Adolf Hitler is one of the most infamous people in modern history. He was responsible for the death of millions of people and he was the leader of the Nazi Party. This essay will discuss Hitler’s Nazi Germany and to what extent it was a modern totalitarian state by pointing out the totalitarian characteristics that he had.
First of all, the definition of Totalitarian regime is a form of government that controls and manipulates the entire state by penetrating all aspects of the public and public life (Grobman, 1990). Hitler’s government had full control of the media. They censored anything that threatened the beliefs of the Nazi or to the regime (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, N.p). This was one of many totalitarian characteristic that Hitler’s Nazi Germany had. For example, in spring 1933, Nazi student organizations, professors, and librarians made …show more content…
This is a perfect example of a totalitarian state because it shows that they follow a non-democratic system which is a great totalitarian characteristic. Moreover, in 1939 (during war), there were 25,000 political Germans held prisoners in concentration camps. A few years later, this has risen to 250,000 (Hinds, 2015). This demonstrates the control that Hitler had over his country. A totalitarian government usually has one leader or party that controls the entire counrty, and for Germany during the WWII, that one leader was Hitler. The final example that Nazi Germany had was that nobody questioned Hitler’s authority. Each government minister and part official fought for the favour of the Fuhrer. This strengthened Hitler’s position very well (Hinds, 2015). This is a fine example of a totalitarian leader. Most totalitarian leaders’ authority were never questioned making them so powerful and full of
First of all, the definition of Totalitarian regime is a form of government that controls and manipulates the entire state by penetrating all aspects of the public and public life (Grobman, 1990). Hitler’s government had full control of the media. They censored anything that threatened the beliefs of the Nazi or to the regime (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, N.p). This was one of many totalitarian characteristic that Hitler’s Nazi Germany had. For example, in spring 1933, Nazi student organizations, professors, and librarians made …show more content…
This is a perfect example of a totalitarian state because it shows that they follow a non-democratic system which is a great totalitarian characteristic. Moreover, in 1939 (during war), there were 25,000 political Germans held prisoners in concentration camps. A few years later, this has risen to 250,000 (Hinds, 2015). This demonstrates the control that Hitler had over his country. A totalitarian government usually has one leader or party that controls the entire counrty, and for Germany during the WWII, that one leader was Hitler. The final example that Nazi Germany had was that nobody questioned Hitler’s authority. Each government minister and part official fought for the favour of the Fuhrer. This strengthened Hitler’s position very well (Hinds, 2015). This is a fine example of a totalitarian leader. Most totalitarian leaders’ authority were never questioned making them so powerful and full of