Similarities, Differences, by Country. Why Success? (Essay Sample)

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Similarities, Differences, by Country. Why Success?
Introduction
The Final Solution was a plan created by Nazis with an aim to exterminate the Jewish population in Europe, which was a culmination of the Adolf Hitler’s rule. The Nazis reprimanded the Jews for the financial problems that they were facing. The final solution was implemented when the Nazi party rose to power (Browning 12). They started boycotts, “Aryanization”, and state-enforced racism designed to remove the Jewish community from Germany. The anti-Semitic policies evolved into a complete plan that crushed European Jewry.
The Nazi rule established ghettos in occupied Poland where the western European Jewish were deported. The German invasion was characterized by the mobile killing of the Jewish community in Europe (Cesarani 19). They used gas vans and shooting that became inefficient as killers developed psychological burden. They resorted to systematic deportation of Jews from all over Europe, after the Wannsee conference. The meeting discussed the final solution to the problem that the Jewish ‘presented’ to German population (Aly 11). They created six extermination camps such as the Chelmno, Soboibor, Belzec, Treblinka, Madjdanek, and Auschwitz-Birkenau. These centers conducted genocide, during which an estimated 3 million Jews were killed.
Characteristics
The Final Solution was hallmarked by shooting, gassing, disease, random acts of terror, and starvation in all the nations. However, in Germany the anti-Semitic sentiments and propaganda were churned by Joseph Goebbels by spreading hate messages, leaflets, cartoons, newspaper articles, speeches, and movies. Other strategies that the ministry of propaganda used include churning slides, posters, radio pronouncements, and exhibits (Hilberg 21). These denunciations, accusations, and opinions became accepted and institutionalized. These messages were drilled into the minds of the gullible SS recruits and impressionable youth population.
The Final Solution in all the European nations was characterized by anger, fear, spite and envy to the Jewish community. The Jews liberties and civil rights were stripped to humiliate them, as well as to demonstrate the German influence. The Jews were labeled as inhumane, greedy and dirty pigs that needed to be removed from the universe (Cesarani 16). The Jews in France, Austria, Italy, and Czechoslovakia were picked from their homes and killed. Others were moved into the killing camps, extermination centers, labor camps, and concentration camps.
Reasons for Success
In Germany, the Nazi endeared the young and unemployed by the accusation that the Jews were in a conspiracy to realize world dominance. Hitler increased trips and activities for the German population, which improved the economy and created jobs. After the depression, many people saw Hitler as a charismatic and reformed leader (Hilberg 23). Therefore, these stories were easily believed by people in the camps. The reality is that he suffered mental problem, which was influenced by his youth outraged and anti-Semitic sentiments. The humiliation that Germany faced in the First World War made him believe the uncooperative Jews were banding to topple him and reduce his influence.
The success of Nazi’s Jewish extermination policies was attributable to Hitler's careful plan. Moreover, the response and reaction from other world powers encouraged this activity. For instance, German had a tight control over the nations surrounding it, and Britain could not intervene (Cesarani 26). On the other hand, America was consumed in the Pacific war with Japan and couldn't help the Jewish from the mass murder. The local population failed to differentiate the main objective and intention of Hitler. The main goal of Hitler was to create two wars; one that aimed at removing his opponents, and one to exterminate the Jews (Browning 22). His plans were conducted in secrecy and efficient capabilities.
The Final Solution could have failed if the European Communities were attentive to the fate of the Jewish communities. Many nations failed and pretended not to see the plight of the Jews and the imminent annihilation (Cesarani 36). In addition, the local communities didn't provide protection and shelter for the Jews as others provided information of their whereabouts to the SS.
The Germans had efficient psychological deceptive tactics in alluring the public. The Jews were not aware of the motives of the Nazis until they were taken to the concentration camps. They were duped to believe that they would survive if they would work hard. They exploited them and went ahead with their genocide plans (Hilberg 32). These camps were located away from the cities and were suitable places for extermination. Moreover, these areas provided an effective means of monitoring the Jews. The program was effective since there was total news blockade, and the Jews were caught in surprise.
Reasons for the Failure
The Final Solution failed because the means used by the Nazi to annihilate the Jewish population were time-consuming and expensive, especially in Italy. However, they failed to provide food and medical assistance to the population. Food rations were implemented to demoralizing, dehumanize, and divide the Jewish community. Moreover, in Austria they kept searching for a better way of killing the population to realize maximum torture to every death (Aly 23). For instance, starvation, hanging, and gas suffocation were torturous and not intended for instant death.
The creation of the ghettos, gassing chambers, concentration, and labor camps in Poland were expensive and labor intensive (Browning 26). Aly asserts that the end of these activities did not mean that the exaggerated and cruel ways of solving the anti-Semitic problem. The anti-Semitic problem will thriv...