Hitler & Stalin: The Roots of Evil Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were two of the most ruthless and infamous dictators of the twentieth century. They each left a legacy of cruelty‚ terror‚ and death; managing to change the course of history to this day. Throughout their lives‚ both leaders surprisingly had many similarities. They both lived deprived childhoods‚ with violent fathers and adoring mothers. Both suffered from inferiority complexes and paranoia. Most importantly‚ they were both mass murderers
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(Ridley). Why were so many innocent people brutally murdered? What did they do to deserve to die? Who would do something so terrible? The answer to that question is Adolf Hitler. Hitler believed‚ with no prior reasoning‚ Jews were inferior to him. So inferior‚ in fact‚ that he did not believe they were people at all (“Why did”). Hitler brutally murdered eleven million innocent people‚ with 1.1 million of those people being children‚ because he felt that they were “politically‚ racially‚ or socially unfit”
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angles. Hitler was shown to the public first as one of them‚ an ordinary person‚ and then as a god. In this specific scene‚ the German population is introduced as a whole united community to put in contrast the failures of World War I and this was thanks to their obedience and loyalty to Hitler. The purpose of all the media creating a media cult on Hitler was to represent “Hitler as Germany and Germany as Hitler” (as Hess is quoted to say in the film)‚ meaning a united population loyal to Hitler. While
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Hitler vs Stalin Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin both shared many things in common as dictators in the 1920’s til the late 1940’s. It’s interesting to think that men who had so much in common‚ from their childhood to the way they ruled their countries‚ would actually hate each other due to their political ideology. Hitler was part of the Nationalist Party while Stalin enforced a Communist regime. Both men were immensely popular within their own country as they brought effective change‚ but
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understand why Hitler expressed such a detrimental hatred towards the Jews. Hitler stated that his views were first developed in Vienna between1908-1913. Hitler blamed Jews for all negative aspect in his life like his failure to attend the Vienna art academy which shows Hitler was controlled by a deep and mental hatred for Jews. Hitler started to associate Jews with Bolshevism and Socialism where he combined his hatred of Jews. He even blamed Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War 1. Hitler fixated and
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As an influential‚ forceful person‚ Adolf Hitler used his articulate speech to empower the Nazi political party. Hitler received complete power as the Chancellor of Germany‚ after passing the Enabling Act. He utilized the totalitarian power to create the Third Reich‚ and through military moves and a propaganda movement headed by Joseph Goebbels‚ he made a great impact on the Germany’s citizens. Hitler influenced the Germans into sharing a deep sentiment of nationalism‚ and the significance of the
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throughout Germany went bankrupt and workers were laid off in their millions. Unemployment affected nearly every German family (by 1929 1‚320‚000 were unemployed) meaning that the public was in a state of distress and wanted change desperately. This gave Hitler an opportunity to put his message across and take advantage of Germany’s desperation. He manipulated the ruling elite (who thought that they could control him) and through his skills as an orator and leader‚ became elected as Chancellor of Germany
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well known as dictators‚ usually tend to have all these characteristics. Through the history there are many examples of dictators as the government of Adolf Hitler‚ who totally wanted to eliminate all people who did not meet the physical qualities that he had resigned. Especially he wanted to remove Jews people from German Civil Society. Hitler expressed evil through his deeds and hatred towards other races. Some have tried to justify his way of thinking and even some of the things he did. However
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Homework Past Question Charlie Rea 20/09/2014 Explain how the Nazis increased their control over Germany from 1933-4. Hitler had become Chancellor of the Weimar Republic on 30th January 1933 but this was still a weak position and was under threat from the Reichstag‚ President Hindenburg and the army. All of them could prevent his rise to power. Each of these would have to be dealt with in turn if he was to set up a successful dictatorship. He was also under threat from other groups especially the
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Compare/Contrast Hitler and Roosevelt The World War II era brought out many leaders‚ but two that were commonly acknowledged were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler. Both men were very popular and were known throughout the world for their choices. The men had differed personalities but some traits were the same in both of them. The similarities and differences when comparing the two men are extremely noticeable. Hitler and Franklin are similar in the way of both being leaders of a powerful
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