SOCY 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Operation Barbarossa, Total War, Commissar Order

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

Global human catastrophe of the 2nd world war was the greatest. Ppl have learned to live in a society where killing torture and mass exile are everyday experiences we no longer notice the age of catastrophe. Human kind can cause so much human suffering. War is an entrenched social phenomenon that cannot be ignored. Although they are trained soldiers are rarely prepared for chaos disorder suffering and death encountered in battle. Killing becomes easier as they become desensitized. War is part of the transformation of europe after the 40s. Europe and global order becomes one of continuous and ongoing instability as national and international powers shift alliances change. Goldhagun"s argument is flaud: attempted genocide of jews was the result of complex integration of structure and agency and micro and macro. Commissar order called for immediate execution of russian army officials. Nazi troops can advance quickly without over extending their supply lines.