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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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 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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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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The Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. ... The majority of those that were taken onto continental Europe perished within twelve months, the 287 that went to Britain survived the war. ... This was achieved through saying Kaddish (a very important prayer), celebrating important holidays, establishing libraries, schools, orphanages and theaters and by maintaining the will to survive. ... The Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. ... The majority of those that were taken onto continental Europe perishe...

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U.S Foreign Policy Toward Jewish Refugees During 1933-1939 PART I HISTORICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS In reviewing the events which gave rise to the U.S.'... With the lingering memory of the more than 300,000 U.S. troops either killed or injured in World War I, isolationism was the dominant sentiment in most political circles. Americans were not going to be "dragged" into another war by the British. ... So, before war broke out in September 1939, during that same summer, President Roosevelt called for the deactivation of the IGCR, the now 600,000 refugees in need of aid ...

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Describe the main events in Hitler's political career from 1918 to 1922.? ... In December 1918, he volunteered for guard duty in a prisoner-of-war camp containing Russian and French soldiers. ... This was an important step for Hitler, since it constituted the first recognition of the fact that he had any political ability at all. ... It was at the beginning of 1920 when Hitler was put in charge of the Party's propaganda, that he made the most important speech of his career. ... By November 1923, Hitler had established links with a hero of the First World War called General Ludend...

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Fascism as a political totalitarian movement of the right was born in Italy in 1919 with the name Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, meaning Italian Fasces of Fighting and by 1923 the Fascist movement came to power after the so-called 'March to Rome'1 and very soon after, under the dictatorial government of Benito Mussolini took complete control of society.2 In these years, the passion for nationalism on which the Fascist ideology was based found breeding sites everywhere in the world where the wounds of the Great War were still open. Most importantly though developing side by side wi...

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"The internment of many Austrian and German Jewish refugees at the outbreak of war was justified as necessary measures against enemy aliens, and a form of moral justification accompanied the expansion of camps across the southern zone, into which foreign Jews of any origin were herded in 1941."" ... In August, roughly 4,000 Jews were seized and sent to a camp called Drancy (it was originally used by the government to intern communists after the Nazi- Soviet pact, and later used by the Germans for British prisoners of war (France and the French 264)). ... "Most importantly the roundup of childr...

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1) A Terrible Tragedy The human tragedy of the Holocaust was the systematic annihilation of millions of Jews by the Nazi regime during World War II. ... In her book, Toby Fluek, a small Jewish girl, describes how her family had to move to a Jewish Ghetto and go into hiding several times to save their lives when World War II began. By the end of the war, only she and her mother had survived. ... For example, the American Slavery and the genocide of Native American Slaves were also events of great anguish that happened in our society and that have some aspects that can be related to the Holocaus...

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Still, he continued to keep up on current events. ... At the breakout of the first world war, in 1914 he volunteered. ... The end of the war and Germany's defeat disappointed and frustrated Hitler greatly. ... The failure of the putsch destroyed the party organization, and broke up influential ties between Hitler and other important people. ...

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That is the question which has been rearing its head in scientific research since the end of World War II. ... The other goal of the Nazi scientists was to provide human data that could be applied to the war effort. ... The solution to these questions, as well as others, was considered important by certain groups of Nazi administrators and scientists. ...

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Is it possible for a person to be an accessory after the fact to a crime that was committed twenty-four years before they were born? This is one of the questions that the film "Apt Pupil" asks. But, the film does more than this. It is a thought-provoking film which demonstrates the potential for evi...

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German nationalism, stirred up after World War 1, was an important part of Nazi policy. ... Boys aged 10-14 joined the Jungvolk, whereas boys aged 14-18 were in the Hitler Youth, where they engaged in endless physical and war exercises in order to be ready for the Wehrmacht. ...

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What factors contribute to ordinary everyday violence by young people in our streets or to the pursuit of war by national leaders? ... Now the process of splitting that I mentioned a moment ago really is very important. ...

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