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SUMMARY READING 1: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH -WILLAM L SHIRER THE RISE OF ADOLF HITLER The third reich or third regime was a terminology used by Hitler and the Nazi party to describe their domination of Germany from 1933-1945. The regime was born on January 28, 1933, when Hitler, leader of the National Socialists (Nazi party), the largest political party of Germany, demanded for himself the Chancellorship of the then democratic republic [1]. Hitler was positive that this…

Leonard Cohen once said, “any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it”. When people create art, they have a reason. There is a meaning behind every song, book, and art piece. Artists will create these works of art to be subversive, to send a message or use them to go against what society or authority figures think they are capable of doing. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Hans and Liesel are subversive towards the Nazis. Liesel uses her books to be disloyal and Hans uses his…

goal to, in fact, rise to power. Although he was convicted of treason and sent to prison, Hitler attracted the support of many through the writings of defense speeches and his infamous book, Mein Kampf. From there, he was able to presume the role of führer in Germany, begin the largest genocide known to man, and control…

Throughout history, there are leaders that led in a positive light and those that led in a negative light. Leaders are defined by their ability to organize a group to work towards a common goal, the need to right a wrong or protect people, and their ability to formulate and act out a plan. Adolf Hitler motivated an entire country to risk their lives and go to war by feeding off their fears and evoking powerful emotion through his speeches. He created so much damage mentally and physically…

socially” (“Background: Life”). Jews were therefore valuable and stable members of German society, with no reasons to leave. Hitler was appointed Chancellor by President Hindenburg in January 1933 and gained full control of Germany when he was named Fuhrer in 1934 following Hindenburg’s death (Lowe, 2013, p. 328). Shortly after assuming power, Hitler implemented racial policies against the Jews, beginning with the Nuremberg Laws in 1935 (Burden, H.T., 1967, p. 110). The Nuremberg laws…

How important was indoctrination of Aryan children to ensure success in the Holocaust? Introduction The essay will discuss how the Nazi government used education, media and the Hitler youth to impregnate their ideology into children. These are particularly important themes for assessing this historical debate. This essay will argue that indoctrination of children was one of the key movements to ensure the success of the Holocaust and secure an all-German nation. Contemporary sources are widely…

Throughout history, historians and scholars have theorized what were the real reasons as to how and when World War II officially start. Most people outside of the field discuss that it was mainly because Germany attacked Poland and how the United States saved the world with the Allies. However, most historians can agree that there was a different demeanor on how World War II actually started. Most will say that it because of the many faults of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. Because…

Jewish people. Again, the Nazis used many different kinds of propaganda. As I have talked about before, Nazis used propaganda against Jews, but they also used it to gain support for Hitler. Hitler needed to gain public support so that he can become Fuhrer and rule Germany. As a result, the Nazi Party started to create posters and doing…

World War II officially began on September 1, 1939 when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. However, the War of Ideas that Hitler and the Nazis launched had begun much earlier, when he began to censor and destroy literature that did not hold true to the Aryan race. In an attempt to unify the nation of Germany under one ideal, he burned millions of books. While just a short time later, America became unified by a contradictory approach. Instead of everyone being forced to agree to one ideal, they…

There are many terrifyingly horrid topics that have been presented with the introduction to World War II that give insight into the basic German civilian’s life. Isabel Allende states “Write what should not be forgotten,” which ties in perfectly with The Book Thief in that the audience gets to participate in Markus Zusak’s work on the fictional life of the German girl, Liesel, and her newfound poor family as society evolves around them. Through this family's struggles the audience witnesses how…