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¶ … First World War were felt far and wide. These effects were difficult on everyone as both the victors and losers of the war both suffered. Germany, who mady blamed for initiating the War, may have felt the most acute effects. Germany lost a large percentage of its available workforce as the result of the work and, as a result, they were hard pressed to rebuild their struggling economy.
Hard economic times are an advantageous time for new and radical political ideologies to emerge. Therefore, Germany, suffering from deprivation and devastation following the First World War, was fertile ground for political change. Hitler and his Nazi party, founded on the philosophy of fascism, used the situation to advance their political agenda and in the form of the German people they found vulnerable victims.
The philosophy underlying Fascism is based upon the ideas of one of Germany's most famous philosophers Nietzsche. Fascism attempts to politically activate the people against the actions of perceived oppressors or enemies and thereby create a unified state. For Hitler and his Nazi party finding possible oppressors to target was not difficult due to the economic conditions within Germany subsequent to the Treaty of Versailles.
The Treaty of Versailles was not kind to Germany. Not only was Germany forced to admit responsibility for starting the First World War it was also forced to pay lofty reparations to the victorious nations and limit the size of its army. The Nazis used these factors as propaganda in their rise to power.
Pinpointing the precise reason for the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany...
A variety of factors came to play but the fact that the Nazis were so well organized and well disciplined must be seen as an important advantage for them. These two factors instilled the masses of the German people a feeling of security and order that was desperately needed in the era subsequent to the war. Add in the fear of Communism that was taking over the continent of Europe following Lenin's rise to power in Russia and you have an environment ripe for radical change.
The Nazi party did not actually attain full power in Germany until 1933 but the foundation for their rise occurred much earlier. A forerunner to the Nazi party was actually founded in 1918 as the German Workers' Union. This party was a loose confederation of individuals who were strong nationalists and strong opponents of Bolsheviks and Jews. The party was on the verge of collapse following the end of the war when a young Adolph Hitler, by accident, stepped into the picture.
Somehow Hitler was able to transform a small party of approximately forty members into a dominant political force. Hitler's use of propaganda was largely the key to his success. Hitler understood that going to the people directly was the best way of getting his message out. Using small meetings in local taverns and restaurants, Hitler quickly made those attending feel like they were part of an important and powerful movement.
When Hitler first became a member of the German Workers' Union its political philosophy was not well formulated. As the party grew and became more popular, Hitler recognized the need for the party to more clearly set out its…
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Birth of the Third Reich In this chapter, Shirer set the mood of the book towards his discussion of the future of Adolf Hitler as the leader of the Third Reich. The book portrayed Hitler as far from the powerful individual who had orchestrated World War II: as a young boy, Hitler was considered as already ambitious, yet seemed to not have extraordinary talent and
Ensured the Success of the Third Reich Hitler's Nazi economic plan was, until the loss of the war intervened, such a success that foreign economists went so far as to call it a miracle. The Nazi economic framework, which emphasized total employment, total commitment, and the supremacy of big business, relied on a series of radical measures to propel the resurgent nation into a state of military readiness. Several factors
Christian Resistance to the Third Reich In March 1933, less than two months after being sworn in as Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler made his private opinion of Christianity and its place in his Germany very clear. Nothing would stop him, he declared, 'eradicating Christianity from Germany root and branch. You are either a Christian or a German. You can't be both.' This was in accord with Hitler's determination to incorporate all
Another difference worth mentioning is also of economic nature and refers to the Great Depression of 1929-1933. While the Italian fascism emerged in the context of internal problems, the German fascism was driven by international economic crisis. The fall of the American market, the primary creditor of the defeated countries, meant that the financial resources would stop coming from across the ocean, and the economic condition was in even grater
His speeches showed that he was a charismatic outstanding personality with self-confidence and energy. He knew how to influence and manipulate crowd; civilians, SA or German army. He spoke what people wanted to hear, what they were afraid to say but what they thought about. This was his weapon and he used it skillfully. He believed that German was a great nation and he made people to believe it.
Germany Before the rise of Nazism in Germany and the Second World War, there had been acts of violence and discrimination against the Jews, but there had never been a systematic policy for ridding Germany of its non-Aryan population. However, as the Third Reich gained homeland power under the banner of postwar nationalism and soon too began expanding its own borders, the territories conquered brought with them a larger collection of