Hitler's Speech Analysis

Adolf Hitler entered Kroll Opera House on the first of September, 1939, as his troops prepared to invade Poland. Propaganda was a major facet of Nazi Germany’s success and this speech reiterates the plight of Germany, Hitler’s beliefs on who was to blame for their failing economy, and what must be done about the crisis. Like many of Hitler’s speeches, outside of those in physical attendance, nations all over the world had tuned in via radio where these speeches were translated in real time. This event was known as a Reichstag Extraordinary Session, a council meeting called upon by the President of the Reich or a majority of the council members. Beyond the live audience, English translations of the transcripts of this speech and others like it have been collected by Yale University through the Avalon Project. This primary source is a vital window into the beliefs of Hitler’s regime and its supporters, as well as evidence of the corruption and propaganda presented during World War II. Upon losing World War I, parts of Germany were appropriated and given to other countries, such as Poland. Wars, being expensive, had already hit
Additional, it presents an early glimpse at the expert manipulation of his regime. With a perfectly timed speech and carefully placed words Hitler had prepared his people to believe that it was Poland that was planning to strike Germany. This speech contributes to the dialogue of a two sided coin in the history of World War II and Germany. The first point-of-view was what people chose to believe and the other being what really happened in Poland. Hitler declared a fight for Danzig to be just, that the reparations were wrong, and with more sources available today on the start of the war, historians can now use this to debate World War II as just or