The Holocaust was a watershed event in human history. In the aftermath of World War II, the world—from individual nations to the United Nations; from religious leaders to professionals in fields as diverse as law, medicine, and science; from presidents and prime ministers to private citizens—confronted its legacy. Many of the issues raised by this cataclysmic event continue to have an impact on our lives and the world in which we live.

View the Museum brochure A Changed World (PDF).

Listed below are significant changes that have occurred in light of the moral failures that allowed the Holocaust to happen, and related links to learn more.

NATIONS PLEDGED TO PREVENT AND PUNISH THE CRIME OF “GENOCIDE.”

History of Genocide Timeline

CRIMINAL TRIALS ESTABLISHED THAT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO COMMIT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY COULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS

The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy

War Crimes Trials (Holocaust Encyclopedia article)

Justice and Accountability

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS EXPANDED DRAMATICALLY

Confront Genocide

THE IDEA OF “INFORMED CONSENT” INFLUENCED ETHICAL APPROACHES TO MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION ON HUMAN BEINGS

The Doctors Trial (online exhibition)

Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race (online exhibition)

PROTECTIONS FOR REFUGEES WERE BROADENED

Staring Genocide in the Face

Voyage of the St. Louis (online exhibition)

Refugees (Holocaust Encyclopedia article)

Varian Fry (Holocaust Encyclopedia article)

THE IDEA OF A JEWISH HOMELAND GAINED URGENCY

Life Reborn: Jewish Displaced Persons 1945–1951 (online exhibition)

THE MOVEMENT TOWARD RECONCILIATION BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND JEWS ADVANCED

Confront Antisemitism

The Interfaith Story behind Nostra Aetate

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How did the culture of the European settlers influence the development of Mississippi

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The Mississippian Tradition arose after people began devoting greater efforts to growing corn. This provided a surplus of storable food and allowed populations to increase. Settlements tended to concentrate in river valleys, with their good soils and abundant wild foods.

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Mississippian religion was a distinctive Native American belief system in eastern North America that evolved out of an ancient, continuous tradition of sacred landscapes, shamanic institutions, world renewal ceremonies, and the ritual use of fire, ceremonial pipes, medicine bundles, sacred poles, and symbolic weaponry.

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Why is 1898 a significant year in american history?

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The Treaty of Paris was signed by the U.S and Spain. After the treaty was ratified, the U.S became an imperial power. The U.S gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from the treaty.

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