The Second War began when the Spartan King Archimedes II laid siege to the city of Plataea. The Athenians were able to hold their position until 427 B.C.E., when the city fell. During that time, a revolt by the Spartans as taking place at Mytilene, which put additional pressure on Athens. While they defended and successfully extinguished that revolt, the Athenians made additional progress into Peloponnese, by sea, as well as Italy, by land. Athens’ success eventually ended when they were defeated in an attempt to recover Amphipolis in 422 B.C.E.
Erich Remarque, author of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, presents a true story of a soldier throughout World War I. At the young age of 19, Paul Bäumer voluntarily enters the draft to fight for his home country, Germany. Throughout the war, Paul disconnects his mind from his feelings, keeping his emotions away from the bitter reality he is experiencing. This helps him survive mentally throughout the course of the war. The death of Paul 's friend Kemmerich forces him to cover his grief, “My limbs move supplely, I feel my joints strong, I breathe the air deeply. The night lives, I live.”
(Wiesel 35), said an SS officer. Thus, commanding that the Jews had to strip their own clothes. This is dehumanizing in many ways, because the SS officers are commanding the prisoners to strip, which is very personal and should not be forced upon a human. Furthermore, this affected Wiesel and his father in many ways, as it took away their own freedom and made them scared. In conclusion, using commands to boss around Jews like a pack of wild dogs was just one of the many ways SS officers dehumanized the Jewish
It is generally accepted that the German people felt they had been robbed of victory in WWI, and for various reasons the Jews were the reason to blame. Battalion 101 was deployed in 1939 and the average age of the men was thirty-nine. All of the men would have been old enough to be aware of Germany’s social and political situation at the end of WWII in 1918. There is reasonable belief these men truly believed they were fighting to reclaim justice for Germany, from the people who stole it from them. Therefore, the men were epistemically justified in fighting for the Nazi’s.
No German citizen, and not even Adolf Hitler, would support the large-scale, systematic murder of people they thought to be equal. The thorough dehumanization
When the SS were tired, they were changed. But no one changed us” (Wiesel 87). The Nazis would exceed the limit which soon ended in people dying, they didn't know when to stop. They would replace the people who mattered but made the Jews feel like they didn't when they were told to keep going. Overall, the Nazis neglected the Jews and put them in a position no person should ever have to experience.
When the SS chose to slide away just proved that they were scared. Fear had consumed them to the point where cruelty no longer mattered, the officers wanted to survive just as the victims of the holocaust wanted to. Fear can corrupt someone to be cruel because it is a way to deny vulnerability and mask it with acts of aggression. They feel cruelty is the only thing that can save Them.
The system was designed to turn victim against victim, as the prisoner functionaries were pitted against their fellow prisoners in order to maintain the favor of their SS guards. Did one volunteer to become one? Did you beat other prisoners? If so you would have to beat your family and friends just to save yourself from the labor and
The officers had orders to shoot anyone who could not maintain the pace but many other Jews dropped dead during the run and the officers didn’t waste a bullet. When the SS officers were tired they were replaced. But the Jews were forced to keep
The Nazis become cruel to others and even become racist against other people, seeing the Jews more as objects or animals other than humans. Some of the Germans began by helping the Jews and giving comfort. The first place we see a helpful German turn on the Jews is on page 74. One soldier had been trying to offer the prisoners comfort, making them think they will be kept safe. Once he realizes his bosses have other plans he quickly abandons his Jewish ‘’friends.
The Nazi officers wanted the Jewish men to march like they were animals, and to not stop until they deemed fit. The Jewish were also marching in freezing weather, and had no food or drink while they were marching. They were expected to be like machines, and if they failed as machines, they were simply finished off by the SS. Elie described, “When the SS were tired, they were replaced. But no one replaced us.
Another important detail about this group of people is "The SS were headed toward the solitary confinement cell." (61) The Allied countries did do something but just not enough. The prisoners might of thought that the SS were going to kill them too, but that was not true. The Minor Nazi soldiers were also responsible for some part of
Because of the great power that Hitler had, plenty of his political opponents would be commanded to be scared away or executed. An example of his aggression towards his opponents/enemies is the “Night of the Long Knifes”, where 77 political leaders were executed on his orders. Soon the SA (a Nazi paramilitary group) got complete power and allowed to arrest anyone that did something bad and were seen, it made them
The German officer shouted, “There are eighty of you in the car, if anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs” (Wiesel 24). This shows that the Germans thought nothing of them. Instead the Germans compared the Jews to being like “dogs”, which showed that the Germans thought Jews were not worthy of being treated like a human. In conclusion, in World War II, the Jews were dehumanized because of their beliefs, they were treated as unworthy objects that are a burden to
In many ways, Nazis had physically, mentally, and emotionally dehumanized their victims. The Jews were treated so badly by the Nazis that they felt as if they weren’t even humans; they felt like animals. For example, the Jewish prisoners were always being yelled at with harsh tones. Eliezer only remembers one time when a Polish
