Ian Kershaw

Some historians argue whether they resisted the Nazi regime or if they conformed to their policies. Matthew Stibbe, an entrepreneur and author; says the historical writings are just as controversial as the German resistance. Stibbe even quotes Ian Kershaw on supporting the history of resistance was a main role in Germany’s self-image. This in other words brought out the political consciousness and the value of the population in Germany. Like stated before, Hitler was wanting to fill Germany…

The definition of the holocaust is a mass scale of destruction or slaughter. In this case of the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis it is a unique event that evolved from and takes place in 1933-1945 with the Jew’s being the main target in the eyes of the Nazi regime. The Nazi’s were led by a man called Adolf Hitler, also known as the Führer. He believed that the Jews were blame for the failure of World War One and were the reason why Germany had gotten to such a point where there was mass…

Throughout history there are few people more evil and powerful then Adolf Hitler, being responsible for almost sixty million soldiers in the war and the execution of around 500,000 Jewish, homosexual, disabled and political enemies in concentration camps. But to orchestrate these acts Adolf first had to get to a high point of power, he achieved this primarily in three ways, the Reichstag fire and the aftermath of the Reichstag fire, the Enabling act and the Night of Long Knives. The fire was…

not only influence the war, but he continues to influence the world today. He is still spoken about, and his quotes are still used in other’s speeches. Hitler was the prominent figure during the 20th century. In fact, in the book Hitler, author Ian Kershaw writes, “Has this been Hitler’s century? Certainly, no other individual has stamped a more profound imprint on it than Adolf Hitler.” Adolf Hitler, influenced Germany, and the world in many different ways during the 20th century, and…

resulted in Russia becoming a Communist country. However, by allowing Germany to regain their strength Britain would be protected from Communist ideologies reaching the UK. The threat of Communism’s importance as a reason is clear when historian Ian Kershaw stated, ‘Germany was seen as the best hope of preventing the spread of Bolshevism.’ Therefore, highlighting that Germany’s strength was imperative to Britain if they wanted the security of their democracy ensured. In 1933 Lord Rothermere…

Between the years of 1933 and 1945, the Nazi persecution of the Jews changed massively. The Nazis were elected with 51% of the vote in 1933, which shows that a lot of German citizens did not want the Nazis to get into power. The April 1933 boycott which was one of the Nazis earliest anti-Semitic movements was a failure, as not enough people participated. However in 1938 Kristallnacht took place, which was a huge success for the Nazis anti-Semitic movement. Five years after this the death camps…

Hitler lived by this famous quote that he wrote in Mein Kampf , “Germany must be a world power, or there will be no Germany.” Hitler always had this sense of taking over Germany but it’s not so clear as to if he intended a World War. Did he just want to take over Poland, or did he simply just want to take some land for Germany? Ever since Germany’s huge defeat during World War I, and Germany’s weak government, the Weimar Republic, wasn’t doing well. This allowed room for some changes, and the…