Introduction
Have you ever wondered how Hitler got the germans on his side, or how he started anti semitism throughout the country. Anti Semitism is the prejudiced against Jews. He killed up to 6 million Jews in an event known as the holocaust. Hitler was a ruthless dictator that tried conquering the world during world war two. He killed anyone in his path and took never took no for an answer Hitler’s leadership was significant throughout Germany because he got German Nationalism started in the country, He destroyed the weimar republic and rebuilt a dictatorship in Germany with the help of the Nazis , And made the majority germans anti semitic.
Hitler gains Germans Trust
Hitler used many tactics to get Germans on his side. One of those was speeches in his early career he speaked at beer halls about the problems with Germany and how they could fix it. He was considered as a great speaker and had the power to persuade people. Another thing hitler displayed riskiness, he remilitarized Rhineland, which was against the treaty of Versailles. (openlearn team, Hitler's rise and fall: timeline) The German people disapproved of the treaty of Versailles and when hitler said he would get rid of it the people started to place their trust in him. This was very risky because Germany at the time didn’t have the army to take on stronger countries like France and Great Britain. It showed that he wanted the country of Germany to succeed and people thought that this was
Hitler had shown unwillingness to tolerate the Jews and once he was appointed Chancellor, he started to take elimination measures like deportation, forced emigration, and isolation to enforce his belief. He took advantage of Germany’s weakness in World War One, then used it as an opportunity to blame the Jews for Germany’s defeat. Hitler’s political party was the largest political party in Germany thus allowing them to draw very large crowds to gatherings. He had very good oratory speeches with hand gestures that easily manipulated people to adhere to his views. Hitler constantly targeted the Jews because he knew people believed in these speeches. People in Germany were already anti-semitic but Hitler made it worse by constantly consuming them in his speeches. From the way he spoke about the Jews, we could clearly see the possibility of genocide. Hitler wanted Germany to be free of any humans that anyone other than his ideal master race so he personally selected bodyguards to be part of a group called the SS. Hitler was responsible for ordering the SS to carry out the extermination of anyone who did not fit this ideal. The SS handled oppositions using force and as a result of which people were forced to give into the idea of violence. Sometimes people purposely went along with this Holocaust ideal due to the fear of getting killed. These terrors allowed the holocaust occur
With Germans of all outlooks desperately seeking solutions for the nation's problems, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party began their climb to power. 'Hitler was gifted with effective political talents. He offered an explanation for Germany's defeat, and a vision of Germany's future destiny, that played upon the fears, prejudices, and hopes of many Germans. He promised to rebuild Germany's power and restore its prosperity' (Isaacman, 16). This won the support of many Germans. Hitler was such an effective speaker that anything he said was believed even if it was not true.
The Holocaust was one of the most despicable acts of crime committed in history. It was the slaughtering of six million Jews along with other minority groups. Anti-semitism was on the rise in Germany due to one man, Adolf Hitler. The Nazi leader is known to be one of the most infamous dictators that were able to rise to power. Leading Germany, Hitler improved the economy, started World War II with the idea of Lebensraum, and exterminated Jews due to youth anti-semitic influences.
Jews have been hated for a long time ever since the holocaust. The holocaust had a big impact on many people especially jews. The holocaust created so many issues that everyone didn’t like. The people who were involved in the holocaust went through very traumatic experiences. Jews just were hated. They were hated before the holocaust too. What people are affected by anti semitism? Anti semitism hurts a lot of other people beside jews. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, anti semitism is hostility or discrimination against jews as a religious or ethnic group. There are two kinds of anti semitism, classical anti semitism and modern anti semitism. Classical anti semitism is hatred and intolerance towards jews. Modern anti semitism was
Throughout history, the Jewish people have been continuously at the center of numerous persecution and hatred. In countries all over Europe the Jewish people countless acts of hate have occurred for centuries. During the time of the Holocaust, over twelve million people were exterminated and it is believed anywhere from five and a half million to six and a half million of these people were Jewish. The Jewish people were repeadelty targeted for a number of various reasons.
Imagine yourself as a seven year old child, playing hide and seek in the neighborhood streets with your mischievous friends and enjoying life without a care in your mind. Where you go to school with a smile on your face excited about what the day has to bring, messing around and cracking jokes with your friends at lunch time, and later on getting picked up by your nurturing parents to go home and do homework and have some family time with your parents and siblings and finally going to bed in your warm and comfortable bed. Now imagine if all those wonderful things just disappeared and the world around you changes in one instant and turns into a fiery pit of hell, where evil men roam those streets you found refuge. All you hear is an unending sound of screaming, crying, and gunshots as mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters are forever separated not knowing where they are going. Anti-Semitism is the hatred of Jews, and it reached its pinnacle during the Holocaust. It’s known world wide as the genocide of approximately six million European Jews. Strikingly, there is a decent number of people in the world who don 't entirely believe that the Holocaust happened as it is documented by witnesses, survivors, and those tasked with rescuing those who survived, and burying those who did not. These people are known as Holocaust Revisionists; or in another term, “deniers.”
When I think of America I picture the land of the free, sanctuary for all those being hurt and oppressed, but this wasn’t always the case and just like the majority of the world during the 1930-1940’s they shunned the Jewish population. Why had a country who had been built on the principles of freedom allowed so much time to pass by silently waiting while the Jewish population was being slaughtered all over Europe. What could be the reason for doing nothing for so long, could it have been the fact that they were completely unaware of what exactly was going on in Europe during this time or did they just not care enough to do anything about it. After the war finished many German People claimed that they didn’t know what exactly was happening during this time to the Jews so if this was happening over there and they were in the dark about it as well who could possibly blame America who was thousands of miles away to know.
When Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933, he had a belief that race was the sole matter that defined the culture of a civilization. He influenced the country of Germany to change the ideological values that they previously abided by. This change marked the beginning of a new era, which led to the most pure ideological genocide that can be remembered to this day since there was no pragmatic motivation throughout the time period the Holocaust took place. It is a dark mark in the history of western civilization, and many countries could have helped aid the Jews in their effort to resist, but none more than the United States of America. Though not the primary reason for the longevity of the Holocaust, the U.S. does bear some culpability for the persecution and eventual mass killings of the six million Jews in Europe because of a growth of anti-Semitism that interfered with the ability to offer aid at a time when they were capable to, thus becoming labeled as an international bystander.
Hitler used many tactics to get Germans on his side. One of those was speeches in his early career he spoke at beer halls about the problems with Germany and how they could fix it. He was considered as a great speaker and had the power to persuade people. Another thing Hitler displayed riskiness, he remilitarized the Rhineland, which was against the treaty of Versailles. (openlearn team, Hitler's rise and fall: timeline) The German people disapproved of the treaty of Versailles and when Hitler said he would get rid of it the people started to place their trust in him. This was very risky because Germany at the time didn’t have the army to take on stronger countries like France and Great Britain. It showed that he wanted the country of Germany to succeed and people thought that this was great. He also
“Wherever I went, I began to see Jews, and the more I saw, the more sharply they became distinguished in my eyes from the rest of humanity,” Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf, describing his feelings when he first arrived in Vienna in 1925 and began to develop anti-Semitic ideas. The Holocaust was when the Nazi’s eliminated the Jewish people under Hitler’s rule. This was one of the most gruesome events in world history. There were three main reasons why Hitler started the Holocaust and exterminated the Jews: he had a need for power; he was convinced the loss of WWI was because of the Jews; and he was raised as an anti-Semitist.
In the year of 1933, a great devastation known as the Holocaust began. This mass destruction was led by Adolf Hitler. He was the dictator of Germany, a German politician, and the leader of the Nazi Party. Hitler as the leader of Germany led them to the bloodiest war ever to come and planned a genocide on the Jews. It was his way of targeting the minorities that he was prejudiced against, which was all Jewish life. He had great power over the Germans as a leader would, In the years of 1941-1945 he murdered approximately 6 million European Jews. This made all Jewish lives very hard to live. Hitler made them wear a gold star above their clothing to distinguish whether you are a Jew or not.
Germany’s defeat during World War 1 left the country with unstable government and uncertain people. Adolf Hitler was a man with confidence, charisma, and the ability to make friends and influence people. Hitler tried to establish a sense of community in the recovery and targeted young people, the unemployed, and members of the lower middle class. Hitler’s ability to gain followers and rise to power was a positive thing for Germany until he began using that power to convince others to take part in the Holocaust. Although Hitler was influential in the Holocaust, his intentions were to make Germany a better, brighter place. Hitler gained followers by spreading a message of hope in a positive way, substantially helped the German people out of an
There are many horrible things and evil people that have existed in this world, but not many of them add up to the type of evil that Adolf Eichmann was.
In Mein Kampf (my struggle), he states that there were minimal influences on him of his family and friends in Linz. One important Time whereby Hitler gained his ideas was when he traveled to Austria his time in Vienna proves to be essential to understanding the formation of all his ideas. When Hitler’s mother died, he moved to Vienna. Here, he was surrounded by a population of over 2 million people and the wide boulevards of the city. Hitler settled in a tiny apartment near the Academies school of fine arts where he was refused admission. In the wake of defeat, Adolf’s life took a sudden turn. Though Vienna was a rich and cultured city, it was not without its seamy side – its shabby streets, slums where prostitutes and derelicts were and a world of lost souls. He remained there for five more years of which hunger and disgust became his regular companion. He became part of Vienna’s lost soul and he spent time on the streets begging for money and curling up later on park benches. In this time in Vienna, the Jews were flourishing and they were economically stable. It’s even safe to say that Adolph got his first regular job from a Jew named Josef Neumann, whom he described as very unsophisticated. During his stay in Vienna, Hitler was opened to many anti-Semitic ideas because he was hanging out with the lowlifes of Vienna and he also often slept in a destitute home for
Anti-Semitism is when someone has hostility or prejudice towards someone of Jewish background. Anti-Semitism can be a result of religious teachings or political ideas and is a form of racism. Discrimination against Jews was present not only during the holocaust, but during the times when Christianity arose. People of Jewish faith refused to conform to the beliefs of Christianity. Misinterpretations of the Gospel said that Jews were responsible for the crucifixion of Christ, which led to further prejudice towards Jews as Christians believed they rejected Christ. Even later on, where religion became something you could choose freely, Jewish people were still made to be outcasts. They practice Judaism, which was considered at the time, to be outdated and that it refrained humans from progressing. Anti-Semitism was one of the reasons Adolf Hitler and other Nazi’s were so predisposed to the idea of killing every Jew that lived in Germany. Nazi’s believed that German’s were a superior race and anyone who didn’t fit into that category, were killed. Soviet prisoners of war, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Yugoslavians, politicians and people with disabilities were also killed during the holocaust.