FORMULATION OF NAZI FOREIGN POLICY to 1939 From Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor on January 30 1933 to the beginning of WWII on Sept 3 1939‚ the Nazi state pursued an aggressive foreign policy that contributed largely to the outbreak of war. This foreign policy was largely reflective of the goals Hitler had set out in his 1924 autobiography “Mein Kampf”‚ particularly Germany’s easterly moving aggressions. However‚ although Nazi ideology played a dominant role in structuring foreign policy to 1939‚ it was
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In 1933 there was an unfair persecution of a selected group of people. This persecution led to the mass genocide of over six million people up until 1945‚ in what we know as the Holocaust. In 1948 a short story called “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was published. This intrigued many people as there were similarities between this and World War II. By comparing “the Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson to Nazi Germany‚ it shows the dangers of following the wrong leaders that results in the unfair
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The induction of Adolf Hitler’s Role as chancellor of Germany finalised the plans of the Nazi party’s takeover of the state. It was through Weimar’s own demise that Hitler was able to rise from the failed Republic and take seat as the most powerful man in Germany. His following domination between 1933- 1939 as a ‘powerful dictator’ Hitler used his political plans and the appeal of the Nazi policies with the authority brought by the SS and his influential charisma and the understanding that German
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The role of Hitler in the formulation of Nazi policy between 1923-1939 Hitler was the most significant figure in the formulation and the implementation of Nazi policy. However‚ it is interesting that some of the most famous Nazi policies were not produced by Hitler and this has caused fierce debates between the intentionalist historians who believe that Hitler was in control and personally determined policy and its implementation opposed to structuralist historians who believe he actually was
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BLITZKRIEG (LIGHTNING WAR) In the first phase of World War II in Europe‚ Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany’s strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks‚ planes‚ and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would
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It is well known that the happenings in Nazi Germany directly reflected the racist psyche of its leaders‚ but it is not such common knowledge to know that the philosophy of social Darwinism provided a concrete foundation for the justification of this racism. In fact‚ the ideological foundation of social Darwinism directly led to racism in Nazi Germany. Social Darwinism is a philosophy that originated in the latter half of the 19th century‚ and states humans are subject to the same laws of natural
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The relationship between Nazi Germany and the USSR became strained as soon as Hitler came to power in 1933. The Nazi and Soviet ideologies were almost exactly opposite‚ Germany‚ a fascist country which believed in a superior race‚ and the USSR‚ a socialist country who believed in the equality for all. Additionally‚ one of Germany’s “aims” was to gain living space in the east‚ the USSR. A pending invasion from Germany strained the relationship between the two political leaders‚ Hitler and Stalin (Todd
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Why did the Nazi’s came into power in Germany? To answer this question it is meaningful to give an overview of German history and related topics since the end of the First World War in 1918. This will bring forth the reasons why the Nazi Party came into power. In 1918‚ under the strain of war‚ shortages‚ power cuts‚ inflation anti-war feelings and an influenza virus‚ Germany descended into chaos. After the armistice‚ coalition governments were to be a
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How successful were Hitler and the Nazis in getting the support of young people in Germany between 1933 and 1945? It was important for Hitler and the Nazis to control and get support of young people because with the support of the youth they could gain control of the next generation to come. This was an effective way of changing Germany’s future. Hitler aimed to make Germany a country containing no Jewish people and mainly consist of the Aryan race (blue eyes‚ blonde hair). The Aryan race was
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Although initially it seems apparent that the First World War narrowed the existing political divisions in Germany during this period‚ as the war progressed‚ the resentment grew‚ in part because of the huge losses and the economic crisis that hung over the country. Therefore because of this the political divisions increased‚ and by the end of the war the polarisation of German politics was explicit. Despite the demonstrations against the war held on the 28th and 29th of July in Berlin with crows
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