INTRODUCTION
The debate on if Hitler was a ‘weak leader’ has two sides: Intentionalist and Structuralist. Intentionalists believe that Hitler was a strong leader, who had already planned everything out, years before it happened and did not need any help from outside parties. On the contrary, Structuralists believe that his actions were mainly due to circumstance and that he was helped by other people.
Also, from the end of the war to now, more people started to adopt the Structuralist point of view, when at the end of the war, the most popular ideology was Intentionalism. I believe this is because people needed to reassure themselves that no normal man could have committed mass genocide.
STRUCTURALIST
A Structuralist argument is that Hitler had not planned anything, he just took advantage of anything that would expand his empire. An example of this was when the
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For example, Hitler’s press secretary said that ‘he systematically disorganized the upper echelons of the Reich leadership in order to develop and further his own will until it became a despotic tyranny’. This means that all the decisions were made by Hitler and that he was cunning enough to ‘deliberately destroy the state's ability to function in favor of his personal omnipotence'. The fact that he was able to do this shows that he had total control of the regime, which means that he was a strong dictator.
However this report came from Hitler’s press secretary who probably would be biased towards Hitler being a strong dictator as he had to show Hitler as a strong and capable leader to the rest of Nazi Germany. However, he uses language such as ‘despotic’ and ‘tyranny’ which is very strong and negative, therefore we can infer that he did not see Hitler in a positive light. We can infer that this evidence may be slightly unreliable as his job is to show Hitler as strong and he does not seem to like Hitler’s
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...
Adolf Hitler, born in 1889, is an Austrian born man who is known for his instigation and participation in the Nazi Political movement, or genocide, known as the Holocaust. Throughout his later life, Hitler spent the majority of his time organizing discriminatory laws that prevented Jewish citizens’ basic rights and ultimately their demise. However, before he advanced such laws and politics, he served as the Head of State, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, until he became the Fuhrer of Germany’s Third Reich which began in 1933 and ended in 1945 (Jewish Virtual Library). His actions were fueled by an unrelenting and strict hate for the Jewish community, better known as anti-Semitism, much like the vast majority of Eastern countries. Both
Hitler was furious with Germany’s surrender in World War I, so when he got back to his home in Munich, he was determined to enter politics and become the greatest leader in German history (Smith). He spent all of his time and effort trying to become the chancellor of Germany. Once he was voted into being chancellor, he needed a way to become the leader of all of Germany. Hitler gathered power through many acts of t...
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The name Adolph Hitler often brings to mind images of either a madman or an evil military genius. While Hitler was arguably an evil madman, he was no military genius. Hitler attempted to use Germany’s military muscle to overpower the world and make room for the Nazi party to survive and create what he called a thousand-year Reich. Hitler’s political activity was part luck and part skill; he found a way to turn the sentence of treason that was against him and turn it into a political stepping-stone to power. While Hitler and his generals successfully changed the world, they made too many mistakes, both military and otherwise, for the Nazi party ever to lead the world into Hitler’s dream of the thousand-year Reich.
Hitler was very manipulative before he even took over as dictator, and even before he was announced the Chancellor of Germany. Hitler’s plan all along was to become the dictator of Germany, even before he was...
Adolf Hitler had a bad childhood that made him a bad man in his adult years. Hitler’s grandfather was jewish. He was a troubled child ever since he was 7. He had a bad childhood his grandpa used to beat him when he didn’t listen. That made him a bad man when he was older. He killed millions of jews and other people. He didn’t have a good family in his life growing up.He didn’t really have a mom she would rather spend time with men instead of her own son. Altho he was a bad man that killed millions and sent people to death camps. It wasn’t his fault he became an afol man. It was because of his childhood that started the camps the slaughter of jews and blacks and gays.
Support for the Nazi party was due to the growing belief that it was a
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.
But moreover I still support the structuralist way of thinking. "it was only the failure of the Russian campaign & the Nazis inability to cope with the millions of deported Jews building up in Poland that led to initiatives which gained Hitlers approval. . . The holocaust was the result of the regime's hasty search for a way out of the problem it had created for itself. " Adapted from Mason1981, Mommsen 1991, & Broszat1979.
The Silber Medal winning biography, “Surviving Hitler," written by Andrea Warren paints picture of life for teenagers during the Holocaust, mainly by telling the story of Jack Mandelbaum. Avoiding the use of historical analysis, Warren, along with Mandelbaum’s experiences, explains how Jack, along with a few other Jewish and non-Jewish people survived.
This supports one way on how he rose up to power and did everything he did. For instance, ‘as leader of the Nazi party he orchestrated the holocaust, which resulted in the death of four million Jews.’ This shows Hitler is the one who should be blamed.
In the year of 1933 Adolf Hitler seized the position of chancellor of Germany and this power that he received in January 30th is what shaped one of the most bloodlust dictatorships that this world has ever known. Hitler’s desire for power and victory made him one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen but it also made him one of the most cruel and heartless people known to mankind. But how did he do this, how did he become one of the greatest and cruellest dictators? Throughout this essay we will explore the long, short and immediate causes for Hitler’s sudden success.
In 1920 Germany’s economy began to fail. After WWI, Germany was being blamed for everything that went wrong in the war. The Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany’s army was restricted to 100,000 men, they were to pay 132 billion in damages from the war, and they could have no air force. Germany was in a depression. Hitler became the hero; he promised the German people financial stability and his promise came true. Germany was finally out of their depression and working great, thanks to Adolf Hitler. Hitler was loved by many, he had saved Germany, and he was greatly admired by Germans nationwide. However, many events lead up to him becoming a villain, and basically ruining the world in the 1930’s.
World War II was one of the worst events in human history, but also one of the most influential. For those who dont know, World War II was started by the German Empire, and more specificaly, Adolf Hilter.