How totalitarian were Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany? Giovanni Amendola first coined the word ‘totalitarian’ when describing the Italian Fascist government under Benito Mussolini in 1923 as different to conventional dictatorships. It is after this that the word was popularised to have both negative and positive connotations. However‚ German theorist Carl Friedrich and political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski collaborated to formulate a modern day politically scientific definition known as the
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Germany 1918-1939 What were the five most significant events for Germany between the years 1918-1939? The Great Depression in 1929 was the most significant event for Germany in this time period because it affected a wide variety of people. Other significant events for Germany included Hitler being appointed as Chancellor; the work of Gustav Stresemann; the Treaty of Versailles and the spread of propaganda‚ however I think that the Great Depression was the most significant event in Germany because
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In 1871 the new German Empire was established and became one of the most important developments of the nineteenth century. This essay will outline the historical debate of whether Germany was unified by "coal and iron" or "blood and iron". The contributions of Otto von Bismarck will be looked at as well as economic‚ nationalist and military factors in the unification of German. Various sources will be used to show historians views on the subject and that of people who were present at the time.
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against Jews was the main feature of Nazi anti-Semitic policies in the years 1933-1939. Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. Violence was certainly a part of Nazi anti-Semitic policies‚ but it can be argued that it was the main feature. The Nazi’s had many other policies against Jews that were not focused on violence‚ but on other ways to make the lives of Jews increasingly difficult. We can certainly say that violence was a feature of the policies of the Nazi’s. And there was a great
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After the First World War ended in 1918‚ Germany was in a chaos. Although the Allies offered peace‚ they demanded a democratic government in Germany. The Kaiser abdicated the throne while Ebert formed the Weimar Republic and established the constitution in 1919. However the establishment of this government was unstable with opposition from both left and right wings. Even more‚ the German Parliament (Reichstag) relied on the cooperation of the coalitions of governments which resulted in political
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dictatorship emerge in Germany in 1933 and not before? The Weimar Republic was bound to fail sooner or later given its weakness at birth and the values it was associated with however as to why Hitler was able to take power in 1933 and not before is an interesting question that requires much thought and attention. It has being proven throughout history that for extreme parties such as the NSDAP or the Communist party to gain mass support there has to be an economic crisis. The Nazi party was the one which
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How far was Stalin’s Russia more of a totalitarian state than Hitler’s Germany? The degree of totalitarianism in a country is a very controversial topic between historians. Yet‚ in this essay it a personal opinion is given towards proving that Stalin was more totalitarian than Hitler. In order to start this persuasive essay‚ the time period of both regimes and context must be known. Firstly‚ Josef Stalin was a Georgian man‚ who ruled Russia Between 1929 and 1953 and made it a totalitarian state
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its hold on power from 1933-34? Although most of the Nazi regime’s policies and actions were legal‚ the presence of terror and violence towards it opposition and citizens was most likely the key to the Nazi’s staying in power. With the aid of the SS and SA‚ the Nazis were able to stage coercive elections only allowing us to suggest unreliable results when it comes to answering this question. Hitler was appointed as chancellor on January 30th 1933. On the 27th of February 1933‚ the Reichstag building
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Was World War II inevitable in 1939? In the early hours of the 1st September 1939 German forces invaded Poland. 21 years after the end of World War I‚ the world had to face the beginning of another world war that should last 6 years. World War II was one of the most disastrous events in human history causing approximately 60 million deaths and destruction almost all over the globe (msn Encarta 2008). Winston Churchill wrote in the preface of his book about World War II (The Gathering Storm):
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the government by force. This failed and Hitler was imprisoned by the German government. When he was released in 1924 he decided on a change of tactics. The Nazis would win power through the popular vote. To begin with they were not very successful but from 1929 their popularity dramatically increased. In my answer I will try and explain this by evaluating four factors that might explain why the Nazis eventually became the biggest power in Germany. I will also consider some of the evidence that could
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