World War II and the Holocaust: A Deadly History

World War I set the stage for instability and destruction of what World War II anticipated. In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland and within two days France and Britain declared war on Germany which begun World War II. With an estimated death total of 35 to 60 million, 6 million included Jews who were taken by Nazi’s. Two days after Hitler committed suicide Germany surrenders to the Western Allies followed by the Soviets. September 2, 1945 declared the final ending of World War II. The word Holocaust comes from a Greek word meaning “sacrifice by fire.” The Holocaust was perceived to be one of the most deadly crimes of all times targeting the minority population at the time. A Nazi was known to be a member of the “National Socialist German Workers” who worked under Adolf Hitler the leader of Germany in 1933 to 1945. The Nazi’s targeted

We have laws to keep us in check and consequences to follow if we don’t follow them. Plato’s theory on Benevolent Authority shows how external authorities try to see fair play. “Authorities can have their own agendas and these are not always consistent with cooperation and fair play (Fisher pg. 27).” We look at our authorities and usually don’t question them because we assume since they are higher up they know what they are doing and quite frankly we can’t do anything about it. In Operation Paperclip the people brought over from Germany were known scientists that had great knowledge in what we didn’t. Many of them known as war criminals, Nazi’s, and a threat to the United States were given an opportunity to escape Germany and live in America. This theory can be associated to the Free Rider with giving the opportunity to not be on trial and live in America. Being in America gave them the protection they needed and the chance to be free. People like Braun and Rudolf had no consequences and were given the chance to better America’s