Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Description: World War II took place on September 1, 1939 and ended in 1945 with the victory going to the Allies. The reason why this war happened was because of how the Treaty of Versailles failed, which was a treaty that basically limited and blamed Germany for the events of World War I. The two forces that fought in this war consisted of the Axis of Power (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Britain, USA, and Russia). Various types of warfare was used, such as conventional warfare being the most basic type. This war would also introduce a new type of warfare, called nuclear warfare, where the USA used against Japan to end the war. The negative effects that this war had was that it caused trauma to the war veterans as well as having the most number of deaths (fifty to seventy million). Positive effects that this war had however was that women’s rights were enforced plus the USA having an economic boom.

Monologue: As I arrived from the freight trains into the Auschwitz camp, the flames and strange odor greeted us with menacing flicks of flame coming out from one of the crematoriums. If you showed the smallest bit of defiance or weakness, you would be instantly shot. It was a well known fact that every six months, the group you came in with would be gassed, excluding the “strongest ones”.

The first thing you encounter in the gas chamber was a dressing room. People were tricked by the writing on its walls, saying: "Put shoes into the cubby holes and tie them together so you will not lose them. After the showers you will receive hot coffee." Then the victims undressed themselves and entered, where they would never come back. When the room reached its maximum capacity, the small children were thrown through a window and were killed by the guards smashing their skulls against the wall. Then the gas would slowly enter the chamber. The lungs of the victims would gradually rupture, and after a few minutes you would hear unusual thumps and noises. After that the guards would unlock the chamber, and those who still displayed signs of life were beaten to death.

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