The relevance of Hitler and the Nazis Hitler’s rise to power in Germany in the 1930s is in several ways reflected in Gilead: • Hitler promised his followers a new Germany with a stress on family values. However‚ this rapidly turned into oppression of any who did not share his vision and the slaughter of those who were not of the ‘pure’ Aryan race he demanded • He encouraged the fanatical adulation of the young through the Hitler Youth movement - a situation echoed in Atwood’s Gilead when she
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did the Nazi Regime depend on fear rather than popular support for maintaining their control of Germany between 1933-39? What is this essay asking you to do? Determine whether the Nazi regime used fear as a method of control of the German people or whether there are other reasons for the fact that the Nazis kept power and control of the German people. For example Did propaganda also help? Was the regime actually popular with Germans? Why was there no opposition? Did the Nazis actually
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estimated that the Nazi regime was responsible for over 400‚000 sterilizations and over 70‚000 deaths from euthanasia from 1933-1945. Despite the fact that many of the “undesirables” were part of German families who supported the Nazis‚ they were viewed as threats to the Aryan race and were targeted for extinction. Historians have long wondered why theories on experimental programs designed to sterilize and remove “undesirables” from the population resurfaced after Hitler took office in 1933. While the
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Weakness is a main theme within the play Hamlet. In the play we are shown different forms of weakness within the characters through their experiences. Three characters whose weaknesses lead to their downfalls are‚ Polonius‚ Hamlet and Claudius. Polonius ’ weakness is his need for control and to know everything about the people around him. He is so dedicated towards Claudius that he even spies on the people he cares about most. Hamlets weakness is his act of madness. His hate for his uncle and the
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HSC Question –“ How successful was Nazi foreign policy in achieving its aims to September 1939?” Following the Nazi rise to power‚ Adolf Hitler’s regime conducted‚ and to a certain degree implemented a foreign policy that aimed for the incorporation of all Germanic speaking peoples into the Reich (Volksgemeinschaft); German domination of Western Europe; and the attainment of vast areas of living space (lebensraum) for the greater good of the volk. While the Nazis experienced great success in their
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were Nazi education and youth policies designed as a preparation for war? The Nazis came to power in 1933. They began introducing a set of ideas into German society. These ideas were based on the Nazi ideology‚ outlined by Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf”. This essay will examine how the Nazis ’ attempted to ‘educate’ German society to integrate their ideological beliefs‚ and whether these were all designed as a preparation for war. There were a number of different aims for the youth in Nazi Germany
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To what extent could Nazi Germany be considered a totalitarian state in the period 1933-1942? From Hitler’s election to power in January 1933‚ Nazi Germany although exhibiting totalitarian elements lacked some required factors to characterize it fully as a totalitarian state. George Orwell suggested that totalitarianism is (1984‚ introduction) "the ability for a political system or society where the individual does not exist‚ a single party controls every aspect of life." Paramount to the classification
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T The Rise and Fall of Adolph Hitler Many historians have been quoted as saying that Adolph Hitler was one of the most unlamented tyrants of the twentieth century. “Hitler’s coming to power had no single cause‚” writes biographer Eugene Davidson. “He was a moving part in a series of events that shocked German society to its roots.”[1] The rise and fall of Hitler continues to be a mystery to the world—an event that intrigues and horrifies simultaneously. At his death by suicide in
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Roman history. Although he did not rule for long‚ he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole dynasty of emperors. Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC‚ Julius Caesar grew up in dangerous times. Rome could not yet handle its own size and power. The nobility were widely discredited and order had given way to chaos. The only clear alternative was military dictatorship. Caesar allied himself against the nobility. As his career took off‚ he won a number of political offices‚ not always by
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the methods used by the one single-party ruler in his successful bid for power. Hitler was a single part state ruler of Germany who had led the Nazis and played undoubtedly the biggest role in starting the Second World War.However‚ when studying Hitler‚ it is important to remember he had not always been in control of a large portion of Europe‚ let alone Germany itself. Thus this paper will explain the methods used by Hitler in his successful bid for power which are political prowess‚ intimidation
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