Into Part 6 + Chapter 20 pg 973-1017 + Chapter 20 Documents

Intro Part 6 + Chapter 20


World War 1 created  new way people live their lives as individuals, as communities, social groups, and nations. It was followed by an economic meltdown of the Great Depression which cause economies to spiral downward. All of a sudden the markets crashed and the banks all closed. People lost all their money and there was many suicides because of it. The unemployment also whirled downward and people were desperate for jobs. By 1932, employment rate had dropped by more than 30%.

Additionally, the Holocaust happened which was one of the more tragic events that has occurred. Jews were discriminated against and then wiped out because of Hitler and the Germans. They were put in concentration camps, dehumanized, and then burned, gassed, or shot. Millions of Jews were killed making their population dwindle.

 During the second half of the twentieth century, after World War 1 there was also a major world population growth in the U.S and Europe. Once World War 2 occurred, it mapped a road to a war in Europe and Africa and had a global conflict. Now we can look back at the wars and reflect on whether or not we have learned from them and whether or not they were beneficial. These are not easy questions and the answers vary from person to person. However, the one thing that is for sure is that those wars changed the world and made it the way it is today.

Chapter 20 Documents:

I was interested in Document 20.1 because it focuses on the Holocaust and the Nazism that occur. It shows how corrupt Hitler was and it talks about his book "Mein Kampf" which means "My Struggle." This was horrible to read because he was basically stating that his race was so much better than everyone else. He quoted, "All who are not of good race in this world are chaff." My question to him would be what makes you god? Who gives you to the power to just decide what race is good and what race is not? I guess I cannot wrap my head around a person who thinks that way. I will never understand the cold blooded person Hitler was.