...War II which posed detrimental consequences on the entire world. From a second-hand analytical view, Hitler is perceived as an epitome of evil and the world still continues to battle the effects of the election of such a monstrous leader by German citizens. However, it is evident that the reasons why Germans supported Hitler and his Nazi dictatorship up to 1939 can be justified. Thus, as a result of his many favorable leadership qualities and characteristics (his excellent oratorical skills together with his promises to the German people, organization of the Nazi party and his intense propaganda), the Great Economic Depression of 1929 after the Collapse of Wall Street, the ineptitude of the Weimar Constitution, and ultimately the fear of communism, Germans continued to support Hitler up to 1939. By 1939, Adolf Hitler had become a very inspirational and charismatic leader as his great skill in public speaking had won over the loyalty and support of many German nationals. Hitler filled German people with a sense of hope that had been long lost for a very long time. Hitler attempted to please all aspects of life as he promised exactly what each group wanted. He promised to pay farmers higher prices for their produce therefore compensating them for all their losses during the great Depression, to create and provide enough jobs and opportunities for unemployed workers and ultimately to restore all profits of small businesses for the Middle Class. Many Germans believed that Hitler was...
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...How Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 Hitler, the very name of the man is no more than a whisper in the new Germany that was born out of the fires and humiliation of WW2 and foreign occupation. Historians such as Ian Kershaw even dare to ask; “Has this been Hitler’s century?” .The very fact that one could even consider a century to be defined by one man is testimony to this man’s lasting effect on not just Germany or Europe, but the world. The common view of history is that Hitler forcibly took power by means of extreme violence, fear and propaganda. There is some truth to this assertion, but the reality is that Adolf Hitler actually came to power by democratic means. The question I am going to answer is how and why a man like Hitler was able to make a mockery of the democratic system we uphold as the pinnacle of government, by getting himself appointed as chancellor of Germany in January of 1933. In understanding how Hitler was able to become chancellor, it is impervious to bring to light the conditions present in 1920s and 1930s Germany. To begin with Germans were deeply bitter about the humiliation they suffered as a result of losing the First World War. The perceived truth believed by most Germans was that they had not started the First World War, or lost it! The resulting blame for this deep embarrassment fell on the shoulders of communists, capitalists, weak politicians and Jews. Finding the NSDAP’s intentions to target these groups with the help of their vicious Sturmabteilung...
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...both different from each other and can be connected in many salutations. “Largo ai Giovani”, Italian for "make way for the young" (Clayton, 2009) was just one of the mottos that was used by Benito Mussolini’s regime. Mussolini’s saying highlights one of the most important aspects during the Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany’s education system. The education system in both countries was not just used for learning but also was the key element to creating their future soldiers. The education system had another important element and that was the presence of the after school movements that went on among the youth. The role of females are another interesting aspect in the education system when under dictatorships. Therefore, Mussolini’s Italy and Hitler’s Germany were both identical when it came to the educational system....
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...Impact of Nationalism During the 19th and 20th centuries, nationalism played a crucial role in shaping the world, both constructively and destructively. Throughout history, nationalism can be found almost everywhere, with the desire for self-determination and independence as its primary catalysts. Nationalism can take form in politicians, national leaders, propaganda and mass media. In the last two centuries, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the emergence of independent nations, the two most influential wars of all time, World War I and World War II, and the rise of the worlds’ superpowers, the United States of America and the Soviet Union can all be partially attributed to strong sense of nationalism and played an important role in shaping the world. The phenomenon of nationalism hit Europe in the 19th century. For example, self-determination, and the desire to be independent and dominant, fueled the Ottoman Empire. However, this longing proved destructive and led to the Ottoman Empire’s collapse in 1829, because of nationalist revolts. Although the Ottoman Empire ceased to exist, “The collapse led to the independence of Greece in 1830, and many countries pursued the same independence that Greece had obtained a few decades later. These countries included modern day Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria. Slavic peoples’, who included Poles and Serbs, also jumped in on the nationalist movement”. With the Ottoman Empire no longer in control, Greece was able to gain its independence...
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...The rise to power of Adolf Hitler was not just some fluke of history, as many would have you believe. It was all part of a conspiracy planned out in advance by heads of multi national corporations, international bankers, and globalist politicians. The same forces that are behind the worldwide chaos we are witnessing now, were behind the rise of Hitler, and were directly responsible for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the most important causes that led to Hitler's rise in Germany. From the German point of view the treaty was incredibly harsh and devastating for Germany. The leaders of the allies drew up this treaty to purposely revenge and weaken Germany. The treaty contained five major points that would be Germany's demise. The first part was to revenge and weaken Germany. Many rules were laid down to Germany, which they had to obey. The German territory to the west of the Rhine would be occupied by allied troops for 15 years. The Germans did not like this because they did not want enemy troops in their own country. Even though the war was over they still hated the allies. Germany was not allowed to put any defences or troops on the east bank of the Rhine. This made Germany feel weak and vulnerable to invasion. They also hated the thought of a foreign president telling them what to do. Germany had to agree never to combine with Austria again. They had to strictly respect the independence of Austria. This was hard for both countries to accept as they both...
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...A lot of events throughout the world led to the beginning of World War II. In many ways, World War II was a direct result of the turmoil left behind by World War I. The war began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany following Germany's invasion of Poland. To fully understand how the war began we must take a look at the various causes. The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers. Because Germany had lost the war, the treaty was very harsh against Germany. In 1919, Lloyd George of England, Orlando of Italy, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson from the US met to discuss how Germany was to be made to pay for the damage world war one had caused. Germany was forced to accept the responsibility of the war damages suffered by the Allies. The treaty required that Germany pay a huge sum of money called reparations. The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s the people in Germany were very poor. There were not many jobs and the price of food and basic goods was high. The Germans were desperate for someone to turn around their economy and restore their national pride. Because were dissatisfied with the government, they voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler. In order to keep world peace, The League of Nations was formed. It was intended that all countries...
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...Adolf Hitler and Fidel Castro are two men who have been villainized due to their horrific crimes against humanity. Because of their actions many people forget where these men came from and what got them to places of power. Many assume that they share the same beliefs. However, these men share many differences that many are unaware of, as well as similarities. During Hitler’s early life he was often abused by his father. He was also baptized a Catholic, even though later on in his life he drew farther away from Catholicism. Over Hitler’s long reign of power he often preached that he was exceptional at Social Studies, but he was actually bad at it and school in general. Fifteen years prior to the takeover of Germany, Germany suffered a great loss in World War I, and due to this...
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...a) The rise of fascist which started in Europe and Russia was a way to the path to world war two. The fascists begun to be in power in Italy under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. He did promised to create a well-organized, and militaristic state that will promoted nationalist pride. When he becoming a prime minister in 1922, he built a strong staff around him, stopped criticism of the government, and did used violence against opponents in parliament. Adolf Hitler took the strategy of Mussolini’s to rise in power. Hitler was so angered and frustrated about the surrendering of Germany in World War. Hitler’s rise was assisted by the world’s depression, which was much worse in Germany due to the treaty of Versailles. Hitler became more popular because he was able to end the depression in Germany. He did this by ensuring that massive public projects, like road, and by using more government money on the military production of tanks, airplanes, and other goods. Productivity increased with unemployment decreased, and this helped to solve the economic crises. b) The British Government, wanted to help the Germans recover from it suffering so the slump was introduced. The slump came in...
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...1. TO WHAT EXTENT WAS THE RISE TO POWER OF HITLER AND THE THIRD REICH, THE RESULT OF PREVIOUS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS? Introduction Paragraph: Hitler was able to become Germany’s chancellor in 1933 and after 6 months he was already able to establish a dictatorship. It is surprising how such an abominable personage was able to gain total control over Germany, which had been able to become a democratic republic. As Kershaw stated, “the future of Weimar looked promising. And without the onset of the world economic crisis from 1929 it might have remained so”. Thesis: The rise to power of Hitler and the Third Reich was to a large extent the result of previous political and economic problems, such as Germany’s authoritarian origins, the minimum support the Weimar Republic had, WWI and the Great Depression. Body Paragraph 1 – Political and social structure of German authoritarian origins Germany had always favored nationalism, militarism, and anti-Semitism; all emotions in the German people that went back to Germany’s roots and history. Before the Third Reich and the Weimar Republic, Germany lived a prosperous period known as the Second Reich, during which they became a great empire due to the authoritarian traditions and the military success. This is a view extremely supported by the “structuralists”, who believe that Nazism and Hitler were simply products of German history and that they were forces that still dominated...
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...To begin, Joseph Stalin had begun his rise to power in 1912 when Lenin had appointed him to serve on the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. Three years later, the Bolsheviks seized control of Russia, and founded the Soviet Union with Lenin as its first leader. From 1929 when Stalin had gained power, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. Hitler’s rise to power had started in September of 1919 when Hitler joined the political party, “The German Workers’ Party”, commonly known as the Nazi Party. The president of Germany at the time, Paul Von Hindenburg, had appointed Adolf Hitler to Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933 after a series of parliamentary elections and “associated...
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...landing of Hitler’s plane. She makes sure that the camera floats through the clouds before Hitler’s plane comes in to view. As the plane hovers above Nuremberg, it casts a cross shaped shadow on the crowd that has assembled to welcome Hitler. The film begins with the only commentary prologue in it. The prologue consists of texts shown in a grey background. The purpose of the prologue is to state the purpose of Hitler’s visit to Nuremberg. Hitler purposed to evaluate the columns of his truthful followers in the city. Then, Riefenstahl directs the film to an eye catching introduction. As Hitler enters, the city, the Nazi officials conduct a welcoming ceremony. Hitler stands before a Mercedes Benz that is in a motorcade. During the welcoming ceremony, a large crowd that consists of women, children, and uniformed soldiers wave and conduct a welcoming salute to Hitler. Thereafter, a woman holding a small child on one hand presents a banquet of flowers to Hitler. Within the scene, flags embolden with swastikas flying on many parts of the streets. Through the film, the director shows that Germany had suffered many political and economic upheavals before the emergence if Hitler. During the early years of the century, Germany had many problems. The country suffered humiliation after it lost the First World War. At the end of the war, the participant countries formulated the Treaty of Versailles. However, the treaty did not have positive implications on Germany. The rise of Hitler was...
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...Word count= 2000 Word count= 2000 World War Two (WW2) and the situation it created within Germany saw the creation of two rival political systems which were influenced by rival foreign powers. In this aspect, it can be seen as the key turning point in German political systems. When Germany at the end of WW2 was conquered and occupied by the allies between the years 1945-1949 (point zero), the subsequent rift between the capitalist allies (Britain, France and America) and the communist allies (Russia) formed two opposing democratic Germany’s; The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR). This is significant, due to foreign powers controlling Germany’s political system, as well as the departure from Sonderweg, meaning Germany no longer followed a unique path of development and that nationalism and militarism were on the decline. The significance of the previous German eras, Kaiser Reich (Semi-Autocratic Empire), Weimar Republic (Federal Democracy) and the Third Reich (Dictatorship) are also significant, however in political terms they are not as significant as post 45. The significances of post 1945 can be seen by its success of creating a working democracy in Germany after 1945, the FRG. One reason why the FRG was successful revolves around the sudden decline in German militarism and nationalism. This is evident in the fact that the FRG’s constitution was based on the Weimar Republics concept of ‘Grundgesetz’, which means basic law. The implications...
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...Marxist group, known as the Bolsheviks, demanded and fought for a small, well-disciplined party of dedicated revolutionaries. The Bolsheviks unified Russian citizens, earning the right to make their own country’s decisions. Through nationalism; Lenin, Trotsky, and the Bolsheviks united the Russian civilians to win the Russian Civil War. Moreover, Lenin helped the Bolsheviks by introducing war communism; where Bolsheviks nationalized the factories and introduced military discipline. With the help of nationalism, the Bolsheviks were able to control the main cities of Moscow and Petrograd, gaining control of the railways and the army and ultimately Russia. Furthermore, Adolph Hitler’s virtues to rise during the Interwar Years created strong nationalism in Germany. After Hitler’s denial to follow the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, he gained power and promoted German unity to fight back for what was originally theirs before World War One. Through Hitler’s persuasion, he inspired nationalism and unity among German citizens, and removed the previous humiliation of losing World War One. Despite Hitler’s heroic acts among the German community, he received too much power resulting in the conflict of World War Two. Nationalism was used during World War Two to help determine unity within alliances. For example, The Great Depression inspired nationalism in the United States and Germany, leading up to World War Two. Both United States and Germany were devastated by the effects of the Great Depression...
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...Evaluation of Sources What factors led to Hitler's rise to power? I believe the answer to this can be put into three different categories of factors: international, domestic, and personal. Several sources talk about this, but some do exceptionally well in providing accurate information. One of these sources is BBC’s article “Hitler’s Rise to Power.” This source is valuable because it provides accurate, relevant information in an organized and easy to read way. This source provided information that became a major part of the investigation. It provided a brief overview of all of the factors in Hitler’s ascent to power. This article has facts that motivated more in depth research. Another thing that made this article valuable, other than the...
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...ensuring the ban on factions within the Party as well as using the Cheka to make sure everyone stays in line and does not oppose the new Bolshevik regime. This was effective as it now left the Bolsheviks in complete control in this area. Another reason Lenin was successful was the fact he had control over the economy which is absolutely essential in any Totalitarian regime as controlling the economy meant they have the financial capability needed to maintain and produce a totalitarian society. As well as that, it meant sure that the state controls everything and that communism is stable linking back to the first point of the one party state, that everyone should be controlled by the state to ensure a communist and totalitarian society. An example would be the Decree of Nationalisation which brought everything under government control. Many methods were introduced as a part of control over the economy such as war communism and requisition of grain allowing the...
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