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Approximately 35,000 people died at Bergen- Belsen concentration camp. About 22,500 people were Jewish. And about 12,500 people were Catholic, Gypsies and more races, religions and ways of life. This is a part of the British Liberation of Bergen- Belsen concentration camp. Next, Hiroshima had a civilian population of almost 300,000 and was an important military center, containing about 43,000 soldiers, this is the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Lastly, In early August, the Japanese government was deeply divided on the question of further resistance. They dropped out of the war in September of 1945, this is the surrender of Japan. (Site Designer and Principal Investigator: David Rezelman, Glenn T. Seaborg Fellow in Nuclear History, during summer 2000). (Reilly, Joanne, David Cesarani, Tony Kushner, and Colin Richmond, editors. Belsen in History and Memory. London: F. Cass). (The World War II Multimedia Database).

Thousands of bodies in various decompositions were lying in heaps all over the camp. I believe that the British liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was the 2nd worst event against humanity of the three events that I have. The Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was voluntarily turned over to the Allied 21st Army Group, a combined British- Canadian unit, on April 15, 1945 by Reichsfurer – SS Hinrich Himmler, the man who was in charge of all the camps. Also on April 8, 1945, around 25,000 to 30,000 prisoners arrive at Bergen-Belsen from other concentration camps in the Neungamme area.Though this is not the worst crime against humanity of my three topics, it is crucial to the end of World War Two. (Reilly, Joanne, David Cesarani, Tony Kushner, and Colin Richmond, editors. Belsen in History and Memory. London: F. Cass).

This is my second worst crime against humanity of my three topics because all the people that died at the Bergen- Belsen concentration camp. Approximately 35,000 people died at Bergen- Belsen concentration camp. About 22,500 people were Jewish. And about 12,500 people were Catholic, Gypsies and more races, religions and ways of life. I find this unfair, that all these people died because the hatred towards Jews and other \\\\\\\"different people\\\\\\\". 60,000 prisoners were in the camp, by 1945, and some had to housed in the barracks of the adjacent Army Training center. (Reilly, Joanne, David Cesarani, Tony Kushner, and Colin Richmond, editors. Belsen in History and Memory. London: F. Cass).

Bergen- Belsen concentration camp is one of the highest death occurrences camps in the world. One on them… that means there has been worse killing through concentration camps throughout the world, if you ask me, that’s pretty scary. I think that the alliance force came here too late…this could have been done and put out of the way, to open new oppertunities in the war. Take out the camps first, to stop as much killing as possible. therefore, the liberation of Bergen- Belsen concentration camp is the second worst event that happend of my three topics. (Reilly, Joanne, David Cesarani, Tony Kushner, and Colin Richmond, editors. Belsen in History and Memory. London: F. Cass).

In August 1945, the Japanese situation was desperate.Oil stocks were gone, rubber and steel were in short supply, and the Soviets were moving against the only sizable forces the Japanese had left, the Kwantung Army in Manchuria. By October 7, 1945, when 1,000,000 Japanese Army soldiers were surrendered in Peking, many Japanese soldiers were being sent home. As you can tell, this topic is on the surrender of Japan. I think that the surrender of Japan was not really a huge crime against humanity, if it was a crime againt humanity at all. (The World War II Multimedia Database)

On September 2nd, 1945, a huge force of Allied ships gathered in Tokyo Bay. Aboard the battleship USS Missouri, the Japanese signed the formal surrender document, watched by thousands of Allied representatives and the crew. This isn\\\\\\\'t really a bad thing to happen. In fact, for the allied forces, this was a good thing to happen. MacArthur presided over the signing, accompanied by his former subordinate General Wainwright, who had been a POW since 1942. The information that I gathered on this \\\\\\\"cite\\\\\\\" proved to be helpful and made it easier on me to write about my 3 topics. (The World War II Multimedia Database)

The surrender of Japan was good for us and I am happy it happened, so are millions of other people. The cabinet, made up of elder statesmen, tried to send out peace feelers through neutral Sweden, Soviet Union, and Switzerland as early as June 1945. The only condition was the continued existence of the of Imperial Throne. Unwilling or unclear of the Japanese offer, the Allies refused and issued the Potsdam Declaration on July 26th. English-language broadcasts used the word \\\\\\\"ignore\\\\\\\" and the Western press picked up that sentiment. Truman announced he had rejected the peace offer and dropped the atomic bombs. The Emperor ordered a surrender document be sent accepting the Potsdam declaration. The surrender could\\\\\\\'ve gone better if the cabinet read through the document a little more carefully. All in all, the surrender of Japan was the third worst crime against humanity of my 3 topics. (The World War II Multimedia Database)

In the early morning hours of August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay took off from the island of Tinian and headed north by northwest toward Japan. The bomber\\\\\\\'s primary target was the city of Hiroshima, located on the deltas of southwestern Honshu Island facing the Inland Sea. Hiroshima had a civilian population of almost 300,000 and was an important military center, containing about 43,000 soldiers. The decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August, 1945, has been debated ever since. President Harry S. Truman concluded that the bomb would shorten the war and save many American lives. On the small, volcanic island of Iwo Jima, the United States had taken 26,000 casualties, including 6,800 deaths. This decision may have saved American\\\\\\\'s lives, but not the lives of the Japanese people. According to declassified documents dating to the time, projections for an invasion of the mainland of Japan in Operation Downfall ran to a million American casualties. (Site Designer and Principal Investigator: David Rezelman, Glenn T. Seaborg Fellow in Nuclear History, during summer 2000.)
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In this context, destroying two medium-sized Japanese cities could be regarded as the lesser of two evil. The bomb did shorten the war, but did not save as many lives as possibly expected. Dropping the bomb showed the other counties that our nation was not afraid to fight, or to play dirty. this caused us to change the minds of the Japanese. That same year, Japan surrendered. In fact, Japan surrendering was one of my topics. In early August, the Japanese government was deeply divided on the question of further resistance. They dropped out of the war in September 1945. (Site Designer and Principal Investigator: David Rezelman, Glenn T. Seaborg Fellow in Nuclear History, during summer 2000.) (Sponsor this site
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No one will ever know for certain how many died as a result of the attack on Hiroshima. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. This included about twenty American airmen being held as prisoners in the city. By the end of 1945, because of the lingering effects of radioactive fallout and other after effects, the Hiroshima death toll was probably over 100,000. The five-year death total may have reached or even exceeded 200,000, as cancer and other long-term effects took hold. This is really intense. This is the worst crime done to humanity. (Site Designer and Principal Investigator: David Rezelman, Glenn T. Seaborg Fellow in Nuclear History, during summer 2000.)

Three events, but only one can be the worst crime against humanity. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima is my worst crime agianst humanity. 26,000 casualties, including 6,800 deaths. The bomb did shorten the war, but did not save as many lives as possibly expected. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. The Liberation of Bergen- Belsen concentration camp was a heck of an opponent, but having the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima killed more people and was the worst crime against humanity. (Site Designer and Principal Investigator: David Rezelman, Glenn T. Seaborg Fellow in Nuclear History, during summer 2000).

Bibliography!!!

Project Directors: Chief Historian F. G. Gosling and Senior Historian Terrence R. Fehner

Site Designer and Principal Investigator: David Rezelman, Glenn T. Seaborg Fellow in Nuclear History, during summer 2000., Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, 2/25/08, http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/hiroshima.htm, Much more info on the bombing of Hiroshima during the holocaust.

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© 2002-2008 Online Highways TM About Us/Credits, Hiroshima and the atmoic bomb, 2/25/08, http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1620.html, Good info on the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

The World War II Multimedia Database
Copyright ©2000-2007, The Surrender of Japan August 14 - September 2, 1945, 2/25/08, http://worldwar2database.com/html/japansurrender.htm, lots of dates and times that the Japanese surrendered.

Reilly, Joanne, David Cesarani, Tony Kushner, and Colin Richmond, editors. Belsen in History and Memory. London: F. Cass, 1997., FIND ID CARDS FIND ARTICLES
BERGEN-BELSEN RELATED ARTICLES RELATED LINKS, ushmm.com,2/24,08,http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005224, talks about peeps being ill or dead and the number.


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eatonla eatonla
May 4, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Dennis, When you write a paper your thesis statement informs your reader what your papers goal is. Here you wanted to share your evaluation of the three events that you chose. You wanted your reader to know that you were going to inform them which event you studied from the Holocaust was the worst crime commited against humanity. Some of the events were actually carried out to end the crimes that were being committed. Those events were not crimes against humanity. The liberation of any of the camps was a blessing and not a crime. What went on in the camps - that was a crime. Dennis, it is also important for you to understand that these are not your crimes against humanity. These are crimes commited by others that you were studying. You are not to blame for them.

One more thing for you to remember, in the future when you write a persuasive piece make sure to include a call to action. What can be done so that these events are not duplicated?
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