Cause Of Ww2 Essay

There is great injustice and gloom in the thought of innocent people being rounded up and exterminated like rats, based exclusively on the fact of where they have come from or who their ancestors are, but even worse than the thought of such horrid acts against humanity is the fact that this has happened before. (Shalev) July 16, 1942, in the first light of dawn the French police set out for the same action against the Jews as the Nazis in Germany were taking (Klieger). That same day 12,000 Jews were crammed into a bicycle stadium like cattle on a trailer (Davoust). After they were forced there they were kept in unsanitary and crowded conditions for days (Davoust). The police stayed ready with guns and batons drawn ready to attach the unarmed civilians if they were to try to escape (Klieger). Many things are responsible for this dark day in human history, mistrust, war, civil unrest but at the core of it was Anti-Semitism (Shalev). With the outbreak of ww2 and the Nazis spreading lies and vile propaganda throughout their own country and the occupied territories negative feelings towards the Jews were strong and growing even in the heart of France (Shalev). So because of the Nazi propaganda machine in full swing and

There were 12,000 Jews that were captured but the Germans had expected to bring in far more, as Olivier Accarie Pierson had said “Many policemen had leaked the information the day before; the Germans were furious because They had hoped to arrest 27,427 Jews in and around Paris, but eventually they ‘only’ arrested 13,152, ” (Davoust). Thanks to the early warning of the French police many were able to escape with their lives so there were some who were willing to stand for what is right (Shalev). Some police turned a blind eye when Jews were sneaking away and some were even reported to have been actively helped them by giving food and direction