How effective was Nazi propaganda 1933-1945? Propaganda was recognized by Hitler and his men as an important tool for the success of a regime. As Goebbels said in 1934‚ “Propaganda was our sharpest weapon in conquering the state‚ and remains our sharpest weapon in maintaining and building up the state.” Practically‚ propaganda was aimed at winning support for policies and keeping the population contented. Yet more than that‚ it was aimed to indoctrinate the nation to believe in a ‘people’s community’
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Article 231 in the Treaty of Versailles says the First World War was “the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies”. Survey the causes of the First World War. Was the wording of article 231 an accurate assessment? The wording of article 231 in the treaty of Versailles is an accurate
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became Chancellor in 1933 because he was leader of the most popular party in Germany. How far you agree with this opinion? Hitler’s appointment in 1933 cannot be put down to just one factor. There were many influential occurrences leading up to his appointment but overall the Great Depression seems to be the biggest factor as it started a ‘chain reaction’ that overall led to Hitler being Chancellor of Germany. Therefore‚ despite being the leader of the most popular party in Germany playing a part in
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‘By 1943‚ Mussolini had created a totalitarian regime in Italy’. Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. (24 marks). Most historians have suggested that Mussolini had not created a totalitarian regime in Italy by 1943 due to the fact that Fascism remained a secondary belief for the majority of Italy‚ superseded by religion. However Mussolini did achieve a totalitarian state in some respects. For example‚ his use of propaganda was successful in propagating the idea of the ‘Cult of
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Uniquely a twentieth-century phenomenon‚ students will encounter the concept of totalitarianism in many courses on the period. Care should be taken to distinguish the concept from autocracy‚ dictatorship and single-party rule. The history of the concept of totalitarianism A simple definition of totalitarianism can be taken to be ‘a system of rule‚ driven by an ideology‚ that seeks direction of all aspects of public activity‚ political‚ economic and social‚ and uses to that end‚ at least to
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Totalitarian and Authoritarian Dictators: A Comparison of Fidel Castro and Alfredo Stroessner Author(s): Paul C. Sondrol Source: Journal of Latin American Studies‚ Vol. 23‚ No. 3 (Oct.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 599-620 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/157386 Accessed: 27/10/2008 04:48 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms
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Germany was mainly to blame for the outbreak of World War 1. Although other countries were partially to blame for there actions‚ which lead to the outbreak of war; it is clear that they only played a minor role in the eruption of the Great War. In 1904 the rivalry between nations increased to a certain extent; causing countries to expand armies‚ certain nations to build up alliances and for some to try and increase their empires. Germany was an imperialistic country therefore had lusted after
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different totalitarian regimes from the Fascist Nazis to the Bolshevist Soviet Union. These regimes have distinct histories and leaders but they all fit under the totalitarian umbrella. The totalitarian umbrella includes any dictatorial system of government that requires a complete subservience to the state. For this paper the focus will be totalitarian sports and how the common totalitarian themes in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were displayed throughout athletics. Common totalitarian themes
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nationalism transformed Germany into a strong and unified nation. Bismarck unify Prussia and Germany into one country. Kaiser Wilhelm the Second‚ after he got thrown out of power from the Bismarck‚ he decided to reverse policies that Bismarck had set up. In order to do that he had to create potential or powerful enemies such as the country of Russia‚ Great Britain and France to start a war. World War 1 started in Europe from 1914 to 1918 the war lasted for four years and it was one of the bloodiest
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4. Why was the Anschluss between Germany and Austria such a major achievement for Hitler in 1938? There were several reasons why the Anschluss between Germany and Austria was such a major achievement for Hitler in 1938. One of Hitler’s foreign policy aims was to include all the German-speaking people in the Reich to form a Greater Germany. Austria held the largest concentration of Germany speakers outside of Germany; therefore‚ Hitler could not accomplish his aim without Austria. However‚ the
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