The Treaty of Versailles: Prelude to WWII The Treaty of Versailles was not a justified treaty, which created German feelings of revenge and dislike towards the victorious countries. This feeling of revenge felt by Germany, in addition with the social atmosphere of Europe, led to a Second World Wa...

War, pestilence, and disease just to name a few of the problems facing Germany in 1919. The Germans had been forced to submit to the Treaty of Versailles and surrender after experiencing heavy casualties. Also, the economic downturn post- World War I caused inflation rates to skyrocket thus devastat...

Analysis of the underlying social psychology of the Holocaust March 9, 2000 The hate and prejudice that began the Holocaust went hand in hand with a political agenda that was fueled by the frustration aggression theory.(1) Hitler blamed the Jews for the loss of World War I and thus, i...

The German economy lay in a state of despair after WWII, stemming from problems that occurred well before this. But a miracle happened; Germany was able to turn around their economic tragedy to one of substantial growth and wealth, lifting itself from the bottom to one of the top economies in Europe...

Germany under the rule of the National Socialist German Workers' Party believed they were superior to the peoples of all other nations and all individual efforts were to be performed for the betterment of the German State.Germany's loss in World War I resulted in the Peace Treaty of Versailles, whic...

The Nazis had many domestic policies that had very many effects on the typical German way of life. In simple terms, what the question above asks is two things: one, what the Nazis desired to achieve in Germany, and two, whether or not they were successful. During the period from the rise of Hitler ...

How did the terms of Germany's surrender in World War I lay the groundwork for Hitler's rise to power and ultimately World War II? The terms of Germany's surrender in World War I laid the groundwork for Hitler's rise to power and ultimately World War II because of the controvers...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book "The Fall of Berlin 1945" by Antony Beevor. Specifically, it will summarize and review the book, ending with a critical analysis of the book. Beevor's book is a detailed and disturbing look at the last days of World War II in...

The Holocaust- an historical overview Jewish life in Europe The Jews have had a very bad life, as a religion goes any way. Even in roman times thay have been persecuted for the religious beliefs. Thay had no rights what so ever, and thay were often used a religious sacrifices for the Roman...

Often reading the blurb on the back cover of a novel is a good indication of whether or not you will enjoy the book. This is very much the case when I picked up "Parallel Journeys" by Eleanor Ayer. The front cover features Adolf Hitler with thousands of his young supporters hailing him dur...

Siege of Berlin By Christmas 1944, Berlin was in ruins, and still being bombed around the clock. The Nazis still talked about wonder weapons and the Führer's genius turning the tables, but in the city canny and cynical Berliners made grim jokes about giving each other coffins as C...

Cabaret shows an interesting and tragic way that society can pay for an individuals escape from reality. The characters from the film demonstrate to the viewer how the people of Berlin suffer greatly from their attempt to escape reality. For through their own disillusions they allow the Nazi regime...

Introduction The German Nazis of the 1930s and 1940s had an explicitly approved form of art. Unlike the other totalitarian regimes of the era, the approved forms of art were firmly integrated into their iconography and ideology and excluded any other art movement, including those that were popular ...

During the period from the early 1930\'s to the mid 40\'s, the Jews in Germany, Poland, and throughout Europe faced intense discrimination from the Nazis. Starting with boycotts and pogroms, the Nazis proceeded to institute legislation against the Jews with the Nuremberg Laws. Institution of ghettos...

Nazi and Neo- Nazi Movements: 2 of a kind When considering the differences and similarities within the Nazi and the Neo-Nazi movement, one may infer that without the former and the mentality that it took to create the latter, neither would exist. Regardless of how or when the two existed, howe...

After World War I, the world was a chaotic muddle of unresolved issues including international distrust, resented economic hardship, and repressed feelings. Political conditions that existed after World War One created a tense atmosphere filled with international distrust, and aggression. Treaty o...

Introduction Neo-nazism comes from the original belief that whites are superior to others. It is very prominent within the United States but is a worldwide problem. These initial feelings started earlier than the United States even becoming a factor. It comes from the idea that people with less...

Holocaust What is the Holocaust? Why did it happen? What happened to people during the Holocaust? These are the questions everyone asks. Webster's dictionary defines the Holocaust as, 1: a sacrifice consumed by fire, 2: a thorough destruction especially by fire (i. E. a nuclear Holocaust), 3 ...

The Holocaust was considered in history to be the most horrifying and inhuman period. Adolf Hitler, a charismatic, Austrian-born demagogue, rose to power in Germany during the 1920s and early 1930s at a time of social, political, and economic upheaval. Failing to take power by force in 1923, he even...

World War two was the most diverse conflict ever to take place. From its starting point in central Europe it then escalated to North Africa, Russia and the Pacific. Due to advances in military technology, such as tanks, submarines and improved aircraft, battles were no longer stagnant and drawn -o...

Why did so many German's vote for anti-democratic parties after 1929?Many German's voted for anti-democratic parties after 1929 due to the effects of the Versailles Treaty, the development and implementation of the German Democratic Constitution, and the growing number of elites opposing the democra...

The Battle of the Bulge If you were the commander of a huge military force, would you rush your men into battle if you were not sure of the outcome? Hitler's Plan for turning the war around was totally outrageous. Many of the German plans were being over heard by Allied forces. The fierce ...

The Nazi State of the Third Reich is clearly defined by racial theory put into practice. One reading Burleigh and Wipperman's book; The Racial State, learns of these different racial theories and how they are implemented under Adolf Hitler in the Third Reich. As one learns when reading The R...

Nazi Propaganda: the Manipulation of a Vulnerable Society In the city of Munich during July of 1918, a newspaper, the Münchener Beobachter, established the beginnings of what would become one of the central elements exploited by Germany in World War II-propaganda (Sington and Weidenfeld 1). ...

There are several factors that account for the increasing support of the National Socialist German Worker\'s Party (NSDAP) among the German people in the period 1923 to 1936. The main factors that account for this increasing trend are the failure of the Weimar government, the economic instability of...