Similarities Between Nazis And ISIS

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ISIS has shown that they are one of the biggest terror threats in the world (CNN). People even are starting comparing ISIS to the Nazis from World War II(Luckert). Nazis and ISIS are very similar, but they are also very different. The similarities are shocking to see that history could possibly repeat itself and people still haven’t learned from the Nazis’ time. The Nazis exterminated more than six million innocent civilians. If no one stops ISIS, who knows what they will be able to accomplish. When people compare ISIS and the Nazis they see some horrific similarities. ISIS makes propaganda videos of them cutting people’s heads off (Luckert). They post these on websites and use social media to promote these awful video. They also make …show more content…

They are in a different time period with different weapons and abilities(Britannica). ISIS is a cult and doesn't have the best available army and weapons. However, the Nazis were a super power in their time. The Nazis tried to take over Europe and eventually the world. ISIS is looking to fight a religious war. The Nazis hated the Jews but the main reason for them fighting was not about religion it was about power. ISIS is the opposite of this. Another difference between the two is modern technology. ISIS has used social media to recruit and scare people into joining them(Luckert). The Nazis didn't have that so they had to pressure people to join them or be killed. ISIS is also located in the middle east where there is oil everywhere and money can be made off of that. The Nazis were located in Europe and didn’t have this asset. The Nazis focused on killing Jews and winning the war. ISIS take a different approach and use small attacks on innocent people in order to scare everyone. The nazis were very secretive on them killing their Jewish prisoners. On the other hand, ISIS is glad to broadcast executions of their enemies. These differences don't take away the fact that ISIS and the Nazis are both terrible thing that have happened to the

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