Hindenburg

The author of “The Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War” is David Laskin. Laskin, born in New York, attended the New College, and earned MA in English. Laskin wrote several books about history, travel, and literary biography. In “The Long Way Home”, Laskin shares the struggles the immigrants had to face in America; an endeavor to start over in the land of opportunities, and the ordeal of their return to Europe in uniform to fight. With the intention of having a better

malicious intent altogether. This is like comparing the Hindenburg explosion to a kamikaze?s crash. During the 1930?s, the Zeppelin industry served as a peaceful connector between Germany, other western European nations, and the United States. Though Hugo Eckener, the head of the Zeppelin company, persevered in his vision of peaceful association, the rise of Nazi dictatorship threatened the business. The spontaneous combustion of the Hindenburg Zeppelin over New Jersey caused the American public to

The Hindenburg disaster of 1937 changed the world of air travel in the 30’s. From a world with airships commonly and widely used to them almost non-existent. Airship travel was a fast and luxurious way to travel in the 30’s. Thousands of successful trips were made on airships without injury on a weekly basis. Commercial zeppelins had been around for about 30 years before this event. Back in the day the Hindenburg was the fasted way to travel across the Atlantic ocean. The Hindenburg consisted

The political violence in the run up to the election was the perfect excuse for the removal of the SPD dominated Prussian government. President Hindenburg ordered the army to seize control; this resulted in the new regime in Prussia to be an authoritarian one. This demonstrates how the destruction of thee Weimar republic could have been the reason why Hitler had become the chancellor. However it did

were a great disappointment to the Nazis as they had lost votes and votes had gained on the Communist Parties. And along with Hindenburg, many Germans feared communism much more than he feared Hitler and the Nazis. Hitler said he would control the communists. Hindenburg than made Hitler Chancellor on January 30th 1933, with Von Papen as Vice Chancellor. Von Papen and Hindenburg thought they could control Hitler. Although he did not win an election and did not have over 50% of the votes, he had come

Adolf Hitler was a very powerful and repetitive person who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change. During the early 1930’s, the Nazi party and Hitler’s rise to power was extremely rapid. The depression is what got them popular because they appealed especially to the unemployed, young people, and members of the lower middle class. He also promised a better life for the German country. In the 1924 elections they only won 3 percent of the votes to the German Parliament so they needed

Hindenburg The Hindenburg was a german made Zepplin which was a large airship that flew because it was filled with hydrogen gas. The Hindenburg exploded over Lakehurst, New Jersey when the hydrogen gas leaked creating a fire causing many people to perish. On May 6, 1937 the Hindenburg arrived at Lakehurst, New Jersey they planned to land at 6:00 AM, but when they arrived they found that whether conditions were too harsh at the airfield. Nobody expected a zeppelin to explode, because they had a

The Outbreak of WWII World War II, a war that was fought globally to get revenge from each country that Germany has lost from World War I, but this whole war was unexpected for any country. This leads to the questions of What were Hitler’s ultimate objectives? Was this war an essential or incidental part of Hitler’s program? Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany, overturned the democratic government, created the Third Reich, persecuted millions, and ultimately led Germany and the world into World

loss to the allies in World War I, the great depression that hit the economy hard putting many people out of work, the dysfunction of the German government that called for a revolution, the treaty of versaille, and the death of President Paul von Hindenburg. With all the that turmoil going on the citizens of Germany were desperately looking for a savior and this made

How significant was the Reichstag Fire as a mean for Hitler being able to strengthen his control of Germany between 1933 and 1934? The 27th of February 1933 The Reichstag burnt down.This event can be considered as one of the most important events that led Hitler to power.Many Historians argue about how crucial was the Reichstag Fire for the future of Germany, One could argue that the Reichstag Fire was vital as a mean for Hitler to strengthen his control of Germany since it increased anti-communism