Genocide:
any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group. |
There are several annual holidays that honor the Holocaust.
January 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. There is a US Holocaust Memorial Museum. It is always known as the worst genocide in history. The responsibillity level is more than just on Germany. Since the Holocaust, there has been genocides, on slightly small scales. Today, there are still people who support the Nazis, who believe in their idealogy and commit acts of violence. There are also people who believe their race is superior to others, or that one race is "inferior" due to their skin color or beliefs. A Genocide Convention, held in 1948, by the United Nations defined the word "genocide" and outlawed it, with severe punishments regarding those who attempt genocide. As of now, a hundred and fourty-seven countries have ratified it. |
RememberHolocaust Remembrance Day-Jan 27.
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MemorialsUnited State Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Other Questions:
- The term "Never Forget. Never Again." is a powerful quote used when talking about the Holocaust and the mass genocide. Describe the meaning behind it and its importance. -Describe how people remember the Holocaust. |
Regarding Holocaust Denial:
- Why would people deny the Holocaust happened? -What are their arguments? -What do they think regarding the death camps and the genocide? - Why is this an issue? -Many countries have made Holocaust denial illegal. Is this justified? |
Crime and Punishment- The Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg trials was a series of 13 trials, convicting Nazi leaders, officals, and military officers of crimes against humanity (1945-1949).
At first, the countries were at a conflict, with so many countries involved, with laws regarding one nation, not several. Eventually the countries had to create a set of laws for the basis of their decisions. The MIlitary Tribunal, passed on August 8, 1945, define these three categories, among others, as crimes: crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
The city of Nuremberg is in Germany, the main place where Hitler's propaganda rallies took place. This marked a symbolic end to his Third Reich.
Majority of the prominent nazi leaders had committed suicide and not undergone trial.
At first, the countries were at a conflict, with so many countries involved, with laws regarding one nation, not several. Eventually the countries had to create a set of laws for the basis of their decisions. The MIlitary Tribunal, passed on August 8, 1945, define these three categories, among others, as crimes: crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
The city of Nuremberg is in Germany, the main place where Hitler's propaganda rallies took place. This marked a symbolic end to his Third Reich.
Majority of the prominent nazi leaders had committed suicide and not undergone trial.
Trial of Major War Criminals Nov 1945-Oct 1946
24 Criminals were brought in. Majority had belonged to Nazi organizations (Like Gestapo). One committed suicide beforehand, another deemed mentally unfit for trial. Lawyers were brought in as well. With so many languages, instantaneous translation was brought. All but three were found guilty. Ten were sentenced to death, the rest sentenced to imprisonments from 10 years to life.
Subsequent Trials 1946-1949
The Doctors trials, 23 were convicted with crimes against humanity for experimentation on war prisoners. The Judges trials, accused lawyers and judges of passing Eugenics laws for the Third Reich. Other trials involved SS mistreatment of prisoners, slave labor and high-ranking mistreatment of war prisoners. Of over 100 people tried, about twelve were sentenced to death, with the majority of the rest being sentenced to imprisonment.
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QUESTIONS
-Give an example of a group of people today that believe one race is inferior to another.
-Would you have given Nazis helpers a prison sentence? Or worse?
-What took place in Nuremberg during World War II?
-What took place on January 27, 1945?
-What was created as a result of the Nuremberg trials? (Document)
-Why were prominent Nazi leaders unable to be convicted?