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...

The Harsh Treatment of the Jews in the Nazi Concentration Camps The worst treatment to one single race during World War II was towards the Jewish race. These people were stripped of all their rights and then they were not even treated like human beings. The German's forced the J...

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 ...

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...

During WW2, Stalingrad was a strategically located industrial center. In the second year of operations, in Russia the German army main objective was to capture Stalingrad, doing so they would capture the carcass region which was full of oil and industries. A large German force mounted an assault on ...

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...

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,...

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 ...

The Germans plan was to send two simultaneous attacks to capture the rich southern oilfield of Stalingrad. Hitler wasn't moved by his generals warnings that his armies were notstrong enough to carry both objectives at the same time. This massive military offensivewas called Operation Blue. In May of...

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...

According to Weisel, with Germany's defeat in World War I, the nation was left with a broken government, a severely limited military, shattered industry and transportation, and a sinking economy under the strain of war debts. Many Germans were demoralized. (2000, pg 10) The Nazi (National So...

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...

Discuss the reasons, which led to the failure of parliamentary democracy in Germany and Hitler's rise to power (1920 - 1934)German history is seen as a 'painful issue for thousands of Germans and other Europeans' . However it has interested many historians over the years into inquiring how and why ...