1. bought an end to genocide
2. condemned the use of nuclear weapons
3. Ruled on provision for the postwar occupation of Germany
4. established principles of responsibility for human rights violations
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The main idea of the article is that even after so many years, the crimes committed against the Jews during the Holocaust deserve to get their justice, no matter how many years have passed. And in that thought process, the former staffs of the camps were brought to court to be tried.
Explanation:
Associated Press' article "Ex-Auschwitz guard on trial in late push to punish Nazi war crimes" in the February 10, 2016, edition in of the New York Post reports the <em>"11th-hour push" </em>by the German prosecutors to punish the wrongs done against the Jews. The case of discrimination against the Jews during the Holocaust which became one of the biggest genocide in the history of the world.
The article reports how the <u>trial of former SS guard, 94- year old Reinhold Hanning</u> was brought on trial for being a participant during the Jewish genocide under the Nazi rule. The main idea of the article seems to be that <em>"simply helping the camp to function was sufficient to make one an accessory to the murders committed there."</em> This is the reason why former staffs of any concentration camps where thousands of Jews were killed were put on trial so that the victims and their families can have closure.
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Explanation: The claim the Christopher Columbus discovered America is not true. Below are some claims that proves this discovery as untrue.
1. Christopher Columbus made four separate trips that started with the one in 1492. Columbus landed on various Caribbean islands that are now the Bahamas as well as the island later called Hispaniola. He also explored the Central and South American coasts. But he didn’t reach North America which of course was already inhabited by Native Americans and he never thought he had found a new continent.
2. Christopher Columbus introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages to the region between 1492 and 1502. He paved the way for the massive influx of western Europeans that ultimately form several new nations including the United States, Canada and Mexico. But he never discovered America because there were plenty of people already there when he arrived.
