Essays and Research Papers on Holocaust Studies

A 6 page paper discussing the books 'Children At Play in the Holocaust: Games Among the shadows' by George Eisen and 'Children of the Holocaust: Conversations with Sons and Daughters of Survivors' by Helen Epstein. No additional sources are cited.

A 6 page research paper that investigates how the writing of Elie Wiesel reflects his religious faith and the role that this played in his life and survival of WWII Nazi death camps. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page report analytically reviews Christopher Browning's book entitled "Ordinary Men"-- an insightful look at how a few "common" people with no prior record of violence became blood-thirsty Nazis during wartime. Browning studied the war records of Nazi Police Battalion 101 to write this book and makes a very strong point of the fact ...

5 pages. Twice in the 20th century world war impacted the development of the United States. The author compares and contrasts how WWI and WWII impacted the economy, race & gender relations, foreign relations, and issues regarding civil liberties. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page paper on this brave French Protestant pastor who led his entire village in opposing the Nazi-led Vichy government of France, and in the process saved thousand of Jews from death; this story is detailed in Philip Hallie's 'Lest Innocent Blood be Shed.' The paper debates whether Trocme's actions were humanitarian or religious, ...

A 3 page research paper that is the introduction to a much longer paper. This paper, however, addresses the topic of genocidal studies and its basic history and application. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A six page paper which looks at the revisionist history work, The Pink Swastika, and other issues surrounding the relationship of the Nazi regime to homosexuality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses conditions in Europe on the eve of World War II. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the similarities and differences between Jews in Eastern Europe and Blacks in America during the 1930s. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page essay discusses how the atrocities of genocide and human experimentation have their roots in the pseudo-scientific theories, such as eugenics. The writer discusses atrocities committed by Japan, German and the US. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page essay discusses how the atrocities of genocide and human experimentation have their roots in the pseudo-scientific theories, such as eugenics. The writer discusses atrocities committed by Japan, German and the US. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Author's own 5 page reaction to the book "Surviving the Holocaust : The Kovno Ghetto Diary of Avraham Tory."

A 6 page paper supporting the thesis that socialization and moral indifference have led to a lack of concentration on the major elements that have underscored the actions of leaders resulting in the Holocaust of Nazi Germany as well as atrocities in Central America and Vietnam. The writer supports the premise that it is ...

4 pages in length. In retrospect, was there any action that could have been taken by either the Jews or the Poles that would have materially affected the outcome of the final solution in occupied Poland? Inasmuch as neither the Jews nor the Poles were anywhere as military-savvy or desirous of war as ...

A 5 page analysis of Wiesel account of life in a Nazi concentration camp. In Night, author Elie Wiesel not only provides readers with a riveting, if horrific, tale of life in a Nazi concentration, but he also provides an inspiring tale that demonstrates the tenacity of human spirit and the wonderful capacity of the ...

An 8 page overview of the atrocities of the Nazi Death Camps of World War II. Provides a factual account of the horrors of the camps and concludes that even though movies like 'Schindler's List' and accounts like 'The Diary of Anne Frank' give one some appreciation of all that occurred, nothing could possibly ...

4 pages in length. The writer discusses how historians might find it difficult to accurately establish the conception of the Nazi Program. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page analysis of the Primo Levi's autobiographical account of his experience at Auschwitz. With the calm voice of witness, Levi relates what surviving Nazi oppression was like for the inmates of Auschwitz. Also, the writer speculates on how the Holocaust fits into the overall scheme of Western civilization. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper on the writings of Polish Holocaust survivor Tadeusz Borowski in his book 'This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.' The paper concludes that Borowski's refusal to separate the prisoners and captors into victims and villains has to do with his own sense of shame as a non-Jew as well as ...

A 9 page paper discussing Kristallnacht, the events that led up to it and why it was such an important turning point in the Holocaust. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper that considers why people voted for Hitler between 1928 and 1932. The writer suggests that Hitler's personal characteristics and his ideologies were supported by the economic and political climate of his day and that people voted for him because they needed relief from their existing political and economic ...

A 10 page research paper on the resistance efforts of two German pastors, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Niemöller. Both were held in Nazi concentration camps; Bonhoeffer was executed only 11 days before the camp was liberated by U.S. troops. Niemöller was released with the liberation by U.S. troops, and continued to be outspoken on ...

The organization inherent in the Nazi agenda is addressed in this 25 page study. All death camps are explored, as well as the concentration camp Dachau of which there is a major focus. The structure of the camps, as well as the entire operation, is described. Some Nazi theory is discussed, including major concepts and ...

5 pages in length. Of all the horrific historical memories, nothing evokes the sense of terror and dismay more than that of Nazi concentration camps. Dachau stands out as being the first to inflict tremendous mental, physical and emotional suffering upon the Jews who lived during Hitler's reign. As such, it carries ...

7 pages in length. In WWII the tragedy that unfolded in regards to the Holocaust was horribly atrocious. Many died in unimaginable ways. The hideousness that the Germans demonstrated was beyond comprehension to the outside world. It was undoubtedly far worse for the victims within who witnessed the acts against humanity every day as they ...