Would you agree with Winston Churchill that the Holocaust “was probably the greatest and most terrible crime ever committed in the whole history of the world?” After reading this selection, do you believe that the American Government did all within its power to prevent it? The Rescue Committee Without a shadow of doubt, after Eve ate from the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden, this has to be the next most terrible crime ever committed in the whole history of the world. In complete awe of the circumstances of the Jews, how could the leader of a country strike such force on people, moreover families? In this informing passage, William J. Vanden Heuval paints an almost concrete picture for us to see the constant struggle the Jews endured between 1937-1945. That same struggle was felt throughout the entire world, as it earned its title as the “deadliest conflict in human history”(Heuval 227). So there was one question that arose that asked, how on earth could the allies have allowed this terrible crime to happen? Did America do all within its power to prevent war? While men, women, and children were being killed for no other reason besides being a Jew, as allies, it became incumbent upon us to do something about it. Under the leadership of the great Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt (whom played an active role in this tragedy) implemented some initiatives to “help those fleeing Nazi persecution”(Heuval 231). Yet those initiatives did have boundaries that neither the 1st lady nor the President of the United States could exceed. Also, at this time, America was experiencing some of our very own issues. Some issues that could lead to more than 25% of Americans to be at or below the poverty rate. With these stakes at hand, America still found ways to limit the deadly hazing of the German Nazi soldiers. As allies, America was looked to as the most reliable source. Even though there were several roadblocks d