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Uwrtinquiryproposal
Uwrtinquiryproposal
ProfessorWertzOrbaugh
UWRT1102
10February2015
InquiryProposal
ThereweremanytopicstochoosefromtheHII(HolocaustInterestInventory)thatI
thoughtIwoulduseformyinquiryproposalsuchas:AuschwitzI,TheNaziParty,Death
Marches,andThePoisionousMoshroom.ButintheendIchosedeathmarchesasmytopicthatI
woulduseformyinquiryproposal.OneofthemainreasonswhyIchosedeathmarchesasmy
topicformyproposalwasthatmyfriendsuggestedit.Myfriendisahistorymajorandshe
thoughtthatthetopicwouldbeagoodoneformetoresearch.Shegavemeabriefexplanation
ofwhatthedeathmarcherswereandIdecidedtoputitonmylistwiththeothertopicsIwas
thinkingaboutusing.AfterIresearchedallthetopicsIdecidedtochoosedeathmarchesbecause
Ifeltmoreinterestedofthateventthantheothereventsandtopics.WiththistopicIwantto
discusswhatwerethedeathmarches,whathappenedduringandafter,andwhydidtheyoccurin
thefirstplace.
WiththistopicIhardlyhaveanyknowledgewhatsoeverofwhatthedeathmarchestruly
were.OfcourseIhaveanassumptionofwhattheywereandwhattookplace.Peoplehadtowalk
alongdistancetoacertainplacenomattertheweathercondition.Manydiedduringthetrip
whileotherswerekillediftheydidnotfolloworders.Soonaftertheygottothedestinationthey
werestillkilledwithoutmercy.ButsincethisisjustmyassumptionofwhattookplaceIamvery
curiousifthisistobetrueandwhatelsehappenedduringthedeathmarches.Twoquestions
actuallycometomindwhenIthinkaboutthedeathmarches.First,whatoccurredafterthese
deathmarches?Second,weretheNazitryingtospreadouttheJewsforsomereason?Bothare
questionthatIhopeIwillbeabletoanswerwithinthefuture.FormyinquiryquestionIwould
sayitwouldbeHowdidtheyDeathMarchesstart?