Rebecca Lee

The Holocaust last from January 30, 1993 (When Hitler became Chancellor) to May 8, 1945 (the end of World War II). During this time, the Jewish people became Germany's scapegoat. In the newspaper Der Sturmer, it claimed, "The Jews are out misfortune". In alignment with fascism core values Hitler called for new elections in order to get the Nazi party to control German Parliament. They terrorized other parties, arrested their leaders, and banned their political meetings. Soon the Nazi's turned their power into a dictatorship and March 23rd, with the passing of the Enabling Act. As Nazi propaganda spread, so did their power. Hitler and the Nazi Party gained control over the police, terrorizing opponents of his power. These opponents were beaten or sent to concentration camps, which later was where Hitler would send the Jews. Hitler created a "massive government-supported propaganda machine" that turned Germany very anti- Semitic, with the superior race being t...

While Europe was going through its second wave of colonization, a few countries maintained independence. Among them were China, Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Persia (present day Iran), Ethiopia, Siam (present day Thailand), and Latin America. However, these independent countries faced four dimensions of the European expansion. The first was the military and political power of European states. Second, they faced the networks of trade, investments, and migration that was a product of industrialization, which created a new world economy. The third was the aspects of European culture, which bleed into their own tradition cultures. Lastly, they faced the culture of modernity. China was affected by the success it generated years earlier. They witnessed a huge population growth, but no Industrial Revolution of agricultural production to accompany it. This put pressure on the land, the unemployment rates, and the rates of starvation. China's bureaucratic state didn't grow with the popula...

Colonial rule became a major event in the histories of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. The British, French, Germans, Belgians, Portuguese, Russians, and Americas were all involved in colonizing in the long nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution in Europe created a grater need for raw goods and products while also increased their need to sell their own products. This effected the economic and social constructs in various nations. Europeans also started investing aboard. Imperialism began to grow as it "promised to solve the class conflict of an industrializing society while avoiding revolution or the serious redistribution of wealth" (Strayer 790). The idea of imperialism was then promoted by nationalism. The Industrial Revolution also made it easier for oversea expansion to occur. It also changed the way Europeans perceived themselves and other nations. This allowed Europe to justify expansion as natural and progressive, leading to a new form of racism. This exp...