Analysis of The Meaning of Hitler by Sebastian Haffner The Meaning of Hitler, by Sebastian ]Haffner, is a book which is hard to define. Only 165 pages long, Haffner has crammed more relevant information into this book than many twice its length. He observes Hitler's roller coaster ride through life and the country that he eventually took along. From Hitler's private life to the complete betrayal of Germany, Haffner evaluates the conditions and impetus for Hitler's accomplishments and failures. These include not only Hitler's psyche, but also the political arena of post World War I Europe. Haffner has confronted many issues that have, according to him, been overlooked by other historians, and it is for this reason that the book is suitable for any person interested in the phenomenon that is Hitler. Haffner had a greater reason than surprise theories and new evidence for writing the book though. This is apparent throughout the book and, most notably, at the end. He is appealing to the younger generations of readers, those that did not experience Hitler themselves. It is to this group that Haffner intends to send a message. This will be discussed later. One notable assertion about Hitler's life made by Haffner is the fact that his success as a leader in rallying the populous is buttressed on either side by his failures as a young man on one end and his physical and political destruction of Germany on the other. Haffner argues that Hitler's life always lacked what most lives included. The absence of things like love, friendship, parenthood, an education and occupation lent to his one dimensionality. The resulting ignorance and immaturity was always present in Hitler, even at the peak of his political power. Haffner accounts the absence of any real love interest in Hitler's life along with the fact that he had no real friends in which to confide. In place of this void Hitler substituted politics and became a "nothing-but-politician." Up to 1938 Hitler achieved many things previously thought unachievable that soon after the war. He was regarded by many at that time as one of the great men of Germany. This opinion is later abandoned by most following World War II.
Whether for good of for bad one thing you can't deny about Hitler is that he as many major accomplishments.He killed more than astonishing seven million Jewish people.Despite how bad you might think he is, he did win a Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 50.He also created more opportunities for German by getting rid of Jews from Germany.He also knew how to grow a military, the fact that he took the German Army from 100,000 soldiers to 2 million soldiers is undoubtedly impressive.
Hitler had a lot to do with Germany and he was remembered but not because of anything positive, but because he was one of the worst coldhearted dictators Germany or the world could’ve experienced. My view and Topic is worth consideration by the reader because it will inform them more about Hitler’s actions in 1933 and so on.
Sebastian Haffner, born Raimund Pretzel, was a German journalist who wrote about events as they were happening, as such, demonstrates the reality of living under the Third Reich. He describes how the Nazis took over, “The result of this million-fold nervous breakdown is the unified nation, ready for anything, that is today the nightmare of the rest of the world” (Haffner 110).
Hitler was both brilliant and evil. He won the following of nearly all German people, and brought a desperate country out of poverty and post-war dissolution. It was not by virtue that Hitler accomplished these things. Instead, it was through evil planning, mass rallies, emotional appeal to a vulnerable population, stirring military displays, and the eventual extermination of millions of innocent people: Jews (anyone with one or more Jewish grandparent), Communists, Negroes, the mentally ill, and anyone else in his way. He called his plan to rid the world of "inferior" human beings the "Final Solution." Hitler had a brilliant mind. He brought Germany out of post-war depression and create jobs, comradere, and a better economy, yet he was very evil. He used his power, coersion, and manipulation to convince Germans to committ unthinkable atrocites against millions of innocent people.
People saw this as an opportunity to start new and they thought of him as a hero because of his persuasive planning on getting rid of the Jewish race, which increases more job opportunities for the Germans. The Germans never took it into account that Hitler was going beyond the point and was determined to take over the world so they would still respect him without knowing the truth. Hitler did benefit his people, but in such a way that was misleading and untruthful. What Hitler did was not admire and instead of settling out peacefully, he made it aggressively with force causing the Holocaust, Jews were being sent to death concentration camps.
The debate as to whether Hitler was a ‘weak dictator’ or ‘Master of the Third Reich’ is one that has been contested by historians of Nazi Germany for many years and lies at the centre of the Intentionalist – Structuralist debate. On the one hand, historians such as Bullock, Bracher, Jackel and Hildebrand regard Hitler’s personality, ideology and will as the central locomotive in the Third Reich. Others, such as Broszat, Mason and Mommsen argue that the regime evolved out from pressures and circumstances rather than from Hitler’s intentions. They emphasise the institutional anarchy of the regime as being the result of Hitler’s ‘weak’ leadership. The most convincing standpoint is the synthesis of the two schools, which acknowledges both Hitler’s centrality in explaining the essence of Nazi rule but also external forces that influenced Hitler’s decision making. In this sense, Hitler was not a weak dictator as he possessed supreme authority but as Kershaw maintains, neither was he ‘Master of the Third Reich’ because he did not exercise unrestricted power.
Adolf Hitler came into the lime light as a man with a totally reputable objective and the antidote for poverty in Germany after the war. Hitler actually seemed to be living up to his word as he rebuilt the country and so Germans gave his more and more power.
Did you know what hitler wanted to go to school for? He wanted to be an artist. Hitler was the leader of germany from 1933 to 1945. On September 1, 1939 he started World War I. In this paper will cover his early years (Like school, home life, mother, and father). His homeless years in Vienna. What was World War I like for him, and After World War I. The purpose of this paper is to show why hitler did what he did and how became what he was. The reason for this paper is to tell more people about hitler and how his childhood and things that happened as an adult and made him like he was.
Hitler spoke at length over his political career, and many of his speeches have been saved and translated from his time as a politician. During his speeches, Adolf Hitler famously used extreme nationalism to bring the crowd to a roar. However, when this nationalistic speech is analyzed, one common theme becomes clear. Hitler wished to return Germany to its former glory. Just how Hitler planned this return is addressed in his speech given at Danzig in 1939 . Here Hitler spoke to the German people about how best to return Germany to the more prosperous times before Worl...
...him more popular. He wanted Germany to be great again and that why Germany people like him. Hitler hated the Jews and blamed loads of things on them. More people agreed with Hitler that it was the Jews to blame of half of the things that had been happening. Hitler had started to give free holidays to people, he also had given medals to people who had worked really hard and that’s how he became more and more popular.
Hitler wasn't well known during World War I. As a matter of fact, Hitler was a private during the war and ended up gaining power because he appealed to a large number of German people. He appealed to them by a combination of an effective and well-practiced style of speaking with what looked like undoubtable sincerity and determination. This helped Hitler find a large audience for his program of national revival, racial pride in Germanic values, hatred for France and of the Jewish and other un-German races, and despise for the Weimer Republic. With the way he spoke, Hitler convinced the people of Germany to believe that a dictatorship was the only thing that could save Germany from the problems it was having. Hitler's views only changed a little in the years to follow; yet he still managed to draw an increasing number of people to his speeches.
Adolf Hitler is known to be one of the “greatest” leaders in history who had abused his powers and had shattered his country apart. Born in 1889 in Austria, Hitler abused his powers because of his greedy ego and because of his narcissism. It all became with Hitler organizing a party called the National Socialist, most popularly know as the Nazi Party. The rise of the Nazi Party was the thing that led to the start of Hitler’s rein and his abuse of power. The Nazi Party eventually led Adolf Hitler to come to rule and had given Hitler the chance to take control the entire nation.
Hajo Holborn (Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1969) 6 – ‘Hitler. 1889 – 1936: Hubris’ – Ian Kershaw (the Pengyin Press, 1998) 7 – ibid. Bibliography: ‘Hitler and collapse of Weimar Germany’ – Martin Broszat ‘Modern Germany. Society, economy and politics in the twentieth century’ – V.R.Berghahn ‘A history of modern Germany. 1840 – 1945’ – Hajo Holborn ‘The divided nation.
Because of the state of Germany’s economy, Hitler portrayed himself as the saviour of Germany, the man that was going to restore the respect that their forefathers had earned & installed. However, under no uncertain terms was he going to do it alone, he pr...
Centuries later and the name Adolf Hitler still rings volumes till this present day: discussed in history books, talked about amongst intellects and commoners alike, and despised by many for years to come. Upon hearing his name many may think of all the negative things Hitler has done, but few fail to analyze just how one man created such controversy amongst a nation without being stopped. The question then lies how does a man reign over country and devastate it for years to come? Adolf Hitler, a man who excelled in persuasion and charisma was able to reign over Germany for years. Born in Austria April 20th 1889, Hitler grew up with many hardships in his life.