"Different Drummers: Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany" by Michael Kater There has only been one moment in history when jazz was synonymous with popular music in the country of its origin. During the years of‚ and immediately prior to World War II‚ a subgenre of jazz commonly referred to as swing was playing on all American radio stations and attracting throngs of young people to dancehalls for live shows. But it wasn’t only popular amongst Americans; historian Michael H. Kater‚ in his book
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What if Germany won WWI? World War One‚ also widely known as the Great War lasted from 1914-1918. It was a major war centered in Europe involving the World’s major powers that were separated into two alliances: the Allies‚ consisting of Britain‚ France‚ Russia and later the US and the Central Powers consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. It was European History’s worst war at the time. The Germans were defeated by exhaustion however‚ this could of easily happened to the Allies
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The Holocaust was a devastating time in history that took many lives and changed a lot of people’s outlooks on life itself. The Holocaust started on January 30‚ 1933‚ when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany‚ and it ended on May 8‚ 1945 when the war in Europe ended. During the Holocaust approximately 5‚860‚000 Jews lost their lives‚ which include children also. Many Jewish communities suffered significant losses during the Holocaust. Also‚ it is estimated that the Nazis established approximately
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specifically in the field of World War 2‚ a popular question is “how was Germany such a successful force on the battlefield?” There are many explanations as to why Germany was so successful in all of its earlier military campaigns‚ but the largest reason is because of the secret rearmament that took place within Germany‚ years before the war. Several years before Hitler and The Second War‚ World War 1 ended in the humiliating defeat of Germany as a country. The conditions of Germany’s surrender were even more
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Mistakes: A court in Germany has upheld the right of the nation’s citizens to flirt at work. The ruling comes in response to US supermarket chain Wal-Mart’s company policy banning any sign of attraction between its workers. 1. Labour of Love in the German Workplace A court in Germany has upheld the right of the nation’s citizens to flirt at work. The ruling comes in response to US supermarket chain Wal-Mart’s company policy banning any sign of attraction between its workers. A court in
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pieces‚ but for Germany‚ it was much harder struggle for the country to regain its stability. The country was starving and goods were not easy to come by and the army was completely destroyed by the allies forces. On account of Germany losing the war they were so sure they would win‚ the inevitable loss crippled the country and its people. With the end of World War I‚ the people of Germany were not able to receive the shipments and food they were used to getting. Since the coast of Germany was so maginly
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Is Germany at fault for World War II? World War Two was a time of devastation and misfortune for all people in the world. The war lasted for six years‚ and involved more than 200 countries‚ costing fifty-five million lives and material damage of some three billion dollars. WWII was said to be the easiest war ever to be prevented‚ but once it started there was no stopping it. What or who could cause such a devastating war? Many people place the blame on the country of Germany. Germany invaded
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(note: this was originally an oral presentation‚ and can be easily converted to essay form) Until 1914‚ all previous wars had been confined to small areas involving relatively small armies. World War I was the first ever ’total war’ - where all aspects of a country’s economic‚ social and political systems became devoted to the waging of the war effort. In July of 1914‚ Europe was at war. For the soldiers‚ the lack of education of the war’s possibilities played a huge role in their changing attitude
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In theory‚ the role of women under Stalin contrasted greatly with the role of women under Hitler. In Marxist theory‚ treating women as second-class was a capitalist way of life and marriage was seen as little more than prostitution. This contrasts perfectly with Hitler’s role for women‚ which placed large emphasis on family life and women as mothers and wives. However in practice women under Stalin’s rule played a similar role to women in Nazi Germany. The economic situation and high divorce rates
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President Paul von Hindenburg‚ Chancellor Adolf Hitler becomes absolute dictator of Germany under the title of Fuhrer‚ or “Leader.” The German army took an oath of allegiance to its new commander-in-chief‚ and the last remnants of Germany’s democratic government were dismantled to make way for Hitler’s Third Reich. The Fuhrer assured his people that the Third Reich would last for a thousand years‚ but Nazi Germany collapsed just 11 years later. Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn‚ Austria‚ in
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