Negative Effects Of Nazi Germany

Positive and Negative effects of Nazi Germany

There were many different positive and negative effects of the Nazi rule on the people of Germany between 1933 and 1939. The treaty of Versailles drained the German people of everything they had. People were poor, hungry and unemployed, and the weakened Weimar republic had become even weaker in the eyes of the German people. The harsh conditions of the treaty caused Germany to loose land, money, military strength and dignity caused Germany to fall into disrepair. The people of Germany needed a leader and Adolf Hitler and his Totalitarian rule of Germany was accepted with enthusiasm by the people. The Nazi party used force to control education, the military, propaganda and economic policies. The German people did benefit under Hitler’s rule as it provided an increase in prosperity, jobs for the people, the regaining of land, the hosting of the 1936 Olympics and the restoration of pride and a sense of nationalism for the nation. However there were several negative impacts on the people of Germany as well. But the persecution of minorities, loss of personal freedoms and the expansion of the military is a
Minorities, such as the Jewish people, were persecuted and many lost their jobs so that they could be filled by Hitler’s version of actual Germans. Minorities were sent to camps run by the Nazis and many suffered in them. The people lost some of their own personal freedoms such as the freedom to say whatever they wanted about anything. The German people had to speak only good things about their nation. Conscription was bought back and this expanded the military, giving Hitler more power. Some of Hitler’s ideals are similar to those of today. “It may be shocking to some people in this country to realize that, without meaning to do so, they hold views in common with Hitler when they preach discrimination against other religious, racial or economic groups.”(A.