Ghetto Dbq
History repeats itself. Why exactly it does so is a nearly-answered mystery, but humans, especially oppressors tend to use the same tactics as other oppressors did beforehand. The Europeans copied Egyptian slavery, Western society took on the European notion of homophobia, and most recently, the German Nazi party created their own ghettos similar to the living spaces Blacks were systematically pushed into after being freed from slavery. This isn’t to say that Nazi germany looked into America, saw how they were treating their undesirables and went “Hey! We should do that too!” but the ideology and structure of the Jewish and Black ghetto are very similar, while not exactly the same.
Clearly, both of the ghettos were the result of systematic …show more content…
That decision went through many convoluted changes before its ultimate determination.”* holocaustresearchproject.org Hitler never considered the idea of ghettos until he realized that Jews would make good labor, and that they were much easier to isolate and transport this way. It became the third step in the four-step answer to “The Jewish Question” that consisted of first isolating them from society (yellow patches, labeling businesses as Jewish), removing their rights (curfews, Jew-only areas, restricting business), transporting them to ghettos, and finally transporting them to concentration or extermination camps. Jews were rounded up and transported to town in empty factories in which they would live in wall-less or roofless buildings, living on scraps of food and drops of water and working for a majority of the day. “His family now lived on factory grounds, in a shelter with a roof with no walls, and with little food besides spoonfuls of potato soup. There was hardly any water-- only two faucets for the whole ghetto.” Bascomb, Neal Nazi Hunters (2013). Besides the physical benefits that the ghettos provided for the Nazis, a bonus was the emotional effects it had on the Jews. The cruel conditions of the …show more content…
It’s the iconic image, the one that evoked sympathy in the hearts of many, making them even prouder of what their country has been doing in the war. Behind gassing and plain ol’ guns, starvation is the cause of most of the deaths during the Holocaust. It began in the ghettos, where Jews would get merely 300 calories each day. Enough to keep them moving but clearly not enough to be healthy. The trend of malnutrition in ghettos is not unique to the Holocaust, unfortunately. Thanks to the way America’s agriculture is, many in low-income areas cannot afford the good, nutritious food that is required for someone to be properly fed. However, this doesn’t mean that they’re viciously underfed like those in concentration camps. In America, how fat you are often correlates with how poor you are, as those without money are more likely to buy the cheaper, fat-sodium-and-preservative ridden food. This, in turn, helps the healthcare business, as they have more people signing up for their services while they can’t even pay for them. A shining example of capitalism. Those in low-income areas are also more likely to not be aware of foods that unhealthy, which is why they buy those foods in the first place. This problem is not systematic oppression, just capitalism that transcends race. The diets Jewish people had were (obviously) discriminatory, and they also applied to
Clearly, both of the ghettos were the result of systematic …show more content…
That decision went through many convoluted changes before its ultimate determination.”* holocaustresearchproject.org Hitler never considered the idea of ghettos until he realized that Jews would make good labor, and that they were much easier to isolate and transport this way. It became the third step in the four-step answer to “The Jewish Question” that consisted of first isolating them from society (yellow patches, labeling businesses as Jewish), removing their rights (curfews, Jew-only areas, restricting business), transporting them to ghettos, and finally transporting them to concentration or extermination camps. Jews were rounded up and transported to town in empty factories in which they would live in wall-less or roofless buildings, living on scraps of food and drops of water and working for a majority of the day. “His family now lived on factory grounds, in a shelter with a roof with no walls, and with little food besides spoonfuls of potato soup. There was hardly any water-- only two faucets for the whole ghetto.” Bascomb, Neal Nazi Hunters (2013). Besides the physical benefits that the ghettos provided for the Nazis, a bonus was the emotional effects it had on the Jews. The cruel conditions of the …show more content…
It’s the iconic image, the one that evoked sympathy in the hearts of many, making them even prouder of what their country has been doing in the war. Behind gassing and plain ol’ guns, starvation is the cause of most of the deaths during the Holocaust. It began in the ghettos, where Jews would get merely 300 calories each day. Enough to keep them moving but clearly not enough to be healthy. The trend of malnutrition in ghettos is not unique to the Holocaust, unfortunately. Thanks to the way America’s agriculture is, many in low-income areas cannot afford the good, nutritious food that is required for someone to be properly fed. However, this doesn’t mean that they’re viciously underfed like those in concentration camps. In America, how fat you are often correlates with how poor you are, as those without money are more likely to buy the cheaper, fat-sodium-and-preservative ridden food. This, in turn, helps the healthcare business, as they have more people signing up for their services while they can’t even pay for them. A shining example of capitalism. Those in low-income areas are also more likely to not be aware of foods that unhealthy, which is why they buy those foods in the first place. This problem is not systematic oppression, just capitalism that transcends race. The diets Jewish people had were (obviously) discriminatory, and they also applied to