(community of people) [which] enabled all class to feel at home in the party, and the myth of the charismatic 'Führer '”. Somehow, Hitler appeared as a young, eloquent, and ferocious possible leader, which broke away from the elderly President Hindenburg, as well as the indecisive previous Chancellors. Also, his hatred of the democracy, of the communists, of anything that could possibly injure Germany such as the Treaty of Versailles, or supposedly any non-nationalistic (and other aliens of the…
Adolf Hitler: a self-made man with wicked intentions; a man that ravaged his country and inflicted fear nearly all over the world. Hitler was a crafty individual, and the strengths of his party—the Nazi Party—played a significant role in his rise to power. Nazi campaigning methods combined with the excellent speaking skills of Hitler gathered a lot of attention for the Nazi Party. Furthermore, their policies and violent treatment of their opponents—Communists—appealed to businessmen, farmers…
While I’m sure we can all agree that Adolf Hitler wasn’t the best human being ever, Hitler may have been one of the best leaders of the twentieth century. Born April 20th, 1889 and died April 30th, 1945, was an Austrian-born German politician who was a leader in the Nazi party, Germanys chancellor from 1933 to 1945 and Fuhrer of Nazi Germany from the year 1934 to 1945, (David 1998.) He can be attributed to be a good leader because of various reasons: He was a leader with visions; he was a…
Assess the significance of the failure of the Weimar Republic. Post WW1, Germany was in complete and utter disarray. A new government had been put into place to replace the abdicated Kaiser Wilhems II. The governments’ questionable decision making and democratic government system led to many significant events in Germany from 1919-1945. Founded by Fredrich Ebert in 1919 the Weimar Republic caused a large amount of social, economic and political problems within the country. The Weimar Republic…
The new holidays were not the only things that allured the German people. Hitler had envisioned a whole aesthetic for new age, one complete with an official title: Aryan. Much of this new Nazi aesthetic based around the glorification of this blonde haired, blue eyed superhuman race. The arts and cultural organizations in Germany were quickly synchronized to reflect this Nazi ideology.. This new art dove into themes of the heroism of war, purity, and violence(United States Holocaust Memorial…
decision made during WW1 by Hindenburg and Ludendorff was to start a defensive war in the West, the creation of the Hindenburg line in the winter of 1916-17. ‘Their wisest decision was to shorten German lines on the western front by withdrawing forces quietly and gradually to a prebuilt and elastic system of defence in depth’ the entente powers were caught off guard by the withdrawal to the Hindenburg line and the allied powers advanced over dangerous terrain. Hindenburg managed to remain a…
Nazis obtained also decreased in the Reichstag elections. Therefore the economic depression did not make Adolf Hitler Chancellor but other main factors including the oratory skills of Hitler, the propaganda campaign of Goebbels and the fact that Hindenburg and Von Papen thought that they could control Hitler once he was Chancellor. The smaller extreme parties also would not work together although combined they could have had more support than the Nazis. The Treaty of Versailles also contributed…
The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party was inevitable. The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party was practically inevitable. Germany had previously had a legacy of authoritarian rule, and the majority of German citizens wished for a strong leader to run the country, the description of which Hitler fit perfectly. Also, National Socialism appealed to a wide variety of people, making emotional promises to several key groups in society in order to gain their devotion. By manipulating the desires of the…
The ‘Stab in the Back’- or Die Dolchstoßlegende- was a notion that was attributed to Germany’s defeat in World War 1. This notion, also regarded as a myth and legend, implied that Germany did not truly lose World War 1, but rather it was betrayed by domestic enemies. The notion focused in on the civilians within Germany’s own borders and was popular among Germany’s right- wing nationalists in Weimar Germany immediately after the First World War. These right- wing Germans thought of these…
People see artwork in many ways, either in the form of physical or mental. With all the different forms of artwork, Hitler felt as if he could control all of them, then he could rule over all. With all the different forms of artwork, Hitler felt as if he could control all of them, then he could rule over all.During WWII, Hitler and his commanders ordered Nazi soldiers to steal artwork from captured countries in order to show German power, to suppress cultures, and fund the war. Hitler would kill…