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Charisma as Power The Holocaust was the result of Hitler’s extremist attitude and Germany’s need for a leader after the devastating loss of World War 1. Germany needed a powerful leader to instill hope in the people and maintain a strong sense of nationalism. Adolf Hitler never displayed or possessed any strong talents while growing up but he soon realized the power of speech. Hitler captivated millions of Germans by creating a vision of unified Germany that the people had not seen since the…

Socialism was another factor that may have weakness the Weimar Republic. The Social classes and modernism shaped the Weimar Republic. The social classes were poor, working and rich class. Depending on the class, the class related to either Right or Left party. Moreover, the rich class did support Right party. Which it means, The Right had an advantage economically. Hence, the Left had the most support from poor and working class (middle class). But, it seem the Weimar Republic needed more than…

(Chancellor) would assume the office (and crucially then possess its powers) pending the election of a new president. This allowed Hitler to unite the offices of Reichskanzler and Reichspräsident after the death of Hindenburg in 1934. However, by this time, the dictatorship had already been firmly installed, and this clause alone can probably not be blamed for Nazism in general. On the other hand, the Weimar Republic inherited serious…

Whereas Strasser faltered in making botched agreements with Von Schleicher for a lesser position, Hitler held out against odds. Additionally Hitler’s chameleon nature meant that he was successfully demanding with Von Papen, yet very respectful with Hindenburg, bowing down to him publicly. Popularity got Hitler through the door, but Hitler’s opportunism and manipulation brought his…

Before Hitler could become such an influential dictator, he needed to find his opportunity to infiltrate the political minds of Germany. Hitler’s first opportunity was in the Presidential Election of 1932 against Paul von Hindenburg. Unfortunately Hitler did not win the presidency, but this was not a total lost for him. The election revealed to Hitler that he was in fact very well received and liked by the majority of Germans, it also revealed the popularity and growth of the Nazi party.…

Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison and during that time he had time to reflect on what could have been done differently at the Beer Hall Putsch. He also came to the realization that he would have to lead a national revolution more on his own. If the Nazis were going to gain more power, they would need the support of the German army. Hitler decided that if he was going to destroy the Weimar government, he would need to work from the inside out. Rudolf Hess joined Hitler in jail and…

The first step to any problem is to identify that there is a problem. Government have been a very delicate system people of generations have dealt with. It seems like in history it has always been the government that start the wars, or at least it comes back to the government. In V for Vendetta, V who is the main character of this film, hi-jacks a television station that has an emergency channel and gives his revolutionary speech. Within this speech he gives some reasons on why his government…

Observing the dictatorial reigns of Napoleon and Hitler, one may find some striking similarities as well as differences; for instance, they shared a desire to conquer Europe, and the fact that they rose to power during times of heavy political reform. However, they have their differences; such as their methods of rising to power, and their treatment of Jews. Through these contrasting differences, one may conclude the true morals of both men. These two dictators are frequently compared in a…

Name: ANG, Jose Mari P. Title of Film: Schindler’s list 1. Summarize the film. The film is about a German businessman named Oskar Schindler, who dreams of making it big in Poland. Although at first his goal was to make money, after witnessing the massacre of Jews by the Nazis his goal shifted to saving as many Jews as he can. Schindler continued to operate his owned factory as a means to protect and house the Jews under him, even bribing high ranking officials for his goals. The war ended…

Coco Chanel. By Bianca Human Was Coco really a Nazi agent because she believed in the Nazi Ideology? In this essay it will be argued of the fact that Coco only became a Nazi Agent to gain power to be successful in her fashion empire, did she use them to get one step further and win her title back? Through all of the sources that have been gathered, the truth would be made clear. In Source A it was evident that Coco Chanel had a sneaky affair with a German Military Intelligence Officer Baron…