Continuing to discuss the Nazi seizure of power
... If textbooks slowly start to exclude certain events from World War 2, such as the Nazi’s “seizure of power,” then ultimately, the future of the world will no longer remember the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust. ... “Hitler knew that if he had taken power by force, or if he now threw aside the normal channels of government, the army would drop him - even if their tolerance threshold for irregularities was increasingly high. ... ” This “orderly fashion” ultimately lead to the Nazi’s goal at hand, to create a racially pure state. ... It is this reality which makes it that much more important to keep those memories alive by learning and educating society about the Holocaust, specifically the Nazi ‘seizure of power. ... One of the most important aspects of the Holocaust that society needs to be aware of today, is how the Nazi’s (specifically Hitler), were able to achieve such power within such a large population of people. ... Professor Gerhard Rempel of Western New England College describes what the seizure of power allowed for the Nazis to do. “…Seizure of power gave the Nazis enormous control over every aspect of German life. ... If for no other reason to continue the discussion of the Nazi seizure of power, we are able to mourn for those who were murdered during the Holocaust. The “mourning” aspect of why we should talk of this power is less significant than the prevention of a reoccurrence. ... There are always going to be people who have different opinions and views about the war itself, and just how right or wrong the Nazi’s use of power was.