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This 10 page paper examines what went on in Nazi Germany, who in the U.S. knew about it when, and why it took so long for the U.S. to act. A couple of theories are examined and it is argued that the U.S. hesitancy is attributable primarily to economic interests. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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of the horrific events that would plague Europe with the Nazi regime in charge. Many are familiar with these events as millions of people died as a result. It would
be all over the news and people watched in horror after the fact. While in the end, U.S. troops would come to the rescue of those to be executed, some
say the effort was to little too late. Why did the United States wait so long to get involved? It is not as if the Holocaust could have been completely
averted. At the same time, it is also true that something could have been done earlier. Many argue that there was much in the way of news early on.
Someone should have known. During those years, there was a nationwide boycott of Jewish-owned businesses in Germany which was carried out under Nazi leadership; laws were passed to exclude
"non-Aryans" from government employment (Bainton, 1995). Jews who worked for the state were fired as well (Bainton, 1995). In May of 1934, books written by Jews and others who opposed
the Nazis, were burned during large assemblies (Bainton, 1995). In July, German legislation was passed allowing forced sterilization of Gypsies as well as the mentally and physically challenged; African Germans
and others considered inferior were included under the law as well (Bainton, 1995). In October of 1934, homosexuals were targeted and many arrests throughout Germany were made (Bainton, 1995). In
1935, Jehovahs Witnesses were not allowed to pursue civil service jobs; they too were arrested in Germany (Bainton, 1995). Then came the destructive, limiting Nuremberg laws. The Nuremberg laws
began to fulfill Hitlers dream. Two anti-Jewish statutes were enacted in September of 1935 during the Nazi partys national convention in Nuremberg ("Holocaust," 2005). The first, called the "Reich Citizenship
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