The Nazi ideology was designed to build a new social order in German it focused on the “view that only through conflict with other races and nations could Germany prove itself worthy to establish a new German empire.” These views were not in favor of democracy nor liberalism. This ideology started from “a widespread cultural pessimism, the belief that bourgeois Europe was doomed and that a new age was beckoning.” German Nazis carried the same views and beliefs that their “world was a Darwinian jungle” and the “geopolitical idea that a successful race would only survive in this struggle if it acquired Lebensraum (living space).” To achieve this dream Germany had to set out goals;
“The first of these goals was the establishment of a new political
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that these men shouldn’t be convicted for a crime they fulfilled while under the belief that what they were doing was right, it was a common belief that this was just like war on the front lines, they were getting rid of the enemy from there “homes” their “land”, it was common to understand it as a soldier killing a solider but taking it further and when looking at other cases that have minorities present that went through genocide like the Jews there’s been no prosecution on the people acting out order to kill natives the killing and enforcement of Africans into slaver no slave holding nation repyed the African decedents of the slaves that were used to build up the powerful nations we see today. What happened to the Jews was a terrible act but these elders that were a part of the acts against the Jews have lived life facing everything they have done in their 20s-30s, at the time Germany’s population had a great number of young men who can be easily influence and gain trust on one common idea. Jews are an enemy to Germans, now regretting and being faced every single day for what they did. For a 80 plus men going to jail for something he did during his impressable years is… unlawful, if lawful, it has now good roots to it because you cannot point fingers at individuals who were brainwashed and forced into doing what they did by high authority. The white men who were involved in slavery are not being persecuted or charged, slavery ended years ago and the offspring’s of this slaves are not point fingers or signing lawsuits. I believe in letting history be history and present be present as long as past does not repeat itself. Jews are not being killed anymore, Adolf Hitler who influenced the holocaust is dead, the young men who were involved did what they had to in other to save their only lives because if they resisted, they would have been seen to be part of
“an intense nostalgia for the past, in particular for that long-vanished medieval past that provided the template for the society the Nazis dreamed about and that offered their main historical justification for what they were doing… - the Nazis saw themselves reconquering land that the German knights had won and settled many centuries before… the other modern element in Nazi policy was their commitment to the ‘science’ of
Imagine when you were a little child, your whole family was taken from you by people who forced themselves into your country and took you to a concentration camp. While you were at this camp you watched your family members starve to skin and bone. As a young child you saw people shot on the spot, babies head’s bashed out and young mother’s separated from their young children. When the Americans finally came to liberate you you immediately want to celebrate with your family members but learn that they are all dead. You spend the rest of your life living with the thought that your whole family is dead and it is all the Nazis fault. How would you feel to know that some of the surviving Nazis are still out there living a free life and getting away with all of the crimes they help put in motion?
I realize the German people’s complicity. was required in order to enact an efficient system of genocide, but I cannot not. agree with the notion that the Nazis simply provided an outlet by which ordinary Germans were allowed to act on their evil desires. The vast majority of the German people were not willing executioners. However, these people were guilty for failing to protest Hitler’s murderous intentions and policies while there. was still time, and for this, they should be ashamed.
After World War I, there was a spiritual void left within the people of Germany. The outcome of the war had ripped the German society along the class lines causing great stress and tension among the people. The people of Germany had believed all along that they were winning the war, and therefore the news of surrender came as a great shock to them. To make things worse, the peace treaty established placed the entire fault of the war on Germany and left them responsible for paying for the costs of the war for all who were involved. This sparked a conflict between the middle and working classes in society. Then, the depression followed, creating even more unhappiness among the people. With all of this unhappiness because of the class divisions and the depression, the Nazi...
Nazism possess the core features of totalitarianism, however has a few differences which distinguishes it. Totalitarianism, by the Friedrich-Brzezinski definition, is when the government establishes complete control over all aspects of the state,maintaining the complete control of laws and over what people can say, think and do. Nazi Germany satisfies most of this criteria, as they had a one party system without political opposition. Moreover, they had a single unchallenged leader, in Hitler, to whom the entire nation conformed to. Furthermore, the party had nearly complete control over the country, controlling what people thought through propaganda and censorship, as well as what people could do through fear and terror. However, there are
"While fighting for victory the German soldier will observe the rules for chivalrous warfare. Cruelties and senseless destruction are below his standard" , or so the commandment printed in every German Soldiers paybook would have us believe. Yet during the Second World War thousands of Jews were victims of war crimes committed by Nazi's, whose actions subverted the code of conduct they claimed to uphold and contravened legislation outlined in the Geneva Convention. It is this legislature that has paved the way for the Jewish community and political leaders to attempt to redress the Nazi's violation, by prosecuting individuals allegedly responsible. Convicting Nazi criminals is an implicit declaration by post-World War II society that the Nazi regime's extermination of over five million Jews won't go unnoticed.
The National Socialist German Workers' Party, commonly known as the Nazi party, originated during the 1920s. Formerly, the Nazi Party’s main purpose was to abolish communism. However, ...
The Nazi’s rise can be linked with the economic problems faced by Germany. They offered radical solutions to the economic crisis. Ignoring the treaty of Versailles and protecting the country from communism appealed to a wide range of people. Other policies included, but were not restricted to: Public works, anti-semiticism, reorganisation of the labour corps (workers), redistribution of wealth (welfare policies, how they help those in need). Economic policy was focussed on big business and manufacturing.
The foreign policy of Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945 was different than any other country during that era. Their distinct approach to ruling came from the nation’s many diverse philosophies. Furthermore, every basis of motivation and control came from the beliefs in which they so strictly followed. Many aspects, such as, communism, fascism, and nationalism, influenced these ideologies.
The Nazis are infamous for their heavy use of propaganda during their reign in the Third Reich, they used many means of propaganda such as posters, cartoons, radio, film, etc. The German citizens’ constant exposure to all of this propaganda from all directions had a deep psychological and psychoanalytical impact on them, it redefined their identity and who they were as well as what they thought of the world around them. Nazi propaganda often had deep symbolic meaning usually associated with anti-semitism and German nationalism, these elements were already present in the minds of the majority of Germans so it wasn’t hard for Adolf Hitler and the rest of the Nazi party to further provoke and enrage the emotions of people concerning these things, they merely had to tap into these pre disposed emotions in a way that would have the most favourable psychological impact for the Nazis. Some of the opinions and mindsets that German citizens had may have been there even before the Nazis came into power and made it seemed like they were brainwashing people with their propaganda, but with what justification can it be said that Nazi propaganda had a psychological and psychoanalytic impact on the German population to a great extent, rather than it being the work of pre set psychological states of mind of people due to the Treaty of Versailles, the Great Depression, Hyperinflation, and other sources which may have led the German population to support and hold anti-semitistic and nationalistic ideologies.
Describe the Nazi party’s ideology and Hitler’s plans for ruling Germany? (hint: Focus on Mein Kampf)Based on pride in Germany's past, revenge for the Treaty of Versailles, create jobs, and bring Germany back to
'Nazi Germany ' represented the period from 1933s to 1945s, which played an important role in prosperous German history and the modern European history. After Germany participated in First World War in the first half of the 20th century, the whole society was glutted with unemployment, poverty, hunger, inflation and moral corruption. The public couldn’t feel the republican democracy benefits.
According to the Breman Museum, “the Nazi Party was one of the first political movements to take full advantage of mass communications technologies: radio, recorded sound, film, and the printed word” (The Breman Museum). By publishing books, releasing movies and holding campaigns against Jews, antisemitism came to grow quickly, spreading all across Germany. The Nazi Party often referred to the notion of a “People’s Community” where all of Germany was “racially pure” (Issuu). They would show images of ‘pure’, blond workers, labouring to build a new society. This appealed greatly to people who were demoralized during Germany’s defeat in World War 1 and the economic depression of the 1920’s and 1930’s.
The main purpose of the book was to emphasize how far fear of Hitler’s power, motivation to create a powerful Germany, and loyalty to the cause took Germany during the Third Reich. During the Third Reich, Germany was able to successfully conquer all of Eastern Europe and many parts of Western Europe, mainly by incentive. Because of the peoples’ desires and aspirations to succeed, civilians and soldiers alike were equally willing to sacrifice luxuries and accept harsh realities for the fate of their country. Without that driving force, the Germans would have given up on Hitler and Nazism, believing their plan of a powerful Germany...
... wrong. The true heroes of the Holocaust were those who did not discriminate, and sheltered the Jews by taking them in as their family, and risking their lives to save someone else’s. Individuals and groups should respect the dignity and worth of all people and should commit to improving the condition of individuals, organizations, and society. Prejudice in general is wrong because it holds us back in every aspect of life such as in relationships, in friendships, in employment, etc. People should also respect cultural, individual, and role differences among all people. Including those based on ethnicity, national origin, and religion. All people deserve to be respected and treated with human dignity. History has taught us an important lesson: if we will remain determined to not repeat the past, and the world would have a better respect and accepting of each other.