Fascism in Germany and Italy Many similarities exist between German fascism‚ or Nazism‚ and Italian fascism. For example‚ both fascist movements were brought into power after facing very similar problems. One of the major problems that both countries encountered was a post-war economy teeming with instability. Germany’s fragile economy was undermined by widespread unemployment‚ hyperinflation‚ and burdensome reparation payments‚ while Italy’s economy was just as delicate. In addition‚ the Great
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The Representation of Evil in Roberto Benigni ’s Life Is Beautiful AUTHOR: CARLO CELLI TITLE: The Representation of Evil in Roberto Benigni ’s Life Is Beautiful SOURCE: Journal of Popular Film and Television 28 no2 74-9 Summ 2000 The magazine publisher is the copyright holder of this article and it is reproduced with permission. Further reproduction of this article in violation of the copyright is prohibited. When the subject of Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) became public knowledge
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‘German’s Into Nazis’ by Peter Fritzsche 1) Germany before the Fuhrer. Germany’s defeat at the end of World War I left the nation socially‚ politically‚ and economically shattered. The reparation agreements inflicted upon Germany without its’ consent at the end of the war meant that the nation was in complete financial ruin. In the wake of Germany’s defeat‚ public decent climaxed on the 9th November 1918 during the revolution that took place on Berlin’s Postdamer Platz
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How and why was Hitler able to come to power? Hitler’s rise to power began in 1919‚ when he joined the Political party‚ Nazi. By 1923 Hitler was leader of the Nazi party‚ and was looked up to by many followers. With economic situations in Germany being high‚ Hitler was ready to capture Germany. Hitler came with his groups‚ and had planned to seize control of Munich‚ and then further progress to Berlin. It was a catastrophe‚ which was miserably planned. Hitler and his men marched through the streets
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‘Nazification’ of government‚ police and the courts The country was divided into 42 Gaus‚ each with a Nazi Gauleiter with the power to make laws. Each street and block of flats had a Blockleiter who reported ‘grumblers’ to the police; the Nazis successfully encouraged the idea of Volksgemeinschaft (national community). German people enthusiastically reported troublemakers to the Gestapo. April 1934: ‘People’s Courts’ were set up with Nazi judges who gave the ‘right’ verdict. The police were
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This perception developed within a broader racist view of the world based on notions of "inequality" of "races" and the alleged "superiority" of the "white race" over other "races" (Bergman‚ 1999). Nazism was bubbling up from almost 1875 when it reached its peak in 1933‚ the belief in the superiority of the "white race" was both inspired and reinforced by the contact of European colonist-conquerors with native populations in the Americas‚ Asia‚ and
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Book Review: The Hiding Place The book The Hiding Place was about Corrie ten Boom’s life that took place in 1937 within the shadow of World War II and the rise of Nazism‚ which also happen to be the 100th anniversary of the founding of ten Boom watch shop. The ten Boom family was a highly respected one known for their deep religious faith and good will towards anyone who might need their help. However‚ the Dutch people believed that just as in World War I‚ their neutrality would be honored. Unfortunately
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The film‚ Valkyrie‚ directed by Bryan Singer‚ was released in 2008. It deals with events in Germany from 1943-44. Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg was introduced as the main conspirator in the Valkyrie plot to kill Adolf Hitler. The film’s exploration of von Stauffenberg’s character and his motives were limited and substantially inaccurate‚ mostly altered to make him appear more noble than he really was. The depictions of the short-term impacts of the plot were largely accurate‚ including the executions
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control by the police‚ monopolistic control over the media‚ a monopoly of arms and central control of the economy- which he believed were evident in Nazi Germany. However‚ historian Geoff Layton appears to disagree. He states that “Although the idea of Nazism as a form of totalitarianism held great sway in the 1950s‚ such a view is not now so readily accepted.” However‚ he also said that “there emerged in the SS an organisation which was the mainstay of the Third Reich” which would supports the view that
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To what extent was the considerable growth of the Nazi party‚ between 1918 and 1933‚ a result of economic factors? The Weimar republic was introduced on the back of Germany’s defeat at WWI‚ the resignation of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the widely despised signature of the Treaty of Versailles. These conditions led to its collapse in 1933‚ and also the great rise in popularity for the Nazi party during this period. There is no doubt that a number of economic factors played a crucial role in the collapse
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