Free Essays on Nazi Germany

  1. Terror and Repression in Nazi Germany

    a) Assess the role of terror and repression in maintaining the Nazi State 1933-1939 Partnered with propaganda, terror and repression became an ever-increasing option for the Nazis. As a tolitarian state, groups or individuals who opposed the propaganda campaign needed to be mobilized through other...

  2. Nazis

    HOW DID THE NAZI PARTY MAINTAIN POWER IN 1933-1939? Before 1933, Germany had been ruled as a democracy where there were different political parties voted for by the people, civil rights – trial by jury and freedom of speech. In the years that followed Hitler’s appointment...

  3. Successes of Nazi Propaganda 1933-1936

    By the early years of the 1930’s the Nazi party had emerged as the most powerful and dominating political party in Germany. More commonly known as the Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party, or NSDAP, they assumed control of the German state in January of 1933, when President Paul Von Hindenburg...

  4. Rise of the Nazi Party

    Essay Topic: Which reason best explains the rise of the Nazi Party? The reason of the rise of the Nazi Party concludes certain main reasons which all lead to a perfect plan of how Hitler and the Nazis came to power without struggles. The first reason to the rise is a strong leadership of Hitler...

  5. Analyse the factors that lead to Hitler’s initial consolidation of Nazi power 1933-34.

    Analyse the factors that lead to Hitler’s initial consolidation of Nazi power 1933-34. On 30 January, 1933, Hitler was appointed as Chancellor of Germany. However, initially he did not have absolute control, as he headed a cabinet of political opponents who did not believe in handing Hitler total power...

  6. The Nazi and the German Economy

    The Nazi and The German Economy 1. In 1934 unemployment stood at around 2.5 million. The Nazis dealt with unemployment, as shown in source B, by building Autobahns. Hitler used propaganda to encourage employment by posing for photographs like source B, which is a primary source. Men who had...

  7. Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1945

    Life in Nazi Germany From 1933-1945 Employment In 1933, Jewish doctors, shops, lawyers, stores and basically all forms of business were boycotted. Jews were also banned from being employed in government and were excluded from any upper-level positions. This resulted in an increase in employment...

  8. How Much Did Economic Success Increase the Popularity of the Nazi Party

    How much did economic success increase the popularity of the Nazi party Economic success contributed a lot to the popularity of the Nazi party, but it was not the only reason for it. Hitler promised people jobs in which they could earn a decent amount of money to live. This promise appealed to the...

  9. The Influence of Nazi Racial Policy

    The Nazi racial policy had many varied influences on the German Society. Nazi racial policy changed extensively in the years between 1933 and 1939. The Nazi Party became increasingly extreme in its treatment of the minorities of Germany, particularly Jews. The racial policy of Nazi Germany refers...

  10. How Did the Nazi's Become the Largest Party in Weimar Germany?

    The Nazi party is recognised worldwide as one of the most controversial and destructive political parties ever to form, and yet they managed to become the largest party in Weimar Germany in July 1932, and form a government which ruled for over several years. Historians have argued there were several...

  11. Discuss the View That Speer Was the Atypical Nazi

    Albert Speer, “the second man in the state” (Fest “Speer: The Final Verdict”), did not see himself as the typical Nazi, but a politically disengaged, amoral technocrat; yet “the economic and technical power at his disposal brought with it political responsibility” (Fest, “The Face of the Third Reich”)...

  12. Hitler and the Nazi State: Power and Control

    UNIT 6 PAPER 5b: HITLER AND THE NAZI STATE: POWER AND CONTROL 1933-1939 1. The Legacy of the Weimar government in explaining initial support for Nazi regime: acceptance of, and support for, Nazi rule among different social, economic and religious groups ▪ Germany became a Parliamentary Republic...

  13. The Leader of the Nazi Party

    abbreviated NSDAP), also called the Nazi Party. He was the ruler of Germany from 1933 to 1945, serving as Chancellor from 1933 to 1945 and as head of state (Führer und Reichskanzler) from 1934 to 1945. A decorated veteran of World War I, Hitler joined the Nazi Party in 1920 and became its leader in...

  14. Nazi

    GCSECW Writing Frame for the Nazi persecution of the Jews. Describe how Jews were discriminated against in Germany from 1933 to 1939. The situation for the Jews worsened when the Hitler became ‘dictator’ of Germany in 1993 because he believed that the Jews were plotting to take over the world and...

  15. Germany

    Dresden. This was acclaimed to being a senseless war against Germany by the British Royal Air Forces and United States Armed Forces.(Addison) This nefarious crime began 12pm February 14 and ended February 15 at 1pm.(Lutton) The bombing made Germany become watchful in all there allies and trusted no other...

  16. Nazi Propaganda

    Nazi Propaganda Essay. The Atrocities committed in the holocaust rest in the darkest page in the history of man. Stories of murder, starvation, human cruelty and indescribable racism are what eventuated from the holocaust. A question continuously pondered in reference to the holocaust was that of “How...

  17. How Was Hitler Able to Gain Total Power in Germany by 1934?

    known person in history for the things he do to take over Germany. He is such a famous figure in history because before 1934 he had total power of Germany. In 1934 President Hindenburg died which gave Aolf Hitler the total power to take over Germany. In this essay I am going to explain how Hitler gain power...

  18. Nazi Germany

    Nazi Germany – Source Analysis Exercise (a) Compare Documents A and B as evidence for Hitler’s rise to power in January 1933. Source A is written by the distinguished banker Johannes Zahn in 1997, it explains his view on Hitler’s rise to power. Zahn comments on the condition of Germany in 1930-1933...

  19. Weimar Germany - Extended Response

    Weimar Germany – Extended Response The period 1924-1929 in Weimar Germany, was commonly known as the ‘Golden Years’. Before these so called ‘Golden Years’ took place, Germany suffered through years of extreme post-war depression leading up to 1924. In 1919, free elections took place for the first...

  20. Nazi Invasion of Poland

    “Speech Analysis” “On the Nazi Invasion of Poland” Neville Chamberlain wrote “On the Nazi Invasion of Poland”. He was born in 1869. His family had some money and he went to a prosperous private school in England. After his private school he went to the Bahamas and managed his father’s plantation for...

  21. The Following Were Equally Important in the Nazi Consolidation of Power

    the Nazi consolidation of power, 1933-34: - Gleischaltung - Attacks on opposition - The Night of the Long Knives / Army Oath / Presidential Power. Glieschaltung, attacks on the opposition and the night of the long knives / army oath / presidential power were all important factors in the Nazi consolidation...

  22. Civil Society and East Germany

    [which] must be present, or be crafted, in order for a democracy to be consolidated^ (Linz and Stepan pg. 17). Two former communist countries, East Germany and Poland, will be analyzed and critiqued about the prospects for sustainable democracy. Specifically, an analysis of the civil societies in...

  23. The Nazi Death Camps

    power in January 30, 1933. He served as chancellor of Germany 1933-1945 and head of state from 1934-1945. He won over the German people by blaming World War 1 and the economic spiral on the Jewish community. He believed everything bad going on in Germany was the fault of the Jews. When he got the German...

  24. Nazi Invasion of Poland Essay

    amount of bloodshed, but Hitler needed to be stopped and if he wasn't there would have been even more innocent people murdered. In the early 1900's Germany was part of the axis countries. Poland was in a decent state of affairs. The two countries had some minor disagreements, yet they lived in a nonviolent...

  25. Comparing and Contrasting the Message of Nazi Indoctrination and the Real-Life Experiences of William Hoffman

    The German army propaganda showed how much Nazi ideology influenced ordinary German. The published articles lifted Hitler as “The Fuhrer the Savior”. Young men in the army looked up to Hitler as their father, the leader of the nation to bring glory and riches to the nation. They were led to believe...

  26. Why Did Germany Lose in Wwii?

    combination of well-organized troops, weaponry, resources and a little luck in the closing stages of the war placed pressure on the already weakening Germany. Despite the early successes from Poland to France, the Battle of Britain and the invasion of Russia assured that there would be a war against the...

  27. Conditions That Led Hitler and Castro to Rise in Germany and Cuba

    Hitler and Castro was once a hero of their country, Germany and Cuba. They were strong, fierce, and great speaker. But how do they really rise to power? The Socio-economic and political conditions were crucial in explaining how Hitler and Castro got their power. These conditions included economics conditions...

  28. Germany

    ------------------------------------------------- Germany Germany - officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, is a federal parliamentary republic in western-central Europe. The country consists of 16 states and its capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021...

  29. Totalitarianism in Germany

    Totalitarianism in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union was brought upon by their respective leaders. In Italy, Benito Mussolini was able to persuade the king to declare him premier and to head a new coalition government by taking advantage of the countries vulnerability after the war. In Germany, Adolf Hitler...

  30. During the Nazi Holocaust

    "I lived in Germany during the Nazi holocaust. I considered myself a Christian. I attended church since I was a small boy. We had heard the stories of what was happening to the Jews, but like most people today in this country, we tried to distance ourselves from the reality of what was really taking...

  31. Germany Global Business Cultural Analysis

    Global Business Cultural Analysis: Germany Dorothy Thomas BUSI604_International Business Liberty University Dr. John Karaffa April 15, 2013 Abstract This paper explores the culture diversity in the region of Germany. Values of individuals are rarely determined as a result of a single variable or...

  32. Using these four passages and your own knowledge, assess the view that the most important element in maintaining Hitler’s regime in power between 1933 and 1945 was the consent of the German people.

    population are important aspects of Nazi Germany; however, this essay will argue that the consent – whether apathetic or enthusiastic – was ultimately the most important element that propped up Hitler and his Third Reich. It is simplistic and incorrect to paint Nazi Germany as a completely totalitarian state...

  33. Collapse of the Soviet Union

    treatment of Germany that made war inevitable. My essay will begin with an argument that the conditions in Germany after the end of the First World War did not make war inevitable. I will draw on Author A’s work in the area. Author A is one of the world’s leading historians on Nazi Germany, and he argues...

  34. German Lingustics

    and the Nazi Party Changed Modern German Language Languages are entities that can change due to several different forces. These changes can be driven by new cultural influences, technology, and even by war. One of the most recent changes in language was influenced by Hitler, the Nazi Party, and...

  35. Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler: The Bane of Jewish Existence Despite becoming the dictator of Germany, Hitler was not born there. He was actually born in Braunau am Inn, Austria to Alois and Klara Hitler on April 20, 1889. Hitler’s father died in 1903 when Hitler was 13 years old and his mother died in 1907 when he...

  36. Hitler

    1945) was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and Führer ("leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. As dictator of Nazi Germany, he initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion...

  37. How Important Were Weaknesses and Divisions Among His Opponents in Explaining Hitler's Rise to Power?

    inevitable and that it was his destiny to become Chancellor of Germany in 1933. However, with hindsight, we can clearly see that it was a fortunate combination of events prior to January 1933 which allowed Hitler to become Chancellor of Germany. Weaknesses and divisions among his opponents was one such reason...

  38. Hitler

    Adolf Hitler rose quickly to the title of Chancellor of Germany swiftly following the disaster that was World War One for the Germans. He brought a nation out of the depths of post-war humiliation to the infamous powerhouse that Nazi Germany became. Today I’d like to look at the specific historical...

  39. Causes of Hitler to Power

    The Nazis brought back strong nationalism to Germany in their response to The Treaty of Versailles, the hosting of the Berlin Olympics and the spread of an idea of Aryan race being superior to all other races. Since after WWI, Germany’s nationalism was put to the test, with the economic and social crises...

  40. Historical context

    The Nazi party was founded in 1919 and soon became the largest political party in the Reichstag. It’s rise can be attributed to a variety of factors. The aftermath of WW1 and the subsequent demands of the TOV made it difficult for the Weimar government to rule during the 1920s.The failure to meet the...

  41. Kristallnacht: the Role of Everyday Germans

    nights of German persecution towards the Jewish people of Germany. In a matter of hours the Jewish population of Germany was robbed of their synagogues, businesses and property. In the eyes of the Adolph Hitler, The Nazi Party and the people of Germany, the Jewish race must cease to exist. Most of the German...

  42. How Strong Was the Germans Economy

    successful were Hitler and the Nazis in securing a strong economy up to and during world war two Germany has faced ongoing economic problems since the end of the First World War. However, the sheer scale of the world economic depression that began in 1929 meant that Germany undoubtedly suffered. By 1932...

  43. Similarities Between Adolf Hitler and Dracula

    have power, and to wish for immortality. As well, both the novel, Dracula and the reign of Hitler take place in between Austria and Germany. Early Days The Great War Nazi Party In 1919 Hitler was ordered to investigate a small group in Munich known as the German Workers' Party. He had listened to a...

  44. The Monstrosity of Adolf Hitler

    that of other European countries. Later, in his blossoming career as a German Politian, as a member of the Nazi’s party, Hitler proposed the Nazi party program which consisted of twenty-five points which “[were] presented at a public meeting on February 24th, 1920, with over two thousand eager...

  45. Tobacco

    Prelude to Nazi anti-tobacco campaign Anti-tobacco sentiment existed in Germany in the early 1900s. Critics of smoking organized the first anti-tobacco group in the country named the Deutscher Tabakgegnerverein zum Schutze der Nichtraucher (German Tobacco Opponents' Association for the Protection...

  46. Hitler Youth Essay

    activities of the Hitler Youth as a Para-military organisation. The essay will also illustrate how Hitler indoctrinated young German school students into the Nazi ideology and instilled in them an attitude of how important and superior German blood was to the country, this then lead the school students into playing...

  47. Allianz Was Unjustly Denied Naming Rights to the New Meadowlands Football Stadium

    argument. Looking from the outside in, Nazi Germany was run by horrific leaders and the events that took place throughout the entire Holocaust were brutal, inhumane, and shall never be repeated, to say the least. However, from a German standpoint (and not in favor of the Nazi Party), Allianz does not look as...

  48. miss

    women married at a young age to a proper German and that the wife’s task was to keep a decent home for her working husband and to have children. As Germany grew she would need more soldiers and mothers; hence a booming population was needed with young boys being groomed into being soldiers and young girls...

  49. Auschwitz

    democracy. In Nazi Germany, between the years of 1933 and 1945, concentration camps were a severe integral feature of the regime. The first concentration camps in Germany were established soon after Hitler’s appointment as chancellor in January of 1933. In the following weeks after the Nazis came to power...

  50. Third Reich Gleichschaltung of Cultural Life

    of Hitler as chancellor of Germany in Jan 1933 G. (coordination) of German culture began - Nazis extended policy of Gleichschaltung of state and society - included all parts of cultural life - all cultural activities brought in line with Nazi goals - had to show Nazi ideas, should help to extend...

  51. Volksgemeinschaft

    Essay: Volksgemeinschaft   1. To what extend do you consider that Hitler and the Nazis had achieved their aim of social revolution and unity (Volksgemeinschaft) by 1939? Hitler had a vision- he wanted to use his power to create Volksgemeinschaft, what he called the ‘all pure’ German nation. Hitler...

  52. How Hitler Influenced the World

    was well on his way to taking over the world. Adolf Hitler was born April twentieth, eighteen eighty-nine in Austria. No, he was not born in Germany. Despite the fact that he was intellectually advanced, more so than his peers, he didn’t put much time into his school work because he didn’t care...

  53. Hitlers Rise to Fuhrer

    How did Hitler go from Chancellor to Fuhrer in Germany between 1933 and 1934? Between 1933 and 1934 there were a number of events that gave Adolf Hitler the opportunity to take control of Germany and rise from Chancellor of Germany to the Fuhrer. Hitler used many tactics and took up any chance to...

  54. To What Extent Was National Socialism Fascist?

    socialism and Hitler’s aggression towards the democracy in Germany. These feelings of political discontent combined with the economic problems that both countries had faced, triggered the formation of the fascist regime in Italy and the Nazi state in Germany. Notably, not only had both countries suffered from...

  55. Why Was the Weimar Republic so Short Lived?

    Why was the Weimar Republic so short lived? Notes Weimar Germany 1918-1923: Creation and Crisis * The Weimar Republic was set up in the aftermath of Germany's defeat in WWI. It was burdened with the blame for the much resented Treaty of Versailles [TOV.] Although it had a new, democratic constitution...

  56. Hitler

    leader because his actions left a colossal scar on the society today. Treaty of Versailles was a treaty that Germany was forced to sign. They signed it in the of 1919. The only reason Germany signed it was because they were under threat of invasion. They also agreed to limit their troops to 100,000...

  57. Hitler Leader

    went down a road in which there was no redemption. Hitler was a master orator and was gifted in using propaganda in order to brainwash the people of Germany. People know Hitler as the man who started one of the largest genocides in human history. However, by divorcing his good political credentials from...

  58. essay

    problems faced by the Weimar Republic were present from its very inception. The Versailles Peace Treaty at the end of the First World War dispossessed Germany of its territories, its resources and its pride as a nation. In spite of the harsh terms, the Weimar Republic accepted the humiliating treaty, thereby...

  59. Examine How Much the Economic Crisis of the Wall Street Crash Was Responsible for the Establishment of a One-Party State by 1933

    By July 1933, Hitler’s Nazi Party was the single political party in Germany. Hitler had been handed power through legal means, but how did he manage to create a one party state in Germany? Some historians argue it was due to the role Hindenburg and the political intrigues of politicians. The fear of...

  60. Doc, Docx, Pdf

    Hitler's Nazi Germany. The German Nazi Party and 1984 show similarities through war and then economic and political views, but at the same time, display a very different cultural and historical expierence. Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler , the National Socialist German Workers Party, or Nazi Party...