4. Oskar Schindler (1943)

Oskar Schindler is one of the most influential people of the 20th century because he persuaded many Nazi guards to spare some of the Jewish people’s lives. In addition, he saved around 1000 Jewish people during the Holocaust. At the beginning of the Holocaust, Oskar used the Jewish people as free labour and he really didn’t care about what happened to them. He was seen as a rich snob that was only interested in money and women. However, near the end of the Holocaust, Oskar used his status to influence some of the Nazi guards to spare some of the Jewish people’s lives by buying them fancy wines and cigars. In addition, Oskar was seen as a hero because he changed his ways and risked his own life to save some of the innocent people. Lastly, Oskar Schindler changed the way we think about genocide and he will be remembered long after the 21st century. I think that Oskar Schindler was a very courageous and brave man because of what he did to help the Jewish people during the Holocaust.

“If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn’t you help him?”

– Oskar Schindler