taught in school, it is never elaborated on. ... As I read the book, my heart ached with pain and agony because I know this is a book based on real, tragic events. ... Wiesel's book forces the reader to think, feel, and endure the misery that millions were forced to experience during the second wor...

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It is important to acknowledge that there are a number of totalitarian models, and that these theoretical descriptions attempt to emphasize certain characteristics and features of the Nazi dictatorship. ... However, Bracher's notion of totalitarianism remains an important contribution to Nazi histiography and is particularly relevant to the radicalization of the Nazi state following 1942. ... On the one hand, the oath of allegiance to Hitler and the events of the Blomberg-Fritsch affair would suggest that the army was under Hitler's control. ... The trade union movement was destroyed...

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World War II was simply viewed as Hitler's war, and all responsibility for it began and ended with him.' ... In modern days, the personality of Adolf Hitler is usually linked to the Second World War. ... Regarding Germany's foreign policy, Hitler wanted to change the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, to bring all the german speaking people in one place, and, most important, to make Germany a hegemonic power.The foreign policy of Germany, before and during the war, was incredibly intense. ... At the end of The Great War, Germany had many restrictions towards armament, army. ... ...

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Introduction The field of transitional justice was practically nonexistent prior to the end of the Second World War. Mass atrocities had taken place on the world stage with almost no consequences being brought upon the perpetrators, and more importantly the orchestrators or those "most responsible" for these crimes. ... Practically the entire country had been destroyed in the war by the allied forces and rebuilding was highly hindered by the strict sanctions that were put in place on Germany following the war. ... The country needed a leader to rally behind and promise to "rest...

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Praying and asking questions is an important part in his faith. ... His whole experience in the war shows how awful people can be to each other. ... The Holocaust was an event that ended up turning mankind against mankind. ... Night portrays the harsh, cruel and unsightly events that took place during the Holocaust. ... Many events that took place brought him down and caused him to question everyone and everything around him, but he still had enough belief that he would get through it and he did. ...

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The Weimar Republic was a chaotic and difficult transition for the German State after the Great War. ... Strength and image were considered more important by some than policy and pragmatism appear to have been. ... The events up to 1923 had done serious damage to the Weimar Republic. ... The restructured reparations payments meant that Germany had more money to spend on rebuilding its war damaged cities, improving hospitals and education as well as many other projects. ... Stresemann was a far more charismatic and skilful politician than Ebert, important qualities if you want your people to ...

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The world, especially Germany, was ripe for dictatorship following the Great War. ... Germany, ravaged by war, was facing a crisis caused by rising unemployment, substantial inflation, famine, allied control, and outrageous war reparations. ... In 1919, Woodrow Wilson proclaimed his dream that World War I would be "the war to end all wars." ... Furthermore, he blamed the Allies and, more importantly, the Weimar Republic for their "enslavement of the German people" (Kiem, Internet). ... Events culminated on the night of November 9th when an all-out assault was waged on German Jews. ...

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