Question

In "The Perils of Indifference," Wiesel puts too much blame on the United States for not acting more quickly to end the Holocaust.
Why do you agree and disagree ?

Answer 1

Agree. If the US had joined quicker the war could've ended earlier with less lives lost. Instead it took Pearl Harbor getting bombed to get fighting.

Answer 2

I both agree and disagree. I believe the war would've been ended more quickly if the US joined sooner.

However, we didn't get involved in the war until we were forced by Japan. This is where I disagree with putting blame on the US. It was not our war until we were attacked. The Holocaust was a horrible thing (obviously) but remember, we had just gotten out of WWI and it was in the best interest of the American citizens to stay out of the war. As selfish as that sounds, why wouldn't the American government protect Americans first?

Answer 3

Also, keep in mind, most Americans didn't know the extent of the horrible circumstances that minorities suffered during the Holocaust. While most new that there was genocide, it's not like the Nazi-German government would let people waltz in a take pictures. Perhaps if there was a way to show the circumstances to the American citizens than we would've gotten involved sooner.

Answer 4

*knew

Answer 5

I agree with you. ^