Research Essay
Use online resources to conduct a brief search into the Holocaust. Record at least four facts you learned about the Holocaust and Concentration Camps.
You must use at least 4-6 quotations from the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum and 2-4 quotations from your own research (total 8 citations minimum).
Essay Outline:
Follow the outline below, unless you earned an A on your previous essay. If you earned an A, you are free to deviate from this outline.
1. Introduction
- hook your reader. Explore Concentration Camps as employed by Nazi Germany in the WW2 era.
- thesis
2. Body Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 - support your thesis
Body paragraphs
at least 7 sentences
Format:
#1 Topic Sentence
#2 Quote - Starts with, For example... This means....
#3 commentary
#4 commentary
#5 Quote - Start sentence with "In addition/Furthermore" -
#6 commentary
#7 commentary
4. Conclusion
Do not summarize. Instead talk about the effects of these camps.
Sample:
When it came to who the Nazi regime imprisoned in camps, they imprisoned practically anyone who they did not see as socially fit. For example, Doris Bergen illustrate just what kinds of people were captured throughout the Nazi regime, "From the earliest years of the Nazi regime, German authorities persecuted homosexuals and others whose behavior did not match prescribed social norms. German police officials targeted thousands of political opponents [including Communists, Socialists, and trade unionists] and religious dissidents [such as Jehovah's Witnesses]" (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "Introduction Holocaust"). This means that the types of people put into concentration camps were not limited to just Jewish people. It also means that Jewish people were not the only group taken in to custody by the Nazi party during the Holocaust. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum [USHMS] is a national museum which was created to confront hatred and to prevent tragedies like the Holocaust from ever happening again. In addition, "For persons perceived to be political and racial opponents of the Reich, the Gestapo issued “protective custody” [Schutzhaft] orders, which authorized the incarceration in the camps of Jews, Social Democrats, Communists, liberals, Freemasons, Jehovah's Witnesses, clergy who opposed the Nazis, members of national opposition movements, non-Germans in general after Germany began to occupy Europe, and any others whose behavior—real or perceived—could be interpreted as politically motivated opposition" (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "Concentration Camp System"). This means that orders were issued which called for the incarcerations of various political opponents. It also names just some of the many different groups of people imprisoned in concentration camps.
These camps and the Nazis actions did not happen because of vengeance; the man himself, Adolf Hitler caused it. For example, Hitler was elected as their chancellor, and he abused his power, "Hitler was a powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change. He promised the disenchanted a better life and a new and glorious Germany." (USHMM. "Hitler Power") He wanted to make a change to Germany. However, his thirst for power ended up making his decisions lean towards illegal actions and caused the entire country of Europe to suffer from his reign of the Nazis. In addition, Hitler used propaganda to his advantage and for his persecution of Jews, "In addition to its pervasive Anti-Semitism, Hitler’s government also sought to establish the cultural dominance of Nazism by burning books, forcing newspapers out of business, using radio and movies for propaganda purposes and forcing teachers throughout Germany’s educational system to join the party." (History.com) He wanted to spread his Nazism using propaganda because he thought this would cause others to join him in the Nazi regime. What Hitler did was something that cannot be forgotten in history, and this is proof why many historians believe Hitler was one of the worst people to roam the earth.
Works Cited
History.com Staff. “Adolf Hitler.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009,
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/adolf-hitler
Accessed on Mar. 13, 2018
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Concentration Camp System: In Depth.” Holocaust
Encyclopedia. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007387.
Accessed on March 3, 2018.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Hitler Comes to Power." Holocaust
Encyclopedia. https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671.
Accessed on Mar. 13, 2018.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Introduction to the Holocaust.” Holocaust Encyclopedia.
www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143. Accessed on Feb 12, 2018.