1942 was the year that Nazi German troops invaded Vichy France. Vichy France is the common name of the French State headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. It represented the unoccupied Free Zone in the southern part of metropolitan France and theoretically‚ the French colonial empire. On this day in 1942‚ German troops invaded Vichy France. Which has been previously freed of an Axis military presence. Since July 1940‚ upon being invaded and defeated by the Nazi milerty‚ the autonomous
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and had 14 children. He graduated the University of Coimbra and he studied law. He was a Portuguese diplomat and was in consulate of Bordeaux in France last. He had a Rabbi friend called Chaim Kruger and was inspired by him to save the targets of Nazis. He stamped visas for refugees and Jews for entering Portugal during 16-23. June 1994. He saved over 30‚000 refugees including 12‚000 Jews. He lost his job and was put on the black list so he couldn’t have any job in Portugal. Jewish Refugee Agency
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How Successful Was the Indoctrination of the German Youth Under the Nazi Regime? Hitler expressed the need for indoctrination in many speeches from the beginning of his leadership. This is shown in a quote from a meeting with radio officials on 25th March 1933: ’the mobilisation of the mind is as necessary as‚ perhaps even more necessary than‚ the material mobilisation of the nation.’ The Law on the Hitler Youth also emphasised the indoctrination of the youth: ’All German young people...will be
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Examples Atrocity: Acting with great criminality and cruelty; an extremely cruel act or horrid act of injustice that typically involves physical violence or injury. Example 1: One example of atrocity is the Jewish Holocaust perpetrated by Hitler’s Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945‚ which is arguably one of the most well-known atrocities or war crimes in history. The genocide of Jews includes two thirds of all Jews living in Europe and took place in Germany and German-occupied territories. This genocide
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was Nazi economic policy totally subordinated to the need to prepare for war? The Nazi economy became increasingly controlled‚ characterised by a mixture of ideologically driven and pragmatic policies. Though preparation for war was certainly an element of the Nazi economic programme‚ through the assessment of the early stages of Nazi rule and the New Plan‚ the drive for autarky‚ foreign policy and expansionism‚ as well as the treatment of workers within Germany‚ it is evident that the Nazi economy
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How far was the Nazis popularity responsible for Hitler’s appointment as chancellor? In January 1933‚ following several failed attempts‚ Hitler was finally appointed as chancellor of Germany. There were many reasons to why Hitler was appointed as chancellor. For example‚ the Great Depression of 1929‚ electoral success and weakness of the Weimar republic. In this essay‚ I wish to go through each notable reason and come to a final conclusion. The Depression was a definite reason to Hitler’s appointment
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defeat during WW1‚ still lay fresh in the minds of Germans. The treaty of Versailles 1919‚ the worldwide economic depression‚ poverty‚ unemployment‚ contributed to the circumstances that bestowed an opportunity for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Hitler appealed to German population‚ who were desperate for change‚ especially the lower middle class‚ the unemployed and young. Through his powerful and spellbinding speeches‚ he pledged a better life and a superior Germany. So because of
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How far did the working class benefit from Nazi rule in 1933 - 1939? Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933. Their policies turned Germany into a Nazi police state. Many Germans benefited from Nazi rule but all at a cost. The working class benefited in many ways‚ one way was they had improved working conditions‚ the conditions were a lot better than they were in Weimar Germany. This was a very appealing to the working class as they could work in a safer and better environment. This
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mentally or physically disabled people were persecuted. The Nazis wanted to maintain the ‘Aryan’ race so German people were not allowed to interbreed with inferior races. Many ‘ordinary’ Germans shared these ideas and there was little evidence of opposition to persecution from German civilians. There was also a public participation in persecution‚ if an ‘ordinary’ German believed someone to be racially impure they would turn them in to the Nazis. Some ’ordinary’ Germans even benefitted from the persecution
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‘The Nazi regime enjoyed broad consent brought about by popular policies.’ How far do you agree with this opinion? Explain your answer using the evidence of Sources Y‚ Z and AA and your own knowledge of the issues relating to the controversy. Sources Y‚ Z and AA all bring different arguments to the opinion that ‘The Nazi regime enjoyed broad consent brought about by popular policies’. Arguments such as the people of Germany could see through the policies‚ that they took advantage of the policies
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