By late 1943 the Germans war efforts in Russia where looking more and more bleak. With a large number of German forces still entrenched in the Russian heartland problems that they faced where surmounting quickly. One would have to look back at 1942 to see the beginning of the difficulties the German...

After the First World War everyone wanted peace, even Germany. The Germans had no reason to fight; they had admitted defeat and began to rebuild their society. But the Treaty of Versailles changed all that. It had diminished Germany's land, economy, military, and most importantly, honour. The (...

Based on the ideals of a nationalist German society, extermination of Jewish people was perceived as necessary in order to form a united Germany. A large basis of German political movements was based on anti-Semitism. The need for the extermination of Jews in these movements was based on the chang...

After Germany signed the Armistice, the Great four: United States' president Woodrow Wilson, France's prime minister Georges Clemenceau, England's prime minister Lloyd George and Italy's Orlando met in Paris in January 1919 and worked out the Treaty of Versailles. The armistice ...

Throughout the Nazi parties reign Hitler successfully used hate propaganda to exploit the grievances, fears and desires of the German populace to ensure his political parties success particularly throughout World War II. Hitler's use of negative propaganda effectively manipulated the German peo...

HOLOCAUST1933-1945In 1933 Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany. He wanted to wipe out the Jewish population and conquer the world. At this time there were about three million Jews living in Germany. The Nazi's believed that the Germans were superior. They mistakenly saw Jews as a specific...

After the end of the First World War, many actions were taken which indirectly lead to the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. Many of the events include the Treaty of Versailles, problems the government of Germany came across, the "stab in the back" theory, and the depression. This paper w...

In 1918, after the hopeless surrender of Germany, the armistice of World War One was signed. The surge of German nationalism, build up over the war, was crushed at their desperate submission to the allies. The next 14 years would mean economic, social, and political depression for Germany. By 1932 t...

The Nazi's perceived the Jewish community and other "non-Aryan" groups deviant and outsiders of the German society. If you were a "true" German, Adolph Hitler believed you should hate these people with a vengeance. The Jewish community made up a great percentage of German...

The executive in the French Vth Republic and the executive in the Federal Republic in Germany have a few similarities and many differences. Since the French Vth constitution was tailor-made by DeGaulles himself, the executive in this republic is very strong and authoritative. However, the executive ...

Over the centuries, nothing has caused more pain and suffering for man than man himself. Through war, hate crimes, and random acts of violence, the fear of the different and unknown has made itself known in human nature. The novel Night, the movie Schindler's List and the article A Torture...

The Third Reich World War I had come to a close, and Germany was in ruins. Not just physical ruins, but also in mental ruins. Germany's government and economy had been destroyed. Confusion had engulfed Germany's people, and every citizen was desperately looking for something to grab on to,...

The Nazi party ruled Germany for twelve years. During their rule they had a central belief that was that in society there are certain people that are dangerous and need to be eliminated so that German society could flourish and survive. The Nazis believed that they were racially superior. They targ...

I am a Caucasian with French and German background who has lived in the United States for my entire life. Growing up as a child it has been very easy for me to deal with my racial background. This is because I have never had to worry about someone mistreating me because of my skin color. I do not...

Fascism Fascism is defined as a system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. Fascism takes many forms, but de...

HIST 2306 E Book Abstract: ORDINARY MEN by Christopher BrowningOrdinary Men by Christopher Browning accounts for the actions of the German Order Police ( more specifically the actions of Reserve Police Battalion 101in Poland) and the role they played in the Second World War during the Jewish ...

Lebensborn was a Nazi program whose goal was to create a master race because the Nazis were planning for a "thousand- year Reich". Lebensborn literally means "spring" or "fountain of life". It was established and controlled by Heinrich Himmler. He created it on Dec...

The young years: Adoph Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 and lived in south Austria. He left for high school at the age of twelve and did poorly and never did finish. In 1903, his father died when Hitler was only fourteen years old. In 1907, Hitler decided to leave for Vienna to attend the Acad...

"Death seemed to guard all exits." This motto defined the fate of the millions of Europeans between 1941 and 1945. As the Nazi Germany gained control of one country after another in World War 2, the killing of Jews, Gypsies, Slaves, Poles, Homosexuals, and more began. The Nazi's built...

Despite Hitler's fanatical beliefs and values he should be considered as one of the greatest leaders this world has ever seen. To prove this argument the following points will be analysed; Hitler was able to rebuild Germany's military forces to their former capacity, he extended German t...

The atrocious deeds taken against Germany in the first World War can only be described as unacceptable. It is clear to me that from the beginning of the war the United States undeniably favored Great Britain and France over Germany. The German's were much more considerate than the British and ...

There are many pros and cons that go with the idea of appeasement, but overall appeasement is a poor method used to resolve situations. To appease means to pacify or conciliate, basically it was a method used by the great powers in Europe to keep Germany from becoming an international threat. Sadly...

German discontent and bitterness in the 1920s began when the post-war peace settlement, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919. The Weimar Republic ended when Adolf Hitler suspended the establishment and believed he had power. The Kaiser had resigned and moved to the Netherlands, and a tempor...

The Weimar Constitution After the recent signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the current German government is under great criticism. Extreme left wing political parties are pushing for Revolution. One such group is the Spartacists, a group following the example set by Lenin, in the successful co...

Germany's defeat in World War One created political, economic and social instability in the Weimar Republic and led to the rise of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) or Nazi party. The First World War placed increasingly heavy strains and sacrifices on the German people. The gap be...