Berlin Wall Activity Reflections
Recently, myself, as well as other classmates, were able to participate in an activity that helped us dig deeper into the strictness and unsympathetic ways of law during the Nazi Regime. In this activity, each student had been given around 3-5 pieces of paper with a decree issued by the Nazis against the Jews printed on them. We later placed these decrees all around the room and analyzed each one and their impact to the fullest.
While this may have been a rather short activity, I still managed to extract immense amounts of information and emotions that the decrees incited from it. In this blog, I will be discussing the inquiries that one may have pertaining to my experience with the activity and how they have impacted me. I will be using the thoughts that ran through my head, as well as facts about these decrees and policies to answer.
What did you learn?
What I had learned during and after the activity was how detailed and abundant these decrees were. Beforehand, I believed that the policies were somewhat broad and regulated, as the Jewish population did very little harm to the Nazis, and taking too much affirmative action would be simply immoral, but after discovering all of the decrees and their excess amounts of detail, my notions were simply incorrect.
Why do you think this monument was built?
I believe the monument was built to demonstrate how these decrees exemplify the true hatred and immorality that the Nazis perpetuated throughout the late 1930s and early 1940s. I feel that this is correct due to the emotion the decrees incite in people who witness them. These decrees were very obviously terrible and a disgrace to victims during the Nazi Regime, and others who have not lived during this time period could even feel the emotions that they provoke. Due to this, it encourages sympathy towards the a Holocaust, which could potentially be why the monument was created.
What did you notice about the number of laws passed in certain years?
What I had noticed about the quantity of laws issued in certain years was how gradually light the loads became as years passed. With the exception of certain years, most people could observe how aaround the time the 1940s arrived, decrees against Jews were becoming much more scarce. This could potentially be attributed to the involvement that other counties took during these time periods, which affected the actions of the Nazis a great deal.
Which restrictions do you think you would have the most trouble dealing with and why?
While this may have been a rather short activity, I still managed to extract immense amounts of information and emotions that the decrees incited from it. In this blog, I will be discussing the inquiries that one may have pertaining to my experience with the activity and how they have impacted me. I will be using the thoughts that ran through my head, as well as facts about these decrees and policies to answer.
What did you learn?
What I had learned during and after the activity was how detailed and abundant these decrees were. Beforehand, I believed that the policies were somewhat broad and regulated, as the Jewish population did very little harm to the Nazis, and taking too much affirmative action would be simply immoral, but after discovering all of the decrees and their excess amounts of detail, my notions were simply incorrect.
Why do you think this monument was built?
I believe the monument was built to demonstrate how these decrees exemplify the true hatred and immorality that the Nazis perpetuated throughout the late 1930s and early 1940s. I feel that this is correct due to the emotion the decrees incite in people who witness them. These decrees were very obviously terrible and a disgrace to victims during the Nazi Regime, and others who have not lived during this time period could even feel the emotions that they provoke. Due to this, it encourages sympathy towards the a Holocaust, which could potentially be why the monument was created.
What did you notice about the number of laws passed in certain years?
What I had noticed about the quantity of laws issued in certain years was how gradually light the loads became as years passed. With the exception of certain years, most people could observe how aaround the time the 1940s arrived, decrees against Jews were becoming much more scarce. This could potentially be attributed to the involvement that other counties took during these time periods, which affected the actions of the Nazis a great deal.
Which restrictions do you think you would have the most trouble dealing with and why?
If I were placed in a scenario in which these policies still had power, then I would find myself having the most trouble with sacrificing certain foods for your life, such as meats and dairy products. I believe this would be hard due to my current reliance on such products. These items consume a majority of my diet, and simply handing over my dependence on them would be rather difficult.
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