Indeed, this victory solidified the German speaking nation, with the exception of Austria, into a coherent state that would rival the European powers of the late 19th century. Having said that, the creation of the German Empire in 1871 was largely caused by the failure of the bourgeois uprisings in 1848. In this fashion, the establishment of the German Empire can be thought of as a counterrevolution caused by class struggle. In 1985, Hans Ulrich Wehler produced a book titled The German Empire 1871-1918, which featured an in depth analyses of the social, political, and economic realities created by the establishment of the German Empire under Prussian autocratic rule. According to Wehler, the bourgeois revolution in 1848 failed in Prussia;
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Consequently, Adolph Hitler was able to cast himself into this role as leader or Fuhrer and present himself as the larger than life savior of Germany. Famed historian Ian Kershaw, in his intriguing book The Hitler Myth Image and reality in the Third Reich, discussed at length the reasons behind Hitler’s ascendance to power. At the core of Kershaw’s positions is a main argument that Hitler’s success was more attributable to his image as leader than to his actual accomplishments. Nevertheless, Kershaw revealed that the image was enough to propel Hitler to the chancellery of Germany. Then, after the death of Hindenburg, Hitler assumed the role of president as well making himself the undisputed leader of Germany. As a result, the German Reichstag was cleared of all non-NAZI party members. Additionally, Hitler then went on to expunge Germany of any and all Communist …show more content…
Reeling from the devastating losses suffered in WWI, Russia found itself faced with political, social, and economic change on a scale that would led to the creation of an entirely new nation designed from the top down based on socialism. The old Russian aristocracy under the leadership of the tsar was forever crushed while the new soviet state waged an offensive against those it perceived sought to exploit the proletariat. To put it bluntly, the new socialist USSR proclaimed that it wanted to eliminate the bourgeoisie and to raise the working class. With this as its stated objective, the Soviets sought to build the world’s largest center for the production of Steel. Moreover, they wanted the elevation of the working class to parallel the ascendency of the new socialist USSR. The motives and implementation of this agenda was revealed in a relatively recent work titled Magnetic Mountain Stalinism as a Civilization by Stephen Kotkin. According to Kotkin, the USSR used the remote site of Magnitogorsk as the location to put the states objective of the revolution into practice. The site in the Urals was chosen because of its largely untapped iron ore deposits. However, the USSR chose a location that was largely undisturbed because of its remoteness. Kotkin revealed that it was this very remoteness that encouraged soviet planners to pursue their objectives at
Consequently, Adolph Hitler was able to cast himself into this role as leader or Fuhrer and present himself as the larger than life savior of Germany. Famed historian Ian Kershaw, in his intriguing book The Hitler Myth Image and reality in the Third Reich, discussed at length the reasons behind Hitler’s ascendance to power. At the core of Kershaw’s positions is a main argument that Hitler’s success was more attributable to his image as leader than to his actual accomplishments. Nevertheless, Kershaw revealed that the image was enough to propel Hitler to the chancellery of Germany. Then, after the death of Hindenburg, Hitler assumed the role of president as well making himself the undisputed leader of Germany. As a result, the German Reichstag was cleared of all non-NAZI party members. Additionally, Hitler then went on to expunge Germany of any and all Communist …show more content…
Reeling from the devastating losses suffered in WWI, Russia found itself faced with political, social, and economic change on a scale that would led to the creation of an entirely new nation designed from the top down based on socialism. The old Russian aristocracy under the leadership of the tsar was forever crushed while the new soviet state waged an offensive against those it perceived sought to exploit the proletariat. To put it bluntly, the new socialist USSR proclaimed that it wanted to eliminate the bourgeoisie and to raise the working class. With this as its stated objective, the Soviets sought to build the world’s largest center for the production of Steel. Moreover, they wanted the elevation of the working class to parallel the ascendency of the new socialist USSR. The motives and implementation of this agenda was revealed in a relatively recent work titled Magnetic Mountain Stalinism as a Civilization by Stephen Kotkin. According to Kotkin, the USSR used the remote site of Magnitogorsk as the location to put the states objective of the revolution into practice. The site in the Urals was chosen because of its largely untapped iron ore deposits. However, the USSR chose a location that was largely undisturbed because of its remoteness. Kotkin revealed that it was this very remoteness that encouraged soviet planners to pursue their objectives at