winged parties. Around this time‚ the predominant right-winged political ideologies of Nazism and Fascism came to the forefront. In the period between the First and Second World War‚ Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Mussolini’s Fascist Italy provided the ideal alternative to the ineffective parliament democracy. Although considered comparable due to their ideological similarities and the reasons behind their popularity‚ Nazism and Fascism were "closer in theory than in practice" (Macdonald‚ 48). While the similarities
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occurred on 27 February 1933. Without this catastrophic event‚ Hitler may not have had the opportunity to rise to power. The combination of Article 48‚ Hitler’s resourcefulness and persistence‚ and the Enabling Act‚ in my view‚ were the driving forces behind Hitler’s rise to power. The Reichstag Fire was a turning point for the German government and Hitler used this event to his advantage. This event is significant because it had allowed Hitler to manipulate his way into the government and consolidate
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From 1920-1933‚ the world witnessed‚ and fell victim‚ to the rise of one of the recognizable‚ controversial‚ and sadistic men in human history‚ Adolf Hitler. A man who had fought in World War 1 for Germany after refusing to serve his home country of Austria-Hungary. It is well documented that Hitler was at the forefront of the Nazi Party that had solidified their position as the newly established Third Reich when Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30‚ 1933‚ as we discussed in
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Frances Schultz West Civilizations II Professor Nardini April 15th‚ 2015 Mein Kampf‚ Adolf Hitler - Response Essay Adolf Hitler was born 1889 in Austria‚ and was a German politician. He was the leader of the Nazi Party; National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP). He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 - 1945 and in that time period‚ was also leader of ‘Nazi Germany’. He was an efficient and effective dictator‚ and was at the centre of WWII‚ and of course‚ the Holocaust. Previous to his
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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 his popularity‚ for examples through his beer hall speeches‚ which gave him a lot of practise‚ in 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor‚ ultimately making him the
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What factors in Germany helped enable Hitler to rise to power? After the First World War‚ Germany was devastated due to the unattainable demands of the Treaty of Versailles. The hyperinflation in Germany was out of control leading to Germany becoming a very distraught nation that needed hope to look up to after the depression. The conditions in Germany at the time‚ lead to a nationwide desperation. These conditions were of great benefit for Hitler to take advantage and to succeed in the infamous
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BIRTH OF NAZISM "Until the German people understand that one can conduct politics only when one has the support of power—and again power. Only so is reconstruction possible… It is not an economic question which faces the German people‚ it is a political question—how shall the nation’s determination be recovered?" (Bullock‚ 1962) Adolf Hitler posed this question to the German people in 1923. The face of post World War I Germany was truly battered‚ in all senses of
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attitudes toward ‘Mein Kampf’ slowly changing” and a New York Times article entitled “The Return of Mein Kampf.” Before this had happened‚ a German book seller planned on selling portions of the book. This story can be found in a BBC article entitled “Hitler Book Mein Kampf: Germany Extracts Plan Dropped." The book was written while serving prison time for an attempted‚ but failed‚ attempt at seizing power in Munich during November of 1923. It was eventually published in 1925‚ with a second volume following
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Rise of Totalitarianism At the end of World War I‚ totalitarianism began to rise. To keep the countries at peace they created The League Of Nations. It did not execute its duties well‚ and failed to enforce treaties‚ and prevent invasions. At the end of the war France designed the Treaty of Versailles to punish Germany‚ and it caused many problems in Germany. The rise of totalitarianism could have been stopped if‚ the Treaty of Versailles was not as severe‚ the League of Nations was more effective
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What were Hitler’s main foreign policy objectives from 1933-39? Between 1933-39 Hitler devised a plan of specific foreign policies before and during his rise to power. His policies were to incorporate ‘Volksgemeinshaft’; the unification of all German ethnics living outside the Reich‚ an entire domination of Western Europe and finally an attainment of ‘lebensraum’; living space under which all unified Germans can live in Eastern Europe. For Hitler’s foreign policies to be achieved‚ it was necessary
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