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In a police state it is extremely difficult to speak out against government policy. The point is not only that it requires courage but that it is very difficult to make oneself heard. Unlike in a democracy there is no forum for discussing such matters. For example, writing to the newspapers is pointless as dissident views are not published, holding protest meeting is usually impossible because the organizers are usually arrested before they can achieve anything, and so on.
The penalties for speaking out were very drastic indeed. Some individuals did speak out in Nazi Germany, but many of them were seized and sent to prison or concentration camps and/or executed. Their "crime" was reported as treason. The media did not report them as having spoken out.
Obviously, people only take such risks if they feel very strongly about things. Certainly, by the time World War 2 had started most Germans had other preoccupations.
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ViviGenerally because of the human instinct for survival and self preservation.
Just like everyone else, the Jews were unarmed civilians. How much do you
suppose you would resist if a squad of Marines took away the family next door
in the middle of the night?
Also, the Germans practiced deception so that most victims were kept unaware
of what was going to happen.
The better question is: Why wasn't there more objection from everyone ELSE
during the Holocaust ?
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Is the us to blame for the increase in deaths during the Holocaust?
No. The United States holds absolutely no responsibility for what happened in the Holocaust. It happened in a different continent, perpetrated by a country far more advanced militarily .
Who ruled Germany during the Holocaust?
There were threee main powers.... Hitler was the leader of Germany, Mussolini was the leader of Italy and HiroHito was the leader of Japan --- Please don't treat World War 2 and the Holocaust as the same thing! The Holocaust took place during World War 2, but there was much more to World War 2 than the Holocaust. Japan, for example, was not involved in the Holocaust at all ...
Were the parents worried about their children during the holocaust?
Parents always worry about their children, if you put them in a more dangerous situation, then this worry is more likely to increase rather than disappear.
How is the Holocaust similar then the reign of terror?
it was not, the Holocaust was much more organised and the victims clearly defined.
What were the means of communication during the Holocaust?
post, telephone, telegraph, radio, dead drops and many more, bascially all that were available.
