Nuremberg+Trials

=Nuremberg Trials 1945- 1946 By Sarah Schacht =

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** // ....One of the most important law suits in history, the Nuremberg Trials has made a lasting impact on the World. Making america stronger //What are the Nuremberg Trials? ** ======

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The Nuremberg Trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany during 1945-1946 to prosecute former Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against peace, and crimes against humanity during World War II. These trials were the first example of when the government stepped in and punished war criminals. ======

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Trials were held in 1945 and 1946 in Nuremberg, Germany. The nazis had killed 11 million jews, gypsies and other mentally or physically handicapped people during World War II. The trials were made to find a suitable punishment for the damage the nazi's made in europe and across the world. ======
 *  Destructive Nazis: **

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These were some of the well known notorious nazis of World War II,Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop, Ley, Rosenberg, Frick, Keitel, Streicher, Kaltenbrunner, and Frank whom were later prosecuted. ====== 
 * __CRIMINAL ACTS:__ **
 * -War Crimes ** :  namely, violations of the laws or customs of war. Such violations shall include, but not be limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity.

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** -Crimes against Humanity: ** murder, enslavement, deportation, extermination, genocide or massacre (being a part of these crimes, even with permission of government is considered a crime) ======

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World War II (1939-1945) was the most destructive war in history. It killed more people, destroyed more property, disrupted more lives, and probably had more far-reaching consequences than any other war in history. Because this war was spread across the world, everyone was fighting which brought a divided world. People wanted the division to come to an end so they called for the Nuremberg Trials. ======

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The effects of the Nuremberg Trials were that they reinforced human law and created boundaries around the world. Without the government's help to distinguish right from wrong for war criminals, there would be no boundaries set and criminals wouldn't have set rules and boundaries. Another causes was the Tribunal came up with a constitution that settled all of the War Crimes disputes and trials, signed on August 8th, 1945. Other disputes about war criminals was later settled. ======

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<span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">More than 100 germans and austrians admitted to their conviction. 35 others were acquitted, 12 sentenced to jail, 24 sentenced to death and 128 long term jail sentences. Many gave excuses saying they were just following order <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal;">s and were innocent. ======

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<span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal;">Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, and Joseph Goebbels committed suicide but would have earned most severe punishments for their criminal acts in World War II. Soldiers were captured and other germans for the Nazi Party and forced them into labor for many years. Many head war criminal officials made excuses for being a specific position in government that justified their illegal action, though it did not make them immune to punishments. ======

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> VIDEO OF THE NUREMBERG TRIALS
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 * Time Line of Nuremberg Trials and connecting events: **



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 * Links To Connecting Pages: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">The Charter
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px;">United Nations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">World War II