Anne Frank

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Who was Anne Frank and why was she so important to the world? Anne Frank was a very lonely girl who told her story through a diary, she inspired people and still inspires people today. She was a very intelligent girl for her age, she was too young to have to learn all it took to survive the war. She was a brave girl at her age, but she should not have had to be.
Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, along with her sister being born three and a half years earlier. Her parents, Otto and Edith Frank, married and they settled in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1933 Adolf Hitler took over the German government, the family of Anne look for an escape route. Anne’s family were Jewish which was a religion that Hitler did not like very well. He ordered Jews not be let into certain places. Jews were not allowed in the same schools as others, therefore Anne and her sister Margot had to be transferred to a school of all Jewish kids.
The family moved to The Netherlands hoping the conditions were not as bad there, they were in luck the conditions were better there, but a long way from being great. It did not stay well there for very long, the Franks were hoping that The Netherlands would stay out of the war, but no such luck. When World War II started on May 10, 1940, German troops invaded. The Netherlands surrenders and was occupied. The family is in trouble once again.
Otto, Anne’s father, sets up a business in Amsterdam and the family finds a home in Merwideplein. The war threats increase, so the family tried to migrate to England and the U.S.A, but all of their attempts failed. The family tried once more to migrate to the U.S.A, but once again they fail. They decide going into hiding in their best chance of surviving.
One month after Anne turn...

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...Story of Anne Frank”). People all over the world read Anne’s diary and were touched by her story. The Anne Frank House becomes a museum in 1960. “Otto devotes himself to working for human rights and respect after the war,” (“Anne Frank”). Otto Frank passed away in 1960 and is now buried with the rest of his family.
“The face of Anne Frank is one of the most well-known images of the Holocaust,” (“Anne Frank”). Now you know why Anne Frank was one of the most important people during the Holocaust and after it was over. Even though Anne died, she still inspires people today, she especially inspires me. Knowing her story makes me appreciate what I have and not complain for what I do not.

Works Cited

“Anne Frank.” Anne Frank’s History. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
“Anne Frank.” The Holocaust Explained. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
“The Story of Anne Frank.” Anne Frank. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.

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