Propaganda Vs Holocaust

7. Analysis of Differences

7.1 Propaganda Just as it is important to analyze similarities, differences can lead to connections being made as well. For the Nazis, propaganda played a large part in turning the Germans against the Jewish people. They were able to use extensive propaganda to separate and dehumanize the Jews from the average German citizen. One way this was done was through the media with anti-semitic publications like Der Sturmer, a very popular newspaper that printed articles and cartoons about the Jewish people, showing them in unfavorable ways and speaking against them. For example, an article written in Der Sturmer by Ernst Hiemer claimed “The Jewish danger will be eliminated only when Jewry throughout the world has ceased

Although during the beginning of the Holocaust many countries refused to let Jewish immigrants into their countries, as Hitler began expanding and taking over more countries, the international community saw the need to step in to stop him. The outcry from different countries against the Nazis led to World War II. Thousands of troops were sent into European countries that had been taken under Nazi control, including Germany. Nazi troops were pushed out of countries and Jews freed from concentration

In order to determine whether a connection can be made between the Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide, it was noted that both can be considered genocides as they were systematic killings of a specific group or ethnicity. Aside from this, both genocides were sparked by a change in power as well as the lack of intervention prior to the start of the genocide. Despite similarities, a definitive cause of both genocides can not be seen. Neither the use of propaganda, nor whether or not the leaders of the genocide were expansionist, nor international intervention stopped or created the genocides alone. With this information, the only definite that can be drawn is that genocides are started by hatred. In both Germany and Rwanda, as well as in many other genocides throughout history, a stronger majority turned its anger and frustration into a misdirected hatred of a group different from its own. This has led to the loss of life for millions of innocent people. Although history repeats itself, it is often times repeated in slightly different ways as was the case with the Holocaust and Rwandan Genocide. This can make it harder to end the recurring pattern, but if unnecessary hatred can be decreased and eliminated,