How Did The Rise And Fall Of The Party Impact The Experience Of Yank Gruener

Research Question:

How did the rise and downfall of the National Socialist German Worker's Party impact the experience of Yanek Gruener during World War II?

Review of Literature:

The purpose of this research project has been to understand how the unmitigated abuse of power on the part of the National Socialist German Worker's Party led to the experiences of Yanek Gruener, the protagonist of this novel, during World War II. Hence the research question addresses how the rise and fall of the party impacted Yanek throughout the war period and beyond.

Once the Nazis gained total control of Germany, Poland, and surrounding countries, unleashing the Holocaust and countless monstrosities, Yanek Gruener himself lived the experience of

He thus became a victim, like millions of others, of the raw abuse of power on the part of the Nazis.

During the 1930s, most of the world was in a severe economic depression, which many believe was caused by political decisions for post-WWI conditions and the stock market crashing in the U.S. Germany was especially struggling economically, and many people exhibited post-war depression because Germany lost the war. Many Germans saw the German Government as weak due to being unable to attenuate the economic crisis. Thus, providing a mass opportunity for the rise of the Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler. Nazi stood for the National Socialist German Workers Party. Adolf Hitler was a very outspoken individual who stated what everyone wanted to hear; he promised the German people that he would bring

Many Jewish people were killed daily by Nazis in these ghettos and were given minuscule rations to survive. After a while, Nazis shipped Jewish people to labor camps to contribute to the war efforts, such as mining, building aircraft parts, building underground tunnels, and constructing goods to help the Germans. In many of these camps, the Nazis starved, beat, tortured, and killed Jewish prisoners. In addition, many Nazi soldiers killed Jewish people for sport because they knew they had power over the Jews. In other instances, the Nazis sent Jews straight to death camps such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, where they were murdered in gas chambers and