Geographic Perspective of the Holocaust
There were many countries that became involved during the Holocaust, which resulted in World War II. There were two main alliances, the Axis Powers and the Allies. The Axis consisted of the aggressive countries of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. The Allies were consisted of the United Kingdom, France, and in 1941 the United States joined. The Axis Powers were not formally aligned with each other. During the war they did not share resources or plans of action. Like the Axis, the Allies did not formally align with each other. As Nazi Germany was invading other areas, smaller countries joined the Allies. The United States was providing resources to Europe and did not take action on the war in Europe until the attack on Pearl Harbor. Once Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States joined the Allies and was willing to take any action against the Axis. As the war continued, smaller countries began to join the Allies for security purposes and to gain support economically from its surrounding countries during and after the war (“Aviation during world, n.d”).
This picture shows where the previous barracks for the prisoners were located. They only kept one original barrack, but they updated it. These large rectangles are used to show how many and how large the barracks were. This picture was taken in June 2008.