Impacts Of Globalization During World War II

Envision a world without the effects of globalization. There would be no food, clothes, or any products from any outside country of part of the world. The world would be disconnected and unaware of each other. Globalization has brought the world to this advance level of trade, communication, and awareness of other nations. It is the process of a company, product, or idea that spreads throughout the world, often leading to countries around the world to become united and help one another. However, globalization takes a part of the blame for horrible events like wars, discrimination, and disease. Many of these negative events occurred in worldwide wars, like World War II. Jewish people were hated upon, placed in concentration camps, and
Through the impacts of globalization, Jewish resentment and hatred spread to countries including Slovakia, Ukraine, Croatia, and the Baltic republics. People accepted the Germans primarily because of their situation in the war. In fact, “Especially in the Ukraine and Baltic republics, large segments of the population at first welcomed the Germans as liberators from Soviet Rule, and supported the annihilation policy followed against the Jews.” (World War II 8) It is unanswered whether these smaller countries truly believed in the Nazi beliefs and treatment of Jewish people, or if the intimidation of Germany’s power overcame any attempt of disagreement with Germany. In addition to liberation by German forces, many other factors affected these nations to act in harmony with Nazi beliefs. In fact, “Clerical and traditional Jew-hated, economic jealousy, social protest, and nationalist resentment all help to explain the powerful current of indifference and the absence of any appreciable reaction when Hitler embarked on the ‘final solution’ of the Jewish Question in Eastern Europe.” (Anti-Semitism 6) Several countries acted in accordance with Germany by torturing Jews, and even setting up concentration camps of their own. Germany’s ideas and actions were spread
The knowledge of what was happening around the world reached to enough righteous nations that fought to end these cruel punishments. This proved to show the benefit of globalization in certain situations, even though it can only seen as a positive effect in addition to all the negative impacts spread around the world. It was specifically documented that, “As a result of German wartime policies, resistance movements sprang up throughout Europe.” (World War II 9) Not only did nations surrounding Germany prepare to resist their ideas and actions, but so did countries from around the globe. Specifically, “On December 17, the United States, Great Britain, and ten other Allied governments issued a declaration denouncing Nazi Germany's atrocities and warning that perpetrators of such crimes would be held responsible for their actions.” (The United States and the Holocaust 1) It was so important that these Allied governments joined together to put a stop to Germany and their supporters. These actions taken on ended up defeating Germany and the Axis Powers. Globalization allowed for knowledge to be spread to where it was needed, so these countries were able to stand up for what is right and put an end to the cruel punishments of the