The Nazi Party and Other Cults

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“Wipe them out”! “We do not associate ourselves with your kind”. These are some of the basic quotes that were used to discriminate people and separate others from society back in certain time periods. Many people were associated with terrible, discriminating groups. These groups harassed certain people because of their race, ethnicity, or religious beliefs. These groups were classified by the name of cults. Cults use fear and terror tactics to install fear and pain within people. Cults have also been known to intimidate people into not doing or partaking in certain actions. People involved in cults believed that certain kinds of people did not fit in with society or caused disorganization within a community. There were very many notorious cults throughout history. Some of them include: The KKK, The Nazi Party, Heaven’s Gate, and the people of Jonestown. All the people who were in these cults looked to a leader for guidance, or even in some cases, people believed that this leader was a god or a savior. They followed after their leaders, and each leader was a very dominating and ruthless person. These people wanted their way and would do almost absolutely anything to get what they want. Today I am here to talk about one certain cult: The Nazi Party. I will also be discussing what a cult is and the history of cults. After learning about different cults and the qualities of cults in class, I am here to discuss the history of the Nazi party along with actions that they did and the consequences that they suffered when they were later charged with their crimes. These people participated in horrifying events and were under the rule of one man by the name of Adolf Hitler. At the end of this essay, I hope I will have better informed you abo...

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...cults provide more sanctuary and can provide reasons as to why all cults may not be bad. They provide hope to others, and can overshadow incidents that many people may not be proud of.

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Henslin, J.M. (2013). Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (tenth edition). Allyn and Bacon. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
Jewish Virtual Library. (2013). Adolf Hitler. Retrieved December 5, 2013, from http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitler.html
BBC. (2013). History Adolf Hitler.Retrieved December 5, 2013, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/adolf_hitler
The History Channel. (2013). Nazi Party. Retrieved December 5, 2013, from http://www.history.com/topics/nazi-party
A Teacher’s Guide To The Holocaust. (2013). The Rise of the Nazi Party. Retrieved December 5, 2013, from http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/timeline/nazirise.htm

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