Germany

In Nazi Germany, fascist racialism tried to build a model for a new society. Nazi party took the racial theory as a foundation for imperialist expansion, while German expansion required the force of arms and enormous sacrifices and money, racial theory became a strong ideology to justify this huge effort. The racial theory emphasized that German race is superior to others, so they need to increase the number of the German race and decrease the number of other race. On the one hand, National…

Holocaust in Nazi Germany No one could believe it. No one could imagine such a massacre ever happening in history, but it did. During the darkest hours for the Jewish people, nearly 7,000,000 perished during the Holocaust. During the short period of time from 1933 to 1945, the Nazi regime led by Adolf Hitler was quick with their work on exterminating as many Jews as possible. Hitler’s anger and jealousy quickly led to hatred and the desire to kill the Jews and anyone who stood in his way.…

Weimar Germany (hyperinflation of the 1923) After the World War I, Germany faced strong political and financial instability. The German treasury was all empty due to the world war outlay. The government with the inability to raise proper amount of taxes so that the economy blooms up again, the German government started printing money. But it didn’t go as such, the huge amount of money pumping in the economy caused hyperinflation, the prices skyrocketed which made the German currency less…

role of the traditional German values of “Volk” and “Blut und Boden” (Blood and Soil) in building a new “folk Reich” and reinforcing classical societal roles. Arguably, the Nazis exploited the precarious political, economic and social environment in Germany to materialize the goals of their party and as a result shaped German national identity. The cultural artifacts explored in this essay are a series of Nazi propaganda posters, which treat different target groups of the party such as the…

Germany was a growing power during this era and many people feared its conquest to become a ‘Great Power.’ Due to its choice of allies prior to World War I, Germany may have given the impression that they wanted a war. Despite the balance of power the Germany had many advantages and was seen as a potential hegemonic power. A first glance at Germanys decision to support Austria-Hungary makes you wonder why they would align with a weaker power. Germany had other personal motives behind their…

War 1 ended November 11, 1918. But for Germany, it continued on within the after effects of the War, mostly during the years of 1933 until such time as 1939. The First World War had an atrocious impact in regards to Germany. When the war had ended, Germany, along with other major countries, signed the Treaty of Versailles. After the signing of the treaty, Germany had a major downfall. This treaty affected the economic, social, and political overview of Germany. During this time, Hitler took his…

Background Germany is Europe's largest economy and fourth place in the gross domestic product and the fifth GDP (purchasing power parity) in the world. Germany is one of the founders of the European Union and the euro area. [1] The economic position of this country in the world after the industrial revolution and its formation simultaneously has been named as a leading and innovative country as well…

Comparing 20th Century Russia and Germany. The 20th century was a time of tremendous change, upheaval, and revolution. The existence of modern day Russia and Germany are a testament to that, and the development of communism and fascism in those countries respectively are what shaped them the most. In Russia, communism took hold during the 1920’s, and faced incredible opposition both internally, from royalists, and externally, from the hostile international community. Germany embraced fascism a…

and Germany at the time (Inscriptions). Battleships and submarines were also included in these naval creations. Alliances arose exemplifying rivalry between the different national powers. The first alliance to form called the Triple Alliance in the year of 1907, included the European countries of Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy. Germany’s current leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II who headed their constitutional monarchy. Kaiser Franz Joseph led Austria- Hungary with their constitutional…

Spies was one of the “anarchists, foreign born-Germany” that was involved in the “Haymarket Affair” (Source). August Spies was a man raised in Germany who had ambitions to create a better world no matter where he was (Source). It just so happened that the “New World” was a place he ended up and wanted to help change to be better (Source). During his autobiography, he expresses in great detail on how he was raised, and how he looks at life, living in Germany, and living in the New World (Source).…