The Stasi The Stasi were the primary intelligence and security agency of East Germany also known as The German Democratic Republic (GDR) during the cold war. They had a large amount of informants‚ agents and military trained police. They focused on espionage and political security. In its 39 years at least 1/3 of the East German population came under Stasi surveillance‚ arrest‚ detention‚ or torture. The East German government‚ with the assistance of the Soviet intelligence community‚ established
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How did the depression in Germany (1929-1933) affect different social groups? The great depression‚ a huge economic slump caused by a crash in the American stock market‚ had a global effect on a large number of countries‚ especially those who manufactured food and raw materials.1 Germany was in a particularly bad place financially after world war one and had been borrowing a large amount of capitol from the US to repay their allies and when the stock market crashed they were unable to continue
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To what extent would you regard Germany and Sweden as coordinated market economies? 1. Introduction In an era where internationalism is contemporary‚ it has become crucial for countries to liberalize markets and renovate traditional structures. This is particularly important for countries whose social values and economic relationships are based on public coordination. This essay is going to explore the degree to which we consider Germany and Sweden as modern coordinated market economies‚ and
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Revolution. Why does Germany unify so late as a country? “Sonderweg” – special path (german) basically states that Germany deviated from other states‚ keeping the aristocracy dominant. This is thought to be deterministic‚ as the sole cause for their rise to power. Why would something like this lead toward Nazism? Why did the Germans unify so late? Germany in the 1500’s is Swiss cheese; there are thousands of divisions throughout the country. All of the states around Germany are practically established
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Propaganda is defined as ‘information‚ especially of a biased or misleading nature‚ used to promote a political cause or point of view.’ In Nazi Germany‚ propaganda was developed using slogans and images in order to win the support for the political party. One of the most important targets for this propaganda was German Youth and soon after the Nazis rose into power‚ they began the development of infusing the life of the German Youth with Nazi propaganda. German youth groups spent the greater part
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Upon the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany‚ gay men and‚ to a lesser extent‚ lesbians‚ were two of the numerous groups targeted by the Nazis‚ and ultimately became some of the millions victimized by the Holocaust. Since the development of the Gestapo in 1933‚ gay organizations were banned‚ any books about homosexuality (or sexuality in general) were burned‚ and homosexuals within the Nazi Party itself were murdered. In late February 1933‚ the Nazi Party launched its purge through
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Political opposition was oppressed in Nazi Germany‚ as the Nazi party was the only legal party. Night of the long knives is an example of ultra-nationalism as it was a great purge claiming the lives of many people that may have opposed Hitler‚ or that Hitler feared had the power to remove him as Further. Censorship is needed in ultranationalism‚ as a government needs total control in order to be in complete power. In Nazi Germany the aim of censorship was simple: to reinforce Nazi power
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The turbulence of the early and mid-20th century spawned some of the most extremist ideologies to ever guide major world powers. On the left‚ the Soviet Union gripped eastern Europe with its militant enforcement of communism. On the right‚ Nazi Germany sought to assert its rule of racial hierarchy across the continent. The struggle for these states to achieve their respective ideals of utopia manifested in death tolls that reached millions. While many contemporary scholars point to the differences
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During Nazi Germany‚ 1933 to 1939‚ propaganda‚ terror and repression within Germany through Youth organisations had an extensive impact upon everyday German life. In response to the Wall Street Crash around 1929‚ began the Great depression triggering the rise of Nazi youth organisations of the right-wing parties such as the “Jungstahlhelm‚ Scharnhorst Jugend and many others” during the 1930s. Youth organisations imposed fear upon German life through propaganda containing various symbols of patriotism
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Segment One The Luftwaffe was created in 1935 at Noervnich Airbase‚ located in central Germany‚ the heart of international business and home to the Jagbombgeschwader 31 air squardon. They were forcefully disbanded in 1946 when Allied soldiers took control of Germany. Even though their reign was only a mere 11 years‚ it became the most technologically advanced air force during this time period. It became the most feared asset of the German army‚ utilizing the military tactic called Blitzkrieg
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