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    Biology lessons would inform students that the Aryan race was far superior to others, and maths lesson would set questions such as this from a German Nazi text book in 1933, "The Jews are aliens in Germany. In 1933 there were 66,060,000 inhabitants of the German Reich of whom 499,862 were

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    The story “Girl in the Blue Coat” by Monica Hesse takes place in a German invaded Amsterdam in 1943. Hanneke Bakker is a black market worker who seeks for wanted items like food, lotion, lipstick, cigarettes, kerosene, and other items that are hard to get during that time for her clients. Hanneke Bakker has been struggling with the death of her love, Bas, who dies in the war fighting for the Dutch army. Once the German had invaded they began to put strict rules on the Jewish population. When she

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    believes. Biography.com has stated, “It was abridged and translated into 11 languages, selling more than five million copies by 1939. A work of propaganda and falsehoods, this book laid out Hitler’s plans for transforming German Society into one based on race,” (“Adolf Hitler”). This quote is talking about Hitler’s autobiography which is full of lies and false statements. The book’s name is “Mein Kampf,” or My Struggle. What Hitler was trying to show was, that he almost died in World War 1 by getting hit

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    1984 and the Nazi Regime George Orwell, in his dystopian novel 1984 written shortly after World War II, creates an allusion between Nazi Germany’s past and Oceania’s future in regards to the attitude and structure of the two societies. The novel is told by an omniscient narrator following Winston, a man questioning his memory and the morality of Big Brother’s government, which is most effective for this novel. Thus, through Winston’s internal dialogue, Orwell alludes to Nazi Germany’s past to

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    Nazis and Khmer Rouge

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    The 20th Century was an era marked by growing turmoil in the world stage. As countries fought for hegemony, it was often groups of people who were most affected by the political turbulence of the times. Throughout this era, many of these oppressive states existed, yet none quite like Nazi Germany and Khmer Rouge Cambodia. Told by the young voices of Elie Wiesel in Night and Chanthity Him in When Broken Glass Floats, each author tells their story of what it meant to grow up as a victim of these regimes

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    Introduction: Adolf Hitler was the leader of the German Aryans during World War Two, Hitler was the Chancellor of Germany and his main goal was to create a master race to take over the world. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in a tavern in Austria. Hitler was born into his family with 5 others siblings. His Father Alois Schickelgruber and Mother Klara Potzl changed all of their family members last names to Hitler because, both of Adolf’s Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and most of his family

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    The word “myth” typically brings to mind dusty, ancient volumes of Greek and Roman fables– stories of angry gods and supernatural creatures. But myths encompass a much wider category. In fact, myths are a critical tool for leaders and politicians in uniting their nations. Myths are narratives used to make sense of current or historical events and they can be manipulated for both good and bad. This essay considers the way in which myths are used in nation-building and war by examining several prominent

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    Discuss the Graphic Design Styles and Techniques of Propaganda and Persuasion used by the Nazi Government 1933-1939 “Nothing is easier than leading the people on a leash. I just hold up a dazzling campaign poster and they jump through it.” (Goebbels, 1934). By the time Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, he already understood the power that propaganda could have on the masses; so quickly hired Joseph Goebbels as Reich Minister of Propaganda to control the news, media and art in Germany

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    term caste was first used by Portuguese travelers who came to India in the 16th century. Caste comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word "casta" which means "race", "breed", or "lineage". Many Indians use the term "jati". There are 3,000 castes and 25,000 subcastes in India, each related to a specific occupation. These different castes fall under four basic varnas: Brahmins--priests & teachers Kshatryas--warriors & rulers Vaishyas— farmers, traders & merchants Shudras--laborers Caste not only dictates

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    and a lot more of an object to be ridiculed." (Luckyfight901, Paragraph 12). Hitler also used the same tactics with Jewish people, he had a group of followers called "the Nazi's". The Nazi's despised Jewish people for not being of 'Aryan Race' (A 'perfect' human race), and they tortured people of Jewish descent because of this. Piggy was a toy for Jacks group of hunters, Jack and his tribe both verbally and physically abused Piggy, which eventually lead to his death. "[Ralph is] like Piggy. He says

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