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The Uniqueness of the Third Reich
The Third Reich most commonly known as the Nazi Regime in Germany marked an era of ruthless leadership. It was a fascist ideology which was exposed by Adolf Hitler from 1920-1945. The leader, however, used the military to promote and defend the interests of the nation. This regime established the overall control of the political, cultural and social authority.
The Third Reich came into existence after the 1st World War. Paul Von Hindenburg of the Weimar Republic appointed Hitler as the Chancellor of Germany. After the death of Hindenburg on 2nd August 1934, Hitler took over power by combining the skills of the chancellery …show more content…
Hitler unified the Germans, and they believed they were the dominant race. The Germans lived in hatred towards other ethnic groups (Taylor, 1990). They thought that the wrongs which had occurred about 200 years ago were because of the Jews. Hitler passed the rule on the Jews and other people who were not Germans. They murdered and imprisoned millions of people. They attacked the churches ruthlessly and curtailed the citizenship's right of the non-Germans. Therefore, if a person was of a different race, they suffered in one way or another.
The Third Reich restored the economic stability of Germany. After World War 1, the German economy was unstable. They had a lot of debts which had succumbed because of the money borrowed from other countries to fund the war. These obligations made the French Troops take over the German industrial areas. When the Nazi’s took over power, they came up with a mixed economy (Overy, 1995). They reduced the extent of unemployment in the country. They commenced some construction works throughout the nation which boosted the economy. The Third Reich, therefore, restored the economic stability …show more content…
The German companies were the chief producers of about 40% of the morphine produced in the world. It controlled 80% of the World’s cocaine market. During the Third Reich regime, consumption of illegal drugs fell, and they were seen as toxic to the German body. They had a motion of the health hygiene. Anyone who used the drugs was sentenced to a jail term. The addicts were aligned with the undesirable elements such as the Jews. They conflated the notions of health with ideas of beauty. By 1930, the production of cocaine ended. It marked the start of production of beneficial drugs used for health purposes (Snelders, 2011). This regime, therefore, marked the end of consumption of illegal