The Third Reich was a period of history where the country of Germany was under the control of the National-Socialist German Workers’ Party, or the Nazi Party. The rise of the Reich followed Germany’s defeat in World War One and the country’s vulnerable state made it susceptible to the eventual takeover of both Nazi ideology and Adolf Hitler. Through excessive propaganda and manipulation, Nazis were able to unconditionally control Germany for 12 years. During this time, The Reich ignited World War Two and conducted the horrifying genocide known as The Holocaust.
The rule of Nazi Germany came about after the decline of the Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic was a democracy put in place in Germany following World War One. This government had many issues to contend with, such as crippling debt and political deadlock (Holocaust Encyclopedia). The German people were dissatisfied with the Republic, and blamed them for Germany’s WW1 losses. In this climate of dejection, people turned to the Nazi party - a party based on strong German nationalism. Then, in the beginning of 1933, the President of the Weimar Republic appointed Adolf Hitler - the Nazi Party leader - as the Chancellor of Germany. One month after Hitler’s appointment, the German …show more content…
Through a strategy called ‘coordination’ the entirety of Germany was put under Nazi influences. All opposing political parties “voluntarily” collapsed, and soon, the German government was made up solely of Nazis and German nationalists. Many facets of German life were overtaken by the Party; culture, arts, religion, education, and law all fell to Nazi influence through extensive propaganda (Dudley, pg 13). Propaganda was used to further the Nazi’s goals, to affirm the German people's’ belief in the Nazi Party, and to silence resistors. Using these tactics, Hitler was able to declare himself Führer in 1934 with the widespread support of the
The rule of Nazi Germany came about after the decline of the Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic was a democracy put in place in Germany following World War One. This government had many issues to contend with, such as crippling debt and political deadlock (Holocaust Encyclopedia). The German people were dissatisfied with the Republic, and blamed them for Germany’s WW1 losses. In this climate of dejection, people turned to the Nazi party - a party based on strong German nationalism. Then, in the beginning of 1933, the President of the Weimar Republic appointed Adolf Hitler - the Nazi Party leader - as the Chancellor of Germany. One month after Hitler’s appointment, the German …show more content…
Through a strategy called ‘coordination’ the entirety of Germany was put under Nazi influences. All opposing political parties “voluntarily” collapsed, and soon, the German government was made up solely of Nazis and German nationalists. Many facets of German life were overtaken by the Party; culture, arts, religion, education, and law all fell to Nazi influence through extensive propaganda (Dudley, pg 13). Propaganda was used to further the Nazi’s goals, to affirm the German people's’ belief in the Nazi Party, and to silence resistors. Using these tactics, Hitler was able to declare himself Führer in 1934 with the widespread support of the