The Hindenburg

Michael Hart, in his book The 100: A ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, ranked Hitler number 39 out of the 100. Hitler’s environment played many factors in how he dictated Germany. The way he was brought up influenced his mindset and goals for rule. After Hitler became the dictator of the Third Reich of Germany, he had many influences on society and caused genocide throughout Europe. After his rule, Hitler’s influence was obvious. Over 6 million Jews were killed in the…

The Holocaust was a point in time which included mass genocide of Jewish Europeans and other people Germany felt should be extinguished. The tragedy was also given the title “shoah”, which is Hebrew for the phrase “the catastrophe”; however, the term “Holocaust” was used more often to describe the events that took place. This paper will cover three topics: Who was Adolf Hitler, what was the Holocaust, and the statistics of the tragic events. The Holocaust had its beginning in 1933, when the…

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…

to 1934. This will include exploring its significance in terms of unemployment political crises, the rise of Nazis as the largest party and ultimately both the enabling act and the early stages of Gleichschaltung, up to the NOTLK and the death of Hindenburg as well as the Army oath and how this affected the German people. I will also contextualise the WSC by briefly examining how it was significant to ending the Stresemann Years, in 1929. The Weimar government faced many problems through 1919…

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…

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.…

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…

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,…

“A fundamental problem which faced Weimar Germany was the need to come to terms with the post-war world, at a time when a large proportion of the population was determined not to do just that” (Bessel and Feuchtwanger, 1981, p.15). On the 11th November 1918, Germany surrendered, marking the end of the First World War. They had played a major part in WW1 and when they were defeated this was a huge shock for the country. Those who signed the Armistice were to become known as the ‘November…

Before Hitler could become such an influential dictator, he needed to find his opportunity to infiltrate the political minds of Germany. Hitler’s first opportunity was in the Presidential Election of 1932 against Paul von Hindenburg. Unfortunately Hitler did not win the presidency, but this was not a total lost for him. The election revealed to Hitler that he was in fact very well received and liked by the majority of Germans, it also revealed the popularity and growth of the Nazi party.…