"Propaganda tries to force a doctrine on the whole people... Propaganda works on the general public from the standpoint of an idea and makes them ripe for the victory of this idea." Adolf Hitler wrote these words in his book Mein Kampf…
BETWEEN THE WARS- Rise of European Ultra Nationalism STUDY GUIDE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS Chapter 30/ Sect 1, 3, 4 Plus…. supplemental material introduced in class Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals. ~Colman…
The Hitler Youth was an organization of young men around the ages of 14-18 that were meant to insure the future of Nazi Germany. Since its creation in 1926 the membership of the organization had grown from roughly 5,000 to nearly 8,000,000 due to the Nazi Party forcing nearly all children to be a part of it. Many activities closely resembled military training, with weapons training, assault course circuits and basic tactics.…
A famous World War II Nazi Hunter, Simon Wiesenthal, once said “For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing”. This shows that complacency can be just as harmful as committing the act itself. When people ignore the good inside and begin to believe that bad things are ok, just because other people are doing them, it make evil run rampant. This is evident in World War II, people knew that prosecuting Jews was wrong, but everyone else was doing it and it provided them a false sense of security. If they harmed someone else, maybe they would be spared, maybe they could avoid the gas chambers. This type of group mindset in a hard situation can and did cause problems for the country, as well as the victims of the persecution. This…
An influential person is someone who changes society, for better or for worse. Adolf Hitler changed world history for the worst and caused many, devastating tragedies, such as World War II and the Holocaust. The world was extremely affected by Hitler due to his powerful, brainwashing speeches; his persuasive book, Mein Kampf; and his ability to intimidate people.…
Literature can be an extremely powerful tool of persuasion. One man with one idea has the potential to influence hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people through writing. In fact, one particularly influential piece of literature convinced an entire population of people to ostracize, shun, and even murder their fellow citizens. Compelling texts such as Hitler’s Mein kampf allow me to believe that literature could be considered propaganda. These pieces of literature, when written to pacify a specific audience, can strongly appeal to humanity’s “passions”, as Plato suggests. I believe that authors use literature as a vehicle to demonstrate their personal beliefs and influence their audience to share those beliefs.…
This is what Hitler believed in get rid of all jews. He had said problems are all caused by jews actions. People went with Hitler and what he said because people believed. He made a speech so people agreed with him more. People agreed with him because they wanted nonviolence in were they lived.…
“They are somehow engaged in something from which they cannot liberate themselves. They are locked into a structure, and they do not have the skills or inner resources to disengage themselves” (Meyer, 1970). During the 1930’s: young boys were trained to murder without feelings of remorse and young girls promised to bear children for the next generation of the “master race”. By adulthood, these children were willing to live and die for Hitler. The question is; why did they decide to follow Hitler? This question can be answered through a sociological perspective. By looking at Hitler’s training techniques for Hitler Youth, several experiments conducted by “experts” and evaluating their effect on obedience and will; we can explain why a good…
All throughout time there have been society, organizations, and people driven by fear. When a society is driven by fear they live a life in which thoughts, decisions and actions are predominantly motivated by fear. One of the most iconic societies driven by fear was Nazi Germany. The Holocaust is mostly highly known as the attempted genocide of the Jews from 1933 to 1945. During this time, Hitler and his army would target the Jewish population all throughout Europe. Mostly all of the Jewish people that were living in or close to Nazi Germany would live in constant fear of being taken from their families and being killed. The Holocaust was a fear driven society because of the targeted victims and the people living in fear of being taken from their families and killed.…
This essay is going to take you back into the times of your grandparents and for some of you maybe even your great-grandparents. Lets go back to the years of Adolf Hitler. Why was he who he was and what made him that way? Did something happen to him in his younger years and why did he have such hatred towards the Jewish? Also what was his purpose for the Hitler Youth? Another question to ask yourself is can one person change the world and if so, how?…
Many people remain silent in a time of conflict to avoid more conflict, but they could just have a different opinion on the conflict. Sophie Scholl is a great example of this. To show, “Sophie Scholl grew up around the Hitler Youth and their twisted ideas. All throughout high school she didn’t believe in the National Socialist perspective. Sophie had to act as though she agreed with Hitler’s views in order to receive her diploma.…
“All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless goddess of distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people.” (Hitler and Murphy). Throughout the centuries of human existence, there have been thousands of movements, some big, some small, however, none as monumental as the Holocaust. The Holocaust started when the Nazi’s came to power in January 1933 and didn’t end until twelve devastating years had passed ("Introduction to the Holocaust — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum"). Although the Holocaust’s original focus was persecuting the Jewish population and for Germany to prove their racial superiority, it evolved…
In 1933, Hitler and his National Socialist (Nazi) party were elected into power in Germany. Hitler was chosen by his party to become the new chancellor of Germany. The National Socialist (Nazis) won 34.1% of the overall vote. The German people were looking for a new voice for their suffering; they wanted a new leader to help get them out of their downfall during World War I, the Great Depression of 1929, and the Treaty of Versailles.…
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party appealed to the German people during a time of political and economic instability. Hitler worked to ensure that his policies focused on highlighting general and emotional points, as opposed to specific ones that were not special or important to certain groups of people. This brought him closer to his audience, and he gained popularity among the Germans. In the Great Depression, Germany was looking for a leader to stabilize the country and create order and control through all of the disarray. The Nazi Party set their goals to eliminate groups that many Germans didn’t like: “...the Weimar Republic, the Communist Party, and the Social Democrats” (Evans). This gained them support from the German people. Their idea…
Van Ells, Mark D. “Americans for Hitler.” America in WWII. 2007. Web. 11 April 2012.…