The year is 1941. The Nazi party has been in control of Germany since 1933 and has taken over more territories. Their hunger for power pushes them to control and mind-wash a larger population. The nazi party forced people to follow the rules, implanting their superiority. If the rules were to be broken, then murder was imminent. Although most of the people that lived in Germany did follow what the Nazis had to say, the few that didn’t played a risky game. People lived a very stressful life because of the threat of Nazis.
From where it all started, deep in Germany to occupied France, there were people that did not think the Nazis were right. The Nazis thought that they were the master race, Aryans, and that the Jews had been been the reason
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Because of this, the “Nazi culture was very youth-oriented” (“Effect on Germans” 2) and tried to involve them as much as possible. Any young boys and girls living in Germany at this time had to join the Hitler youth program, which had “exciting activities for young boys” (“Effect on Germans” 2) and enjoyable recreational activities for females. The only problem that some of the young girls did not like was that if they were “regarded as true Aryan girls (they) were sent off to special Nazi camps where the girls were bred with selected Aryan boys.” ( “Effect on Germans” 2). The youth was not the only ones affected by the Nazis though. If the men were able to serve their country, they would “be drafted into the German army.” (“Zusak” 417). The men would have to be drafted into the army, whether they had a family, didn’t have a family or were about to have one. Even the children felt the grasp of the Nazis because “when the Nazis controlled power, Berlin's Minister of Education, Bernhard Rust, became responsible for Germany’s education.” (“How did the Nazi economic…”5) which meant that the kids growing up in Germany would only learn what the Nazis wanted them to learn. They would teach them that they were the master race and that no other race was superior to them in any way. If someone ever did, they would be cheating just be very lucky. This became a big problem once the Nazis came out of power because …show more content…
The people who did not follow these rules were exceedingly brave but most did not survive the Second World War. This is because they would get caught and be murdered for what they did “wrong.” Some of these people did survive the war with the people they were hiding as well. These same people later went on to tell their stories to historians so that what they went through will not be forgotten. In some cases, some of these stories came from those who lived in this but were killed in the concentration camps. Even though at the time they were viewed as crazy and insane (which some people might still think of them this way), they are now regarded as heroes. Although most people who were influenced by the Nazis finally saw the wrong that they were doing, the “heroes” knew they were bad from the beginning and prepared for the storm the Nazis
“Young boys were organized into the Deutches Jungvolk (German Young People, informally called Pimpfe), older boys into the Hitlerjugend (HJ). The Deutches Jungvolk could have boys from the ages of 10-14 and the Hitlerjugend could have boys from the ages of 14-18. When World War II started, more than ninety percent of German youth were members of these organizations. Ninety percent is a huge percentage. That means that almost every teenage German, Gentile was a member of some kind of Nazi Youth Organization. Many of these youth organization actually over rid the parental control on the children. Many were told that the individual or the family was less important than the state. If children had disloyal parents, they were encouraged to report them. When the boys weren’t in school or at home with their parents, they were with their youth organization learning military maneuvers and different chants. An example of the one the chants that the Hitler Youth used to march around chanting are: “Comrades, we march to the field, red today, tomorrow dead, Comrades it must be that way.” If the boys made any achievement in the Hitler Youth, credit in school would be given to the student. The teacher must respect the authority of the youth leaders, regardless of their age or attitude towards them. Blind obedience seems to be a common theme. Children are taught these ideologies without knowing the true real reason. Teachers are forced to believe and follow these ideologies if they wish to
Antisemitism is the hostility or prejudices against Jews. Those with the intentions and actions to discriminate Jews are known as anti semitic. This began shortly after Hitler and Nazi Germany assumed power in 1933. At an annual party put on by the Nazis, they created a brand new set of rules called the “Nuremberg Laws”. According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Nazis started to “make good” on their pledge to oppress German Jews (ushmm.org). Eventually, Nazi party members announced their purpose. They wanted to segregate Jews from their society. With these intentions, the actions of the Nazi party that came after were cruel and inhumane. It was at this annual party that the start of the creation of these cruel laws intending to separate Jews.
When people think about the Nazis and what they stood for, most people would always say that they were murderous psychopaths, but after reading The Twenty-Five Points of the Nazi Party Program , it shows that they didn’t start out like that. The readings show that what the program was aiming to do was help rise Germany from the despair of getting the bad end of the deal at the end of World War I. As you look through the text you can see that most of the points are aiming at certain areas for what they wanted for Germany, such as land. As I was reading through the text, I was not that surprised at all by the demands that they were wanting. Going through and reading The Twenty-Five Points showed that the Nazi program were mainly wanting Germany to get back to the proud country that it used to be, and over time it was able to through the Nazi program.
After Germany’s fall of World War I, Hitler started to rise to power with his scapegoat for Germany’s problems. This was Jewish
The Nazi party members were mainly young and came from the industrial working class. At this time, people in Germany had suffered from the global depression after the U.S. stock market crushed, from the Spanish Civil War and now they were suffering due to the World War II. Hitler’s fallowers were looking forward to being in war, “many thought of war as exciting, like the games they played as children during World War I. The desire of being in war that Hitler’s fallowers had, made it easier for the Nazi party to take over and proceed with their idea of building
When Hitler gained power, he set up a police state and a secret police called the Gestapo who arrested anyone hostile to the Nazis government. Jews and other innocents were arrested and housed in concentration camps. Also, even though unemployment decreased under Hitler, women and Jews were no longer included in the figures. Trade unions were banned and there was a loss of personal freedoms in the workplace. The Nazi’s also used propaganda and censorship to control everything that the German people read, heard and saw. There were also negatives about the youth movement; children were afraid of its motives and didn’t like how harsh it was and that attendance was compulsory. Then there was education; teachers and the curriculum were controlled and specialist schools were established, all to create Nazis. Women were also controlled. They were and encouraged to behave in certain ways and were pushed to have lots of ‘good quality’ children. All this meant that there was a loss of many personal freedoms. It was also obvious that Hitler was creating a road to war with the four year plan (rearmament, conscription, and the building of autobahns) and the youth movement preparing children for their roles during war. All this leads to the fact that Nazi rule between 1933 and 1939 had many
Hitler’s rise to power was the result of many factors, but Hitler’s ability to take advantage of Germany’s poor leadership and economical and political conditions was the most significant factor. His ability to manipulate the media and the German public whilst taking advantage of Germany’s poor leadership resulted in both the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Hitler and the nazi party. During the early 1920s, Germany was struggling with economic instability and political uncertainty. Germany, after being defeated in the Great War, was forced to sign the unforgiving treaty of Versailles, which the Weimar Republic was held responsible for. This brought forward feelings of fear, anger and
In Germany during the time of 1933 through 1945 the role of the Nazi Policies toward women and youth carried a significance toward the the society. It is shown that Hitler treated and taught society to treat women a stereotypical and unfair way. The education was used to corrupt the youth in an attempt to control the future . He wanted youth and women to be perfectly up to his standards and fit into his uniformed personalities. People of Germany looked up or had to look up to Hitler due to his control. They thought and agreed with many of his points therefore they did not see this as a problem because Hitler did not see it as a problem.
Certain historical figures can gain so much infamy that they surpass simply being human, and actually become a symbol for what they did. Hitler and the Nazi Party is the best example of this; if you want to describe someone as pure evil, comparing them to Hitler accomplishes that. Certain cornerstones of the Nazi Party have actually become common amongst fiction. One good example of this is the game “Undertale” by Toby Fox.
Even though Germany was left in a period of struggle and economic weakness after WW1, Adolf Hitler would take a stand by creating a party that would help refine the structure of the economy. This party, when abbreviated, was called Nazi, would also create harsh laws and unrelentless punishment. Due to the Nazi party’s quick growth, there was an immediate impact on lifestyle and politics for the people of Germany. The long term impact brought forth by the consequences or legacy of the Nazi party included a population decrease and an increase in deaths. To make both of these impacts, Hitler had to overcome many hard challenges.
One thing that I learned from reading this selection that was especially important was Hitler and the Nazi Party’s coming to power. One reason it was especially important because the Nazi rise to power triggered the holocaust. Hitler made it a priority to kill all Jews in Europe. Around 6 million Jews died during the holocaust at the hands of Nazis and other anti Semitic groups. “The Nazis were killing Jews in huge numbers, but it wasn’t until January 20,1942, that they devised their “Final Solution” to the Jewish problem. That day 16 Nazi leaders met just outside Berlin, at Wannsee. According to their notes at the meeting, “ Europe is to be combed through West to East in the course of practical implementation of the final solution. . . . The evacuation jews will
Germany was in a state of ruins after World War One, causing long term hatred and bitterness toward the Allies, a few blamed the communists, Jews, and other ethnic groups. Since they were giving money to compensate for what had gone wrong, an economic depression broke out because taxes got raised, which caused many companies and factories to shut down, leading to mass unemployment. Many of the unemployed searched for new jobs and the most promising was joining the NSDAP, or the Nazi party. There is also the weak constitution, causing the government to cripple, which helped Hitler to rise to becoming not only the führer, but also the President. Another factor would be propaganda.
During World War II, there existed the Nazis, a Party which ruled Germany from 1933-1945, led by Adolf Hitler. A drastic increase in the Nazi Party is recorded and one of the factors which assisted in this rise was the continual resentment and anger lingering from the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a global economic crisis which left families starving and many unemployed, with many people’s life savings blown away with the closing of banks. In addition, people failed to forget the harsh terms associated with the Treaty of Versailles, signed by Germany in 1919. Hitler’s leadership is believed to have been another factor, contributing in the success of the Nazis; a factor that is by far the most prominent.
Causes and Consequences of the Nazi Party’s Rise to Power Essay Intro The Nazi Party, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler was elected into power in the 1933 German elections, marking the beginning of the supposed thousand year Reich. The main causes of the Nazi's rise to power were people's anger and frustration due to World War One which led to the Treaty of Versailles, and Germany's vulnerable state due to the Great Depression. The Nazi's rise to power had many, many negative consequences – not only on Germany, but the entire world.
The leaders of the Nazi party made it one of the most infamous groups to lead a nation in history. The horrible things done under their rule and with their stamp of approval has made the term Nazi one of the worst possible. The amazing thing about the Nazi party is that many of the main aspects of their ideology existed in Germany even before they formed or came to power. Some of the major aspects of Nazi ideology such as antisemitism, the desire to expand the German empire, and the belief in the strength of the Aryan race existed in Germany years before Adolf Hitler was a name anyone in Germany would recognize.