Before The Great War‚ in 1912‚ I was a young artist‚ drifting through the streets. I had no drive to better myself or my life‚ all I thought about was making ends meet. It was a hard life‚ especially being so young. And soon enough I began to find no joy in art. After that it felt like I had no purpose‚ no meaning‚ I was lost. But one day‚ out of the blue I saw my future‚ my purpose. It was an enrollment poster for the German Army. My eyes lit up‚ as I realised this was my calling. To serve my country
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After the armistice to end the fighting in World War I was signed in 1918‚ a treaty was signed that went against Germany that gave many consequences to them. The Treaty forced them to pay reparations to the allied and associated powers‚ along with giving the Alsace and Lorraine regions back to France‚ limiting the size of their armies and much more. Germany saw this as cruel and unfair to them‚ as they were given no role at the Versailles conference. Due to this‚ when Hitler rose to power‚ many
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Adolf Hitler entered Kroll Opera House on the first of September‚ 1939‚ as his troops prepared to invade Poland. Propaganda was a major facet of Nazi Germany’s success and this speech reiterates the plight of Germany‚ Hitler’s beliefs on who was to blame for their failing economy‚ and what must be done about the crisis. Like many of Hitler’s speeches‚ outside of those in physical attendance‚ nations all over the world had tuned in via radio where these speeches were translated in real time. This
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The controversial terms of the treaty of Versailles had a very direct impact on political ideologies of the left and right which dominated the 1920s and 30s in Europe. This was definitely most evident in the radical policies of leaders of these states. During the 1920s and 30s political ideologies were drastically changed due to the treaty‚ and these drastic changes and influences were displayed through the actions and rulings of leaders such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. The fascist and
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Outline the rise to prominence of the personality you have studied? Albert Speer’s rise to prominence began through his early work for the Nazi Party‚ followed by becoming the first architect of the Reich and his contributions to the Germania project where the Nazi power was consolidated. Speer reached his full potential through his appointment as Armaments minister. Speer’s rise to prominence began when he formally joined the Nazi Party in 1931 as he was inspired by Hitler’s speech and was a
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The benefits of punishing Germany didn’t outweigh the drawbacks. During World War 1‚ Germany caused most of the damage to the Allied Powers. The Big Four which was US‚ England‚ France‚ and Italy made the treaty of Versailles to punish Germany. They wanted Germany to accept complete blame for the war. Therefore‚ Germany lost large amounts of land to the Allied nations and were forced to pay $33 billion for the damage they caused during World War 1. However‚ Germany wasn’t the only one that caused
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As a German after World War I‚ George Grosz created “A Victim of Society.” This Dada painting acts as a reaction to the Great War through the representation of the destruction of man. The man in the painting is deformed and his humanity is being questioned‚ as the machination and development of war leads to a loss of humanity. This is shown in the replacement of the man’s nose and mouth with an electrical device of some sort‚ which could also suggest that his real face was lost in the war‚ due
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1. This statement is quite accurate in many ways. This time in history‚ where Hitler was gaining power he could be related to a child. The reasons he can be consider a child‚ because he is like a kid who is pushing his limits. Great Britain’s and France’s appeasement only makes it worse. When a child breaks a rule and they are punished to keep them from doing it again. With Hitler‚ he kept breaking treaties and known one would do anything‚ so he kept pushing his limits. Eventually someone
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When the war ended‚ I assumed I would be shipped back home to Sheffield. To think‚ I left as a boy and came back as a grown man. I felt as though I should have been excited to go home‚ but the war had gone on too long to imagine a life without it. The soldier life had been indoctrinated into us. German Civilian at the Home Front Freida Gotze was born in Berlin‚ in 1885. Freida came from a middle class family and was the daughter of a university professor. She spent much of her time during
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Adolf Hitler rose to power in the National Socialist German Workers party‚ shortly changed to form the Nazi party‚ taking control of the German government after World War I. The Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act of 1933. President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as the Chancellor on January 30‚ 1933 after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues.The Enabling Act was used ruthlessly‚ and with authority virtually assured that Hitler could thereafter constitutionally
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