Paul von Hindenburg

Why did the Holocaust Occur? What factors led to the Holocaust? Ryan Le ELA/ History 8 Mr. Zussman/ Mrs. O’Connor 3/2/15 - 4/17/15 The Holocaust was an organized, systematic genocide of those Hitler and the Nazi Party considered “inferior." They included Jews, Roma, the disabled, homosexuals, Slavic peoples, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and political rivals of the Nazi’s. There were many events that led to the Holocaust. From 1914 to 1918, World War I raged throughout Europe.…

On April 20, 1889 in a small Austrian town named Braunau, Adolf Hitler was born to his father, Alois Hitler, and mother, Klara. When Hitler was young he showed signs of potential. He was intelligent and was extremely liked and admired by other classmates. Although Elementary school was a breeze for him, middle school turned out to be a lot tougher; Hitler soon stopped trying at everything he did. As result he lost all popularity. Instead of hanging out with friends he would re-enact battles and…

party. The party went from 2.6% of the votes in the 1928 election to 18.3% votes in 1930 election and 37.4% in the 1932 election(Freeman 24). Hitler soon gained enough popularity that Reich president Paul von Hindenburg was forced to appoint Hitler as Chancellor(“The Rise of the Nazi Party”). After Hindenburg died on August 2, 1934, Hitler combined the offices of Reich Chancellor and President, declaring himself Führer, or Reich Chancellor(“The Nazification of…

Observing the dictatorial reigns of Napoleon and Hitler, one may find some striking similarities as well as differences; for instance, they shared a desire to conquer Europe, and the fact that they rose to power during times of heavy political reform. However, they have their differences; such as their methods of rising to power, and their treatment of Jews. Through these contrasting differences, one may conclude the true morals of both men. These two dictators are frequently compared in a…

Two Sides of the Same Coin Imagine a world in which there is little to no freedom or opinion. The ruling group regulates opinions, work, ambitions, ideas, interests, possessions, and almost every other aspect of life. There is no difference in opinion from the ruling group, because the leaders do not allow it. Any infraction or thought against the ruling group is punishable by death. Any “rebels” or “heretics” disappear and/or are used as examples. Almost no member of the general public sees…

Adolf Hitler was considered to be a totalitarian ruler. Totalitarianism is a type of leadership in government who has absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. They are generally an authoritarian individual, group, or form of government. It was shown through Hitler’s historical background and the effects of the Treaty of Versailles leading up to his rule. Followed by Hitler’s rise to power due to the Reichstag and the Munich Putsch beginning his…

the Jewish religion and its people. He used his anti-sematic views as a scapegoat, in which to fuel his change. Hitler was very charismatic and a fantastic public speaker and was appointed chancellor of Germany January 30th 1933 by President Paul Von Hindenburg. Hitler’s party, the Nazi Party used a variety of propaganda, political laws and regulations, and social manipulation tactics to get people to follow them, and with the depression people knew change needed to happen and were more apt to…

Before 1933, Germany went through several stages of fragmentation. Geographically and politically, Imperial Germany (1871-1918) was separated into several states ruled by kings. Then, the transition to a democratic republic resulted in even more conflicting opinions. The decision of Kaiser Wilhelm II to enter World War I would forever alter Germany 's history. Eric Weitz 's book on the Weimer Republic does a remarkable job of analyzing the political atmosphere as a result of social, cultural,…

The first step to any problem is to identify that there is a problem. Government have been a very delicate system people of generations have dealt with. It seems like in history it has always been the government that start the wars, or at least it comes back to the government. In V for Vendetta, V who is the main character of this film, hi-jacks a television station that has an emergency channel and gives his revolutionary speech. Within this speech he gives some reasons on why his government…

Throughout the years, thousands of million people were manipulated because of Adolf Hitler’s power. When Hitler came into power in the 1930s, he did what was necessary to make Germany better again. Hitler had many plans to expand Germany regardless of the restrictions put into place after the Treaty of Versailles. This meaning, he went beyond by expanding Germany territory and the old territory that was taken away with the treaty. Adolf Hitler made sure Germany did everything possible so no…