Ian Kershaw’s article “Hitler and the Germans” analyzes the approach used to assert Hitler’s position in German politics. The main theme of this article is the creation of the “Hitler myth” and its spread throughout German society. This critique will discuss Kershaw’s argument and how effective it was. Kershaw argues that Hitler’s personality was not the key to his success and neither was his own personal Weltanschauung. He believes that it would be more accurate to study the popular image of Hitler, what the average German would have experienced.…
Hitler could have possibly be stopped prior to becoming a ruler by political means, though that became harder and more harder as he gained much popular support, and the dysfunctional Weimar Republic made governing extremely hard for those who were not willing to be in the Nazi party, which is basically how and why he finally became ruler. Once Hitler became dictator , he was not hesitant to use force to push the Reichstag Fire Decree and then the Enabling Act, which were the last nails in the coffin of the Republic. One might argue that these acts could have been stopped politically, without the use of force, but I doubt it, as again, the Nazis used force to legislate them in the first place (some claim that they were even behind the Reichstag…
During the early 1930’s Hitler rose to power he was a controversial man, was what he did for his culture, political power, or did it manifest from his personal hatred? Although people think the holocaust was caused by the political need that demanded the Aryan race in Germany, the reality is, the persecution of Jews was created for personal and cultural reasons and the holocaust was motivated by those two factors. Thus, the statement “the persecution of Jews by Hitler was caused by the cultural demand of the Aryan race” is largely inaccurate and should be deemed a misconception, this is because Hitler was culturally and personally motivated to demolish the Jewish community and other minorities. Cultures all around Europe dislike Jews, this…
Ask any aspirational young child what they want to be when they grow up and they 'll give you one answer. President. Why? Because in the naive eyes of a child, the President is the most honorable man in the country. He 's nice, he works hard, and he truly cares about what he fights for.…
Brian Koslow, a professional guest speaker and an author, states, “If you nurture your mind, body and spirit, your time will expand, you will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.” In other words, if people want to become a better person, they will condition themselves into becoming one. In the film, Max, led by a fictional character named Max, exposed a defiant story about Adolf Hitler’s journey into leading many Germans into abominating the Jewish community. When it comes to the topic of whether Hitler was born to be an authoritarian or was it his environment that led him to such a desire for power. Most of us would readily agree that Adolf Hitler’s environment led him to the power he had in Germany.…
Nazi germany is a good example of a government who ignored the limits on their power. Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor(Head of Government) of Germany on January 30, 1933. On August 2, 1934 the president(Head of State) of Germany died. A law that was made the previous day said that if the president died all of his power would go to the Chancellor. Because of this Hitler became the Chancellor as well as the President of Germany.…
Hitler rises to take over Germany Hitler was able to slowly gain more and more power until he eventually was…
Subsequently Hitler did what any power hungry individual in the 1900s would do and staged a coup resulting in his imprisonment, during which he wrote his popular autobiography Mein Kampf(My Struggle). He started gaining momentum after his release in 1924 with Nazi Propaganda and by criticizing the Treaty of Versailles claiming it’s ruining the German Nation. The Nazi Party soon became the largest elected party in the German Weimar Republic with the help of Hitler, leading to his appointment of chancellor in 1933. Once he obtained chancellor the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act, allowing Hitler to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag. This started the process of turning the Weimar Republic into Nazi Germany, a dictatorship ruled by a…
Adolf Hitler rose to power, in Germany, in 1933 at the age of forty-five. Hitler wanted Germany to follow the teachings and rules of Nazis. Every aspect of life in Germany was effected by Nazi rule. By the end of 1933 Hitler managed to make Germany a single party dictatorship. There were levels of power within the Nazi rule everyone was expected to respect and listen to their superiors.…
Finally, when Hitler was in rule of Germany, he had started World War II and the time known as the Holocaust. He had led the Nazis to become the largest party in Germany. Next, he gained the position of Chancellor, and he had used his beliefs to change Germany’s government. He had suspended basic rights and allowed detention without trial, and he gained full control over the legislative and executive branches of government. On July 4, 1933, Hitler’s Nazi Party was declared the only political party in Germany.…
According to my Grandfather, who was a member of Hitler Youth but not by choice, it was a violent movement. He lived in Potsdam, Germany (a small suburb right outside of Berlin), where Hitler’s high ranking officers lived. My Grandfather was forced to be a member of Hitler Youth even though he did not agree with the choices of Hitler. He said he remembered seeing Nazis coming down his street in big, black, expensive cars, patrolling the streets. There was a lovely, elderly Jewish lady that lived next door that would bake cookies for my grandfather and his five brothers.…
By August 2nd 1934, Hitler had taken over Germany completely and because “The Führer’ by uniting the position of Chancellor and the position of president. Many historians argue if the Reichstag fire in February 1933 was the event that led to Hitler consolidating absolute power over Germany. The Reichstag fire was the event that kicked off the events that led to Hitler taking complete power over Germany. The Reichstag fire in February 27th 1933, was an intentionally set fire on the Reichstag building that made the tables turn for Hitler as he had been losing popularity in recent elections of November 1932 with “a 31.1% drop of votes.”…
Hitler's Rise to Power There are many reasons why Hitler came to power in 1933. These reasons can be categorised in a variety of ways. One of the most important categories is the political. Lots of the other reasons stem from Hitler joining the Nazi Party on 14th September 1919.…
The Versailles Treaty and the Rise of Hitler World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. The Treaty of Versailles was imposed on Germany in 1919 by the winning allies, who included Britain and France. The Treaty consisted of five main points. These five main points are what contributed to the rise of Hitler.…
When some imagine a world dominated by The National Socialist party of Germany, they imagine a horrible dystopian future split into three tripartite factions by the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis. In this imaginary world, all resistance to the Nazi regime has been quelled and replaced with Hitler 's Dystopia, where all non-aryans have been eradicated or enslaved and The Third Reich now reigns supreme. The reality of an Axis victory is far more complex. While this alternate fascist dominated world would be oppressive to various ethnic and religious groups, political opposition, and the mentally ill, the intricacy of a world where Nazism is paramount, is far more than just a German dominated Earth. The Slavs would be expelled over the Urals into Siberia,…