Ww2 And The Holocaust

Introduction

The World War II, despite the violence, mass killings and economic turmoil that it brought, helped shaped the world into what is it nowadays. It helped in the realization of the world on the importance of equality, freedom and concern to the entire humanity. It helped us to fully understand the essence of equality and how discrimination could bring the world to its worst scenario. The striking events during the World War II, the Holocaust, in particular, helped the humanity understand their similarities as human beings and that racism has always been a cruel ideology. This paper will discuss the events during the World War II and the devastating effects of the Holocaust to the creation of the State of Israel. It will answer the

It involved more than 30 countries which resulted to the death of 50 million civilians and military due to war violence, famine and diseases; there are some estimations that it even reached 85 million (Taylor, 2011). The war was sparked by the invasion of Adolf Hitler of Poland in 1939 and finalized in 1945 after the defeat of Germany from the Allied forces. At the end of World War I, the treaties worked out in Paris left some countries unhappy such as Germany and Austria because it required them to make reparations and give up their arms (CNN Library). This sparked a new turmoil which eventually resulted in the World War II. Moreover, the World War I left remarkable damages which lead to massive economic issues worldwide (CNN Library). Extreme patriotism grew in Europe particularly in the defeated countries and eventually lead to dictatorship and genocide. Some European countries formed an alliance known as the Axis Powers to enhance their power and defeat the opposing force. On the other hand, the Allied Powers headed by the USA was formed to fight the Axis Powers; the Allied was joined by more than 60 nations (CNN Library). As the war ended, the countries tried their best to repair the damages of war and made actions to ensure that peace and unity will always reign to prevent a new war from sparking

During the Enlightenment Era, this discrimination was lessened and religious tolerance was supported by the European leaders during the period. However, the anti-Semitic feeling remained on some people and become more common on taking a stance against people’s racial characteristics. Adolf Hitler is a well-known dictator and leader of the Nazis. Hitler served his country during the World War I but due to his anti-Semitic ideology, he believes that the Jews are to be blamed for his country’s defeat during the World War I. After the said war, Hitler decided to join the National German Workers’ Party which eventually renamed to National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP) or the Nazis. The Party eventually gained more and more supporters until it rose to power and Hitler eventually became the chancellor of Germany in 1933. He then anointed himself as the supreme ruler of Germany or the “Fuhrer” in 1934. It was the start of the terrifying dictatorship that displaced the Jews from their homes and killed millions of