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Actually, the Holocaust has indeed happened elsewhere. Genocide has taken on many forms and been inflicted in many ways. It has been seen in Armenia, Rwanda, Bosnia, the Sudan, and Cambodia, to name a few places. What makes the Holocaust unique and distinctive was that it was, unlike previous and more recent acts of genocide, a nationally-organized, bureaucratic attempt to eliminate an entire ethnic group (the Jews). It was commissioned by a highly industrialized and civilized nation-state (Germany), and undertaken by many elements of its government, including transportation and health agencies, combined with the private sector. Germany was the land of culture....Goethe, Schiller, Beethoven. Germany had invented such modern academic concepts as the seminar, the graduate school, the Ph.D. That a nation of such high intellectual caliber could descend into such barbarism was shocking to the American, British, and Soviet troops who entered Auschwitz, Dachau, and Belsen in 1945. That made the Holocaust unique. However, with the advances in technology -- particularly weaponry -- it is probably easier than ever to engage in mass extermination. That was demonstrated in Cambodia, where Pol Pot's "Year Zero" program led to the "Killing Fields" where millions of Cambodians were driven out of cities and into the countryside, tortured, and shot, leaving behind piles of skulls and emptied cities and towns.
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Is Germany in southern Europe?
Nope, southern Europe would be like Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, etc. and it is in central Europe. At its furthest extent, Southern Europe could include Bavaria (Southeast Germany) and parts of Southern France
Why was japan in hitlers side in the world war 2?
Japan became allies with Germany because Germany could take Europe and Japan could take the Pacific so their forces could take the world.
Why did Joseph Stalin's pact with Hitler during World War 2 encourage Germany to go to war in Europe?
Germany could fight in western Europe without worrying about fighting a two-front war.
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At what age could you enter the Vietnam war?
An effort was made to send 18 year old's to Vietnam, and men younger than that to Europe (Germany) where they would be safer.
Why did the Soviets want to take over Germany?
Germany is in a central location in Europe. It borders Italy, France, Poland and other countries. With control of Germany they could control Europe.
What could have happened in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Germany could of won the Battle of Stalingrad and ended World War 2 in Europe if Army Group B occupy it's second goal, the Soviet main Oil reserves.
Which country in Europe has the best economy?
Germany has the best economy in Europe. Has the most outcome and budget cutbacks. Germany is the best because Hitler could control the economy and kill Jews with his brain.
Is Germany in southern Europe?
Nope, southern Europe would be like Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, etc. and it is in central Europe. At its furthest extent, Southern Europe could include Bavaria (Southeast Germany) and parts of Southern France
Why was japan in hitlers side in the world war 2?
Japan became allies with Germany because Germany could take Europe and Japan could take the Pacific so their forces could take the world.
Why did Joseph Stalin's pact with Hitler during World War 2 encourage Germany to go to war in Europe?
Germany could fight in western Europe without worrying about fighting a two-front war.
Could the treaty of versailes create a lasting peace in Europe?
Obviously not as the second word war happened.
What event suggested to the Axis Powers that they could conquer Europe by threats of war alone?
the taking of czechoslovakia by Germany.
What are three countries in western Europe could travel by car?
Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, amongst many others. All countries in western Europe would be the real answer.
What happened when Germany could not pay the french after WW2?
They printed more money illegally to pay it back. Them pigs.
When the Allies invaded Europe what action could have been taken by Germany to win the war?
By D-Day Germany had NO chance at all of winning the war. Germany's best prospect would have been a change of r
What cause the balance of power to shift in Europe in the years leading up to the?
Germany became an empire with the ability to rival other world powers. Germany also chose to rule in a way that was harmful to people, and could be dangerous if it spread throughout Europe. War was the only way to force Germany to slow down.
