Germany

At the end of the Weimar Republic and throughout the life of Nazi Germany, the role of the ideal German woman was fairly specific. These women would work only at home and raise a large family for the benefit of the German nation. However, this stay at home ideology was not a dominate viewpoint in the reenactment game that took place earlier this term. A few reenactors encouraged the stay at home women but on the whole many members voiced their opinion of giving greater freedom to the average…

There has been historiographical debate about the origins of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Historians have formed two major divides between thoughts about the birth or development of Anti-Semitism. This has resulted in the formation of functionalist thought and intentionalist thought, these thoughts differ on theories. Functionalism from the term is an idea that is influenced by the surrounding environment or changes, and in this case, functionalism is the thought that the decision to murder the…

Women had a very important job in Germany during National Socialism, to marry a German man and bear many German children. However, marriage was only to be about having children. Women were expected to be good wives to their husbands, good mothers to their children, and keep the house clean. Not only this but, women were encouraged to have as many children as they could to fix the falling birth rate and create a strong nation. The Nazis wanted women to believe that having very many children was a…

“The Master race” After Germany won the war, Hitler declared that all german men are above everything. They are the meaning of perfection no german man could do anything wrong, whatever they say goes. They can take whatever they from the inferior races without punishment since they are the supreme race, the master race, the race the race that was blessed by god with the purest blood. As for a women she has only one job and that is to mass produce as much of the master race as she can possibly…

finally made it to Germany!!!!!!!!!!!! this has been so exciting, this place is so beautiful and I can't wait to start traveling. The first days were hard because of the language and since I' m living in a little town of west Germany, usually in offices, service stuff, stores, they don't speak English at all so it has been a big sign language challenge haha haha. Gladly one of my amazing friends I met in Chicago while I was studying at School of the Art Institute (Leonie from Germany), she was…

The official treatment of homosexuality in the Nazi Germany in 1933-1945 Introduction The period of the Nazis rule in Germany (1933-1945) is an extremely important period in the world history. Coming to power, Adolf Hitler and his supporters created the political system based on ideology of the purity of so-called “Aryan” race – in other words, German race. This ideology was characterized by absolute intolerance towards other nations and cultures. The Nazi idea of racial cleanliness presumed…

I. Economic Causes of Genocide a) Holocaust Although Germany appeared to be winning the war at first, as the war progressed, they became weary and found themselves in compromising position. After the defeat in the war and the terms contained in the Treaty of Versailles, which ordered Germany to pay huge amounts in reparations, Germany was left in an economic crisis. The country printed more money and this lead to hyperinflation that reduced the value of savings. Levels of unemployment as well as…

affect Germany's history forever. A major turning point for Germany and their stance in World War II. Hitler's attempt to split the northern allies in half that could not be said was lost, but instead better said to be detrimental. Germany suffered around 100,000 casualties. Yet this was one out of many battles for Germany and only a small portion of the deaths; but it still caused severe damage, enough to turn this war downward for in Germany. Socially and economically the country struggled to…

September 1939 started with Germany attacking Poland. December 1941, British and France declare war to Germany and started the largest war. At 1945, this largest war ended when Germany and Japan surrendered to the Allies (2). The biggest reason that Germany lost World War II is because they were undergoing two fronts in war. Adolf Hitler’s main target was USSR, Soviet Russia. But in the middle, Germany attacked France and Britain first to avoid two fronts of war. Germany already lost in the…

The Holocaust’s effect on Germany During the 1930’s, Adolf Hitler’s vicious reign left thousands starving, suffering, traumatized, and dead. Millions of people feared their lives when anti-Semitism was embraced by the Soviet troops and the Anglo-Saxons and it had spread to several parts of Europe. Adolf Hitler walks away from the Holocaust not only the reason for the millions of mass murders that he organized, but also the psychological suffering of the people of Germany after the termination…