Adolf Hitler Research Paper
Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
What were the events during 1918-1933, that enabled Hitler achieve that position?
In the words of George Orwell, ‘…Hitler has said to them ‘I offer you struggle, danger and death,’ and as a result a whole nation flings itself at his feet.’[1]
1918 saw Germany faced with mounting defeats on the battlefields along with political and economic pressures after four long years during the Great War. Their efforts in the Great War were coming to a close. German generals made armistice negotiations with the allies in November of 1918 which effectively ended the conflict. As a result the emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated that same month. The Weimar Republic succeeded which made Germany a democratic …show more content…
The blame had to be pointed at somebody and in this case the government was to blame. Under the terms outlined after the armistice in the Treaty of Versailles, the German army was not forced to admit defeat by surrendering.[2] As a result Germans believed that their army was not defeated on the battlefields but surrendered due weak politicians and anti war activists who caused friction and weakened the German Armies morale. This was called the ‘Stab in the Back’ theory and was instrumental in the uncertainty that developed in German attitudes towards their leaders. Hitler however thrived on this notion and blamed the Republic for Germany’s surrender. It was from these events Hitler rose quickly to the position of the Nazi party’s theorist and chief propaganda …show more content…
141.
[9] Ibid.
[10] The History Place 1996, The History Place, Boston, viewed 1 May 2010, < http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/new.htm>
[11] Ibid,.
[12] Ibid,.
[13] Ibid., < http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/quiet.htm>
[14] Ibid.,
[15] Ibid.,
[16] Cittanupassana 2010, Joseph Goebbels quote, viewed 2 May 2010,
< http://cittanupassana.blogspot.com/2006/02/if-you-repeat-lie-often-enough.html>
[17] The History Place 1996, The History Place, Boston, viewed 1 May 2010, < http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/new.htm>
[18] [19] Lee, S 2008, ‘Dictatorship in Germany: The European Dictatorships’, In European History 1, Victoria University, pp. 142.
[20] Ibid,.
[21] Ingrimayne Financial History, viewed 2 May 2010, < http://ingrimayne.com/econ/EconomicCatastrophe/GreatDepression.html >.
[22] Lee, S 2008, ‘Dictatorship in Germany: the European Dictatorships ’, In European History 1, Victoria University, pp.142
[23] Ibid,.
[24] Ibid., pp.143
[25] Ibid., pp 142
[26] Ibid, pp.143
[27] History Place 1996, The History Place, Boston, viewed 1 May
What were the events during 1918-1933, that enabled Hitler achieve that position?
In the words of George Orwell, ‘…Hitler has said to them ‘I offer you struggle, danger and death,’ and as a result a whole nation flings itself at his feet.’[1]
1918 saw Germany faced with mounting defeats on the battlefields along with political and economic pressures after four long years during the Great War. Their efforts in the Great War were coming to a close. German generals made armistice negotiations with the allies in November of 1918 which effectively ended the conflict. As a result the emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated that same month. The Weimar Republic succeeded which made Germany a democratic …show more content…
The blame had to be pointed at somebody and in this case the government was to blame. Under the terms outlined after the armistice in the Treaty of Versailles, the German army was not forced to admit defeat by surrendering.[2] As a result Germans believed that their army was not defeated on the battlefields but surrendered due weak politicians and anti war activists who caused friction and weakened the German Armies morale. This was called the ‘Stab in the Back’ theory and was instrumental in the uncertainty that developed in German attitudes towards their leaders. Hitler however thrived on this notion and blamed the Republic for Germany’s surrender. It was from these events Hitler rose quickly to the position of the Nazi party’s theorist and chief propaganda …show more content…
141.
[9] Ibid.
[10] The History Place 1996, The History Place, Boston, viewed 1 May 2010, < http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/new.htm>
[11] Ibid,.
[12] Ibid,.
[13] Ibid., < http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/quiet.htm>
[14] Ibid.,
[15] Ibid.,
[16] Cittanupassana 2010, Joseph Goebbels quote, viewed 2 May 2010,
< http://cittanupassana.blogspot.com/2006/02/if-you-repeat-lie-often-enough.html>
[17] The History Place 1996, The History Place, Boston, viewed 1 May 2010, < http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/new.htm>
[18] [19] Lee, S 2008, ‘Dictatorship in Germany: The European Dictatorships’, In European History 1, Victoria University, pp. 142.
[20] Ibid,.
[21] Ingrimayne Financial History, viewed 2 May 2010, < http://ingrimayne.com/econ/EconomicCatastrophe/GreatDepression.html >.
[22] Lee, S 2008, ‘Dictatorship in Germany: the European Dictatorships ’, In European History 1, Victoria University, pp.142
[23] Ibid,.
[24] Ibid., pp.143
[25] Ibid., pp 142
[26] Ibid, pp.143
[27] History Place 1996, The History Place, Boston, viewed 1 May