How Did Ww2 Impact Society
Amidst the various horrors of World War II, none was more devastating then the mass murder and forced labour of Jewish people and other targeted groups by Nazi Germany, in a genocide most often called the Holocaust. In it, more than 11 million lives were claimed, ultimately leading to one of the most devastating war crimes and genocides in the entirety of history. The horrors of the Holocaust and World War 2 in general still greatly impact society today, from Neo-Nazi groups around the world to international relations and to modern culture, as it changed the course of world history.
The Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler, ruled Germany 1933 to 1945, and made its hatred of certain peoples national policy - sending Jewish people, Communists, gay people, and other persecuted groups into death camps and denying them of basic human rights.. These actions, which led to 6 million Jewish deaths and 5 million deaths of other groups, continued until the …show more content…
Neo-nazi and neo-fascist groups around the world continue to grow in size, spreading their perverse white supremacist ideals in various government bodies. Moreover, they are evolving, trying to recruit newer generations over the internet, leading to a rise in homophobia and anti-semitism in certain areas. People uneducated about the Holocaust and the Nazis are more likely to fall victim and join these groups, becoming Nazi sympathizers mainly because they do not recall the breadth of their cruelty and the effects of their past prejudice. They are also subject to thinking about anti-semitism and Nazism in the past sense, therefore ignoring the prejudice that Jewish people and other targeted groups still face in the modern age. Therefore, people must be educated about the Holocaust, the Japanese Internment camps, and other human rights violations in World War II, in order to realize that people still face prejudice in the world
The Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler, ruled Germany 1933 to 1945, and made its hatred of certain peoples national policy - sending Jewish people, Communists, gay people, and other persecuted groups into death camps and denying them of basic human rights.. These actions, which led to 6 million Jewish deaths and 5 million deaths of other groups, continued until the …show more content…
Neo-nazi and neo-fascist groups around the world continue to grow in size, spreading their perverse white supremacist ideals in various government bodies. Moreover, they are evolving, trying to recruit newer generations over the internet, leading to a rise in homophobia and anti-semitism in certain areas. People uneducated about the Holocaust and the Nazis are more likely to fall victim and join these groups, becoming Nazi sympathizers mainly because they do not recall the breadth of their cruelty and the effects of their past prejudice. They are also subject to thinking about anti-semitism and Nazism in the past sense, therefore ignoring the prejudice that Jewish people and other targeted groups still face in the modern age. Therefore, people must be educated about the Holocaust, the Japanese Internment camps, and other human rights violations in World War II, in order to realize that people still face prejudice in the world