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Papers On Holocaust Studies
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The White Rose Resistance Movement
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A paper which looks at the student resistance movement, the White Rose group, which was active in Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLwhiteros.rtf
The World of Yesterday: The Golden Age
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A five page paper which looks at the Golden Age of the Austrian empire, as described in Zweig's The World of Yesterday, and considers the effect which Nazism and the World Wars had on Austrian culture, and the Jews in particular.
Filename: JLzweig.rtf
Three Days Later: Nagasaki
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(5 pp) Four years after 2,400 people were killed
in the bombing of Pearl Harbor; it has been
estimated that 240,000 Japanese were killed in the
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Yet the
bombing of Nagasaki did not occur until three days
after Hiroshima. This discussion will examine the
events of that particular explosion and the
aftermath in the country, as well as the
revisionist historical thoughts, which are
occurring today. Bibliography lists 4 sources
including 3 visuals of post-Nagasaki after bombing.
Filename: BBnagaAt.doc
Three Essays: Very intriquing history questions!
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5 pages. In-depth answers to questions regarding nineteenth century Imperialism; extermination camps; and the historian Reilly and his presentation of history text. Includes the way extermination camps were run like a factory assembly line: We learn that the smoke never quit billowing from the huge crematoriums as these doomed people were forced to line up, assembly-style, to be processed to their death. As a historian, Reilly presents the facts in a succinct and highly readable manner.
Filename: JGAimp19.wps
Tolerance and Assimilation / The Problems of Jews & The History of Prejudice
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the arguments of Montaigne, Condorcet and Herzl on the problems of prejudice against different races and religions, and evaluates their perspectives in terms of the call for assimilation and tolerance. 4 sources cited.
Filename: Toljew.wps
Two Questions of World War II
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This 4 page report discusses two
specific questions regarding World War II. 1) Considering WWII’s
worst excesses -- as exemplified in “Survival at Auschwitz” (Pimo
Levi), “The Rape of Nanking” (Iris Chang), and “Hiroshima” (John
Hersey) -- what conclusions can be drawn regarding humanity’s
capacity to do evil or preserve dignity? and 2) How do American
and Russian “contributions” compare when considered in the defeat
of Hitler’s forces? Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWdignty.wps
US RESPONSE TO THE HOLOCAUST
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This 6 page paper discusses the question of advanced knowledge of the crimes against the European Jews before the United States became involved in WWII. Wymann, Gilbert, Laquer, and Novick's books are compared and contrasted on this point, conclusions are drawn and examples given which tend to indicate that the US did have knowledge. Bibliograhy lists 4 sources.
Filename: Mbwwii.rtf
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