Money and power were much more attractive to some American companies during the Holocaust than boycotting the Nazi regime. Companies like IBM and Ford Motor Company helped fuel Hitler's reign of terror when they could have done something to stop it. How much could Hitler have accomplished without the help of these companies? Why did these companies choose to continue helping the Nazis in the tragedies of the Holocaust? The prospect of vast business opportunities within the Nazi regime led large American corporations to pursue the possibility of expansion, looking beyond how they actually affected the outcome of an entire human race. Context American companies such as IBM and Ford had good relations with Germany in the early 1930s. These companies are both accused of aiding the Nazis during the Holocaust. IBM made a machine called the Hollerith machine. This machine was used by the Germans to track and identify Jews during the Holocaust. This technology was only produced by IBM at that time and Hitler knew that he could use their help for his master plan. Most European countries used this machine to carry out censuses (Eisenstadt). Hollerith machines were manufactured by DEHOMAG or German Hollerith Machine Company. This company was a subsidiary of the American company IBM since 1922 (Eisenstadt). Henry Ford played a role in corporate America that helped encourage the Holocaust (Eisenstadt). Ford Motor Company also had a German subsidiary. The company produced military vehicles and weapons of war for the Nazis before the war. Was fattening the CEO's pockets the reason why an American company would produce war materials for an enemy company? Greed greatly affects and shows how these Americans... middle of paper... the spirits of those who were murdered will live on forever. Works Cited Black, Edwin. IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation. New York: Crown, 2001. Print.Eisenstadt, Merry M. "Stock Maven® - Business and the Holocaust - Articles | Excerpts."Stock Maven® - Business and the Holocaust - Articles | Excerpts. WashingtonJewish Week, September 17, 1998. Web. February 6, 2014 http://www.stockmaven.com/ibmstory.htm Eisenstadt, Merry M. "Stock Maven® - Business and the Holocaust - Series Part Two: Contended for Persecution; The Role of IBM in the Holocaust by Merry Madway Eisenstadt. " Stock Maven® - Business and the Holocaust - Series Part Two: Counted for Persecution; IBM's Role in the Holocaust by Merry Madway Eisenstadt. Washington Jewish Week, September 17, 1998. Web. February 6, 2014. http://www.stockmaven.com/ibmstory2.htm