Nazi Germany 1918 - 1939 November 1918: Germany surrenders and the Kaiser abdicates. Germany becomes a Republic. June 28th 1919: Treaty of Versailles Germany are forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles (November Criminals)‚ which many Germans describe as a ‘Diktat’. The Weimar Constitution (rules) is set up which makes Germany a democracy with a President‚ Chancellor and a Reichstag‚ elected by proportional representation. January 4th to January 15th: The Spartakist Uprising led by Communist
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The Impact of Nazis on Homosexuals Though Jewish people in Germany suffered extreme and torturous hardship during the Nazi era‚ they were not the only innocent people criminalized and abused by the regime. Homosexuals suffered immense cruelty and persecution as well. Though the oppression of male homosexuality in Germany was an issue before the rise of Nazi power‚ becoming officially criminalized in 1871 under the Reich Penal Code‚ Hitler and his followers increased homosexual maltreatment
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Overtime‚ there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not Nazi criminals should still be prosecuted even after 80 years. Some say they should stop prosecuting Nazis and some say they should continue prosecuting them. Nazi war criminals should be prosecuted without a doubt. Some people argue that they should no longer be prosecuted because it has been many years later and they are getting old. However‚ it does not make what they did right under any circumstances. They should all be prosecuted because
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In Nazi Germany‚ women had very little rights compared to other women in democratic societies. In a democratic society‚ women had a less enforced traditional gender roles and had more freedom. During World War 1‚ women were recruited to work in jobs usually occupied by men. This was because most of the men who occupied that particular job often went to fight in the war‚ some of these jobs would include conductors‚ postal workers‚ police‚ and firefighters1. In Nazi Germany‚ women were forced into
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In this essay I will be answering the following questions; What group of people were targeted by the Nazis for extermination? Why did they pick this particular ethnic group? What methods did they use in carrying out their goals? What were some of the significant events during this period of time from 1933 to 1945? What other groups did the Nazis persecute as well? Were the Nazis successful in their goal? Provide at least two names of individuals whose personal stories you read from the United States
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The rise of the Nazi Party 1919-1929 Origins of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers Party) Before it was named the NSDAP the National Socialist German Workers Party had previously been named the Deutsche Arbeiterpuntei (German Workers Party) or DAP. Its main commitments were Nationalism meaning to identify or become extremely attached to your nation. Anti-Semitism meaning the hatred of Jews and the belief that the Aryan was the master race. And finally it strongly rejected
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The Nazi Party had as its expectation the formation of what we would see as a totalitarian tyranny‚ yet the vital inquiry is the means by which far they accomplished this objective. The Third Reich was a totalitarian state as in it was a ’one gathering state’. A law was passed making illicit whatever other political gathering other than the Nazi Party. All political gatherings other than the Nazi party were canceled; the Social
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WHYWHY DID THE GERMANS SUPPORT THE NAZI PARTY There were many problems in post- World War One Germany. Among them were the political problems which included the three uprisings‚ The Spartacist Rebellion in 1919 which revolted across Germany eventually establishing a brief communist state in the province of Bavaria. There was The Kapp Putsch in 1920 who tried to overthrow the new republic and there was The Munich Beer Hall Putsch in 1923 that was led by Adolf Hitler and attempted to overthrow the
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Aims of the Nazi state: A government strong enough to overturn the Treaty of Versailles. A strong army to make Germany once again the great military power. A strong thriving economy to restore the prosperity of the German people after the helplessness of the Great Depression. Needed a forceful and decisive leader. To beat France in a war‚ if necessary. To make German industries as powerful as they were before WW1. To create a racially pure Germany‚ who would be a part of the
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The Rise of Fascism in Nazi Germany After the end of World War 1 (WW1)‚ Germany was in charge of taking full responsibility for the money lost‚ the mass destruction‚ and the lives that were killed. This greatly hindered the German economy‚ which brought the whole country down. German soldiers returning home from the war could not get the supplies they needed to survive and turned to fascism. Not too long after WW1‚ the whole world went into a great depression‚ which also
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