Compare and Contrast: Martin Luther King Jr and Adolf Hitler
By Shada Fakhiranisa
Two of the most significant leaders in modern history were Martin Luther King Jr and Adolf Hitler. Although both figures left their mark on their respective nations’ political, social and economic landscape, one is revered while the other remembered with disdain and horror. This essay will compare and contrast key characteristics that were and are central to King and Hitler’s rise to prominence and memory. Some observations will be based on the speeches in the 1963 March on Washington for the former and 1953 propaganda film ‘Triumph of the Will’ for the latter’s references. Both Martin Luther King Jr and Adolf Hitler had positive body language. When speaking, they stood up straight, maintained eye contact with the audience and projected their voices really well, which increased the significance of the speech topics even more. However, the way they were filmed in the original sources gave two different impressions. King’s body language were more relaxed, the camera was at his eye-level, suggesting that he was very
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In the 1930s, majority of the world’s population were religious. In the 1950s, there were no major changes in the world’s religions, especially Christianity. Both men used it as a strategy to gain more supporters. King, who had an approachable trait, was very inclusive in regards to his supporters. His speech was initially targeted at people of African-American descent. Later on, it became apparent that it appealed to all ethnicities and religions. On the contrary, Hitler was rather specific in his choice of supporters. During his speech to the Hitler Youth members, he said that any boy was welcomed by the organisation. By observing his audience, it was highly likely that he favoured white-skinned, able-bodied young men, especially of the Aryan
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In the year 1933 America and Germany were feeling many of the same trials and tribulations at the hand of major economic collapse. After WWI, Germany was left to pay millions of dollars in reparations to numerous nations after the Treaty of Versailles Although the reasons for these nation's struggles were vastly different, the people of both nations felt the same pain, hunger, and strife. Adolf Hitler and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) both came to power in 1933, promising a change for the people of their respective nations. Both wooed the people of their nations through charismatic speech and revolution to the economy. But, had fundamental differences in ideology, constituents, and outcomes of their nation.
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The world has been plagued with the specter of anti-Semitism for many centuries. This hatred manifested itself in the frenzy of Nazism and the deaths of six million Jews, the Holocaust as it has come to be known. If someone were to reveal an eight step plan for the removal of Jews from European society, one would readily associate such a plan with Adolf Hitler. One would not, however, think also of Martin Luther, though he himself wrote an essay in 1543 entitled "Concerning the Jews and their Lies" outlining such a plan. This is not to suggest that Luther was akin to Hitler in action or deed. This does suggest that Luther, the spark of the Protestant Reformation and father of German
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