History CH 8-9 The Police State Nazi Censorship and Propaganda * The police state was one of the most important factors in Hitler’s establishment of a dictatorship after Hindenburg’s death‚ as it allowed him to persecute and get rid of his social‚ religious and political enemies that lived among the German people. * As in many cases‚ indoctrination (converting people to different ideals using education and propaganda) did not work‚ so Hitler had to used force and terror using the Nazi’s
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the German people. They hoped to achieve this through organization and to discourage any form of thinking that was not part of the state approved ideology. The Nazis impacted on the German people by controlling key institutions such as the army‚ the education system‚ the church and employment. There is strong debate as to whether the Nazis provoked a social revolution in Germany and if they had a lasting impact on the lives of the German people. Modern historian Ian Kershaw would argue that “it seems
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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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ruler of a one party state?” The success of propaganda in Nazi Germany is an are of intense debate. The variety of propaganda used makes judgement of overall success challenging as different methods worked with varying degrees of efficiency. Geoff Walsh insists on the success of the Hitler Myth‚ yet‚ Tim Mason asserts that blue collar workers heavily resisted Nazi indoctrination. This highlights how predisposition to conform to Nazi ideals affects the response of different societal groups to the
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The USSR (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was found in 1922 by Vladimir Lenin. The USSR was shortly taken over by Joseph Stalin‚ which lasted from the 1920’s to the 1953.(DeSomma‚ 12) During the time of Stalin’s ruling the NKVD (People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs)‚ a secret police force‚ murdered many soviet citizens and jailed many others to Gulags. Gulags were forced labor camps that people were sent to if they were seen dangerous to the union. The Soviet then destroyed all owned
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December 2008 Art as Propaganda in Nazi Germany Having been an artist himself‚ Hitler understood the potential power of imagery in moving the masses. “We shall discover and encourage the artists who are able to impress upon the State of the German people the cultural stamp of the Germanic race . . . in their origin and in the picture which they present‚ they are the expressions of the soul and the ideals of the community” (Hitler‚ Party Day speech‚ 1935‚ qtd. Nazi Approved Art). It is true that‚ with
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The novel Omon Ra‚ written by Victor Pelevin‚ Illustrates the absurdity of the Soviet Union and how important heroism‚ science‚ the military and space exploration was to the Union at the time. One of the main themes of this novel is the coming of age. Omon yearns to become a cosmonaut and a hero‚ or just to accomplish something important during his lifetime. But with aid from a series of events‚ he later realizes that heroism is nothing but a glorified illusion and something he does not wish to be
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Kaitlyn Burst There were important long-term factors which help to explain why war broke out in 1939. One factor was the Versailles Treaty. It was important because the treaty contributed to the tensions between the countries. The Treaty of Versailles made war in Europe inevitable. Hitler hated the Treaty of Versailles for it reminded the Germans of their defeat in WW1. He believed it was unjust and he hated the Germans who signed it. The Treaty of Versailles had taken away their territory‚ for
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PACT Analysis for Attendance System UCSC Table of Contents People 2 Introduction 2 Physical differences 2 Psychological differences 2 Social differences 2 Activities 3 Introduction 3 Temporal aspects of activities 3 Cooperative or complex activities 3 Safety-critical activities 3 Data and media requirements 3 Contexts 4 Introduction 4 Physical environment 4 Organizational Context 4 Technologies 4 Introduction 4 Input and output 4 Content 4 Summary
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Nazi Forces (Police) During World War II‚ over eight million people died in Germany. The SS‚ Gestapo‚ and Green police were a big part in those deaths. The SS‚ also known as the Schutzstaffe‚ were Hitler’s personal bodyguards protecting him 24/7. The Gestapo‚ also known as the Geheime Staatspolizei‚ were Nazi Germany’s secret police. They made sure people obeyed the Nazi’s and did this not always legally. Last but not least‚ Nazi’s Green Police (Ordnungspolizei) were Nazi Germany’s public police
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