The GeheimeStaatspolizei or Gestapo was Nazi Germanys secret police ‚ founded in 1933 by Herman Goring the Gestapo fell under the SS to the point that The Gestapo was administered by officers of the SS. For most of its existence Heinrich Himmler directly controlled the Gestapo as he was appointed Chef der Deutschen Polizei thus controlling all police units within Nazi Germany. The Gestapo acted outside of the normal judicial process as it acted above the law and had rights of imprisonment or execution
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Before tackling the issue of racism in Germany or elsewhere‚ we first need to be aware of the term “racism” and its origins. According to Professor Marion Kaplan’s lecture‚ racism is a 15th century idea created following European observations of perceived biological markings. Racism denotes a hierarchy of superiority and inferiority based on factors such as gender‚ skin tone‚ and other biological characteristics. The word race stems from Arabic ras‚ which means beginning‚ origin‚ or head (Burleigh
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A.P. English 12 21 March 2011 Contemporary Society vs. 1984 In his dystopian novel 1984‚ Orwell expresses his vision of the nearing future through a fictional plot. Within the plot‚ Winston Smith‚ the novel’s protagonist‚ lives a life controlled entirely by a manipulative and exploitative government. He‚ embodies the stereotypical personality of each citizen of Oceania—a person who abides by the laws of the ruling Big Brother government. Through the developing setting and characterization
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Response to Totalitarian Rule “The great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it‚” – Adolf Hitler. The concept of totalitarianism is a political system where the government ceases to recognize any limits to its authority‚ and in turn‚ successfully regulates every aspect of public and private life of the population. This type of regime is considered extremely undemocratic and fundamentally a dictatorship‚ where a sole party or
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there were many things happening to Germany that were of and related to government‚ which destroyed the ability for a Jewish citizen to have a positive life. There were several hardships and problems faced by Jews regarding emigration out of Europe. Also‚ Jewish people during this time period suffered from government and social ridicule‚ losing many rights and necessities that should be given to every human being upon birth. During the mid-1930s‚ Germany tried to persecute Jews by forcing their
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The Industrial Revolution was really more of an evolution than a revolution in the way that it developed new methods of living rather than using forceful techniques to change leaderships in society. Millions of people contributed to the cause‚ because such an immaculate and high-paced transformation could not be credited to one person alone. The Industrial Revolution is still in effect in today’s modern world though the rate is much slower. Within this issue lie mixed feelings about the results and
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keeping the support of most of the German people between 1933-39? By 1933‚ Hitler and the Nazi Party had already had number of great achievements‚ one of them being the fact that Hitler had gone from operating the Munich Putsch‚ to becoming Chancellor. Also‚ he hosted the Berlin Olympics in 1936‚ which proved to be a huge success after a large number of the medals went to the German Athletes. Also‚ it was an opportunity to show the world how much Germany had improved after a disastrous world war one
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to see the emergence of new totalitarian regimes. Whether it was due to the lack of leadership within a country‚ the people wanting change in economy‚ or new candidates becoming prominent‚ there were many different leaders throughout rising governments. Countries such as Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ and the Soviet Union all had new elected officials within their totalitarian governments for one reason or another in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany following World War I due to
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How valid is the argument that the USSR achieved victory over Germany in spite of Stalin‚ not as a result of his leadership? Many historians‚ including myself would agree with the argument that the USSR achieved victory over Germany in spite of Stalin‚ not as a result of his leadership. However‚ its validity can be questioned as there are several points contradicting the argument‚ suggesting that Stalin was in fact a successful wartime leader. Even points such as Stalin being a hearty Georgian
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supreme power of Germany and was able to establish a dictatorship. I agree that the main reason why Hitler was able to do this was because of the Reichstag Fire in 1933. There were many other reasons other than this such as the Enabling Act‚ the banning of political parties and trade unions and finally the Night of the Long Knives. The Reichstag fire was the most important why Hitler was able to establish a dictatorship. On the evening of the 27th of February 1933‚ the Reichstag building was destroyed
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