Weimar Republic

Cenk Henden HIST 316 10.1.18 “Adolf Hitler” is one of the most worldwide recognized names since the 20th century, and I will write about how that came to be. Hitler is known as one of the most evil man of history, and even his name discomforts people. He ruled Germany for many years until his defeat which lead to his suicide. I will summarize his life, followed by his accomplishment and his methods of success, finalized with a conclusion. I believe that Hitler was a very smart but twisted…

On January 30th 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. It was in this position that he transformed Germany into the Third Reich, in which the country was treated as an empire and was governed by the Nazi regime. On July 20th 1933, the Vatican – consisting of the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Pius XI, and his papal court- along with Cardinel Pacelli and the German bishops, signed the Reichskonkordat with Hitler. The Reichskonkordat was a treaty between the Vatican and the Third…

In 1933, Himmler and Heydrich realized that they had created a strong enough organization to challenge and discredit the SA. Himmler and Heydrich began by trying to manipulate Goring and penetrate the SA's hold on Prussian police activities. Goring was extremely willing to support the SS's counter-SA activity since he had already questioned SA loyalty and believed he could gain political power if the SA was out of the picture. In addition, the SA's police activities were rivals to Goring's…

With Germany’s unification in 1871 and rapid societal advancement thanks to the Second Industrial Revolution, there comes as with any burgeoning society a need for a scapegoat. Anti-Semitism was not an uncommon practice in Europe, and for Germany specifically, the cards worked out that way. For one, when the Financial Crisis of 1873 occurred (something that naturally happens to any economy with a boom and bust, especially post-war and for a new country), there was panic. In this time of crisis,…

At the end of Great War (1914-1918), European society faced astronomical cultural and social changes that eventually led to the rise Fascism in Italy, Germany, and Spain. Throughout the 1920s, Jose Ortega y Gasset gave series of lectures that eventually became his magnum opus entitled The Revolt of the Masses. His work centers on the rise of the mass-man and his disregard for political authority (or the state), culture, and progress. Gasset essentially argues that the perfection of the 19th…

It was 1967 when they became sweethearts, during the darkest times in Berlin. The East- West differences between Berlin hardened into a “Cold War,” so did the division of the city into East and West Berlin (Taylor). The German Democratic Republic had built “The Berlin Wall”. They believed that the West Berlin was threatening their way of life since Easterners were immigrating to the West because their jobs paid better or the people were defecting from communist rule (CNN). West Germany was not…

Post World War I, Woodrow Wilson outlined 14 points in a speech to the American Congress in January 1918. Wilson's Fourteen Points became the foundation for a peace programme. On the back of the Fourteen Points, Germany and allies agreed to an armistice in November 1918. Failure to adhere to Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points possibly triggered World War II. The Treaty of Versailles indicated: 1) that Germany had to accept blame ‘for all the loss and damage’ of the war, 2) the Germans were allowed no…

Although it is true that Hitler achieved the 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…

German Expressionism and Soviet Montage are two styles of filmmaking that emerged in the early 1920’s. German Expressionism can be seen as a reactionary art movement to the poverty stricken Germany in the wake of a crushing defeat in WWI. Its stylistic techniques as well as subject matter embodied the tone of the German masses in the post war era. Soviet Montage was also stylized by the current state of the Soviet Union that created it, it was popularly used as a form of propaganda and the…

Hitler: A Great Leader but Terrible Person Hitler’s known as one of the most terrible people in history, but he got those terrible things done by being a great and convincing leader. Hitler’s ability to gather a large following allowed him to do the terrible things he did. Hitler desired to be an artist until his mind got corrupted with terrible ideas and thoughts. Hitler wasn’t born the man he became, so there were events that forged him into the man he was. Hitler’s childhood consisted of…