The Hindenburg

holding the ceremony at Garrison church and not in Berlin, the Nazi party was making the statement that they were the heirs to the pre-war glorious Germany. Hitler himself played a vital role in the preceding as he greeted field marshal and President Hindenburg with a low bow and a handshake thus reinforcing the “symbolic tie between the old and the new.”(Mason). Therefore this was another factor that led to Nazi’s consolidating of their power in 1933-34. ‘The law for the removal of Distress…

position of Chancellor by the secret arrangement orchestrated by Hindenburg and von Papen, it cannot be denied that this was the only factor that brought Hitler to power. Hitler rose to power as a result of a number of factors such as the economic crisis, French occupation, discord amongst other political parties and the strength of the NSDAP. All these factors brought Hitler to the brink of power whereupon von Papen and Hindenburg elevated Hitler into power as Chancellor, proving that the ‘back…

It was characterized by a length of about 245m, an envelope volume of 200 000m3 and a maximum speed of 140km/h. The Hindenburg disaster took place in 1937 and was the subject of spectacular newsreel coverage and photographs, destroying the idea of airship safety. This event represented the end of the huge rigid airship time. However during and after the second world war…

By 1929, Hitler had won over 40 percent of the vote and became the largest party in the German parliament. After America’s stock market crash in 1929, multiple countries who were dependent on the United States were looking to strengthen themselves economically, politically and socially. Germany, in particular suffered from this and was desperate for a leader who could bring back Germany into power. Adolf Hitler had seen an opportunity to propagandize the society by promising jobs, abolish the…

He ran against Paul Von Hindenburg. He came in second for both elections. After the victory of Hindenburg, he gave Hitler a chance to stay near him as chancellor of Germany. Having the position of chancellor, Hitler slowly began to have more control and authority of Germany. Soon Hitler was able to declare the Nazi Party the only legal political party. After the death of Hindenburg, Hitler took over becoming chancellor and leader of German. As soon as…

began his reign by being appointed chancellor. He then took advantage of things to control more affecting everyone in different ways, but the worst for the “undesirables”. Hitler was appointed chancellor by Paul von Hindenburg. “Earlier that day the President of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg had appointed Hitler chancellor (similar to prime minister).” (Smith, 15) This is important because this got Hitler one step closer to his rule. This is also important because this shows Hitler had an…

“The LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German passenger airship that caught fire and crashed during its attempt to dock in New Jersey. 36 people died in the disaster that was caught on video. Decades of research and tests all came to the same conclusion offered by the original German and American investigators: The airship caught fire because of an electrostatic discharge that ignited leaking hydrogen from the 200 million liters (7 million cubic ft) of hydrogen gas. The Hindenburg disaster marked the…

The documentary ‘The Path to Nazi Genocide’ uses pictures and videos from the events of the Nazi rise to power and the post-war recovery, it showed the reality of the Holocaust to the viewers. It reviewed timeframes, Nazi objectives, and views that furthered my understanding of how the Holocaust wasn’t a spontaneous event, but was rather created over time. The film explained the event that stimulated Hitler’s first actions was the loss of Germany in World War 1. In order to prevent another war…

There are many reasons for the collapse of the Weimar Republic, these include the economic problems, rise in extreme political parties, the failure of the Weimar Constitution and key individuals, and the loss of the First World War. Although the economic problems were intrinsic to the collapse, without the loss of World War One, the economic and political problems faced by Germany wouldn’t have been as severe and therfore wouldn’t have led to the collapse of the Weimar. The Wall Street crash in…

were founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Airships, blimps, and dirigibles are practically synonyms and are basic terms for any lighter than air craft that is powered and steerable. Each Zeppelin had a name, like the Graf Zeppelin or The Giant Hindenburg, these two were famous, because they were used during World War One and Two. The difference between a rigid airship and a blimp is that a rigid aircraft is maintained…