Evaluation: Essay

The Holocaust genocide that happened in the past and the more modern North Korean genocide happening today have many similarities but they also have many differences. Some similarities about them are that the leaders of the genocides are kind of the same. The reason why is that Hitler (who was the leader of Germany back in World War 2) and Kim Jong II (the person who was in charge of North Korea until December when he died) both were in complete control of their country and everyone did what they said. So Hitler and Kim Jong II both manipulated their country’s people into doing horrible things like imprisoning people and killing hundreds of them in multiple concentration camps.

The two people are also different too in many ways. Hitler was a tall, evil person with a horrible mind to think of ways to kill thousands of Jews. Kim Jong II was a short little guy who throws his citizens into concentration camps and tortures them. Hitler mostly targeted Jewish people because they weren’t of the Aryan race with blue eyes and blonde hair. Kim Jong II targeted anyone and their family members who opposed him or the government he ran. The reason why is that he wanted everyone to like him and do as he says so that no one would try to overthrow him. Hitler obtained power because after Germany lost in World War I, the people of Germany felt like the government had cheated them and that they should have won. Then Hitler promised them that they would rebuild Germany and rule the world if they followed his leadership. Everyone was like; well I don’t have any other things to do. So they followed him and did everything he said. Kim Jong II obtained power because he was the son of the old leader of North Korea. When his dad died, he came into power and ruled the country the same way as his dad did. Hitler maintained his power because he corrupted everyone in Germany into thinking that what they were doing was right and Hitler was the best leader ever. Kim Jong II maintained his power because everyone in North Korea loves him and if they don’t, he throws them in jail and then they can’t vote or say anything bad about him. Those are the similarities and differences of Hitler and Kim Jong II.

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