What Is The Significance Of The Double Headed Eagle Hitler's Rise To Power
After WW1, the central powers were left in a pile of shambles. The League of Nations did an efficient job in ensuring there was someone to blame after the war. That someone was Germany and they were in for a world of hate. The victors of the war declared that Germany would partake in all war reparations, heavily decrease their military, decrease of their land and would need to live with war guilt. Italy also felt the wrath of the Allies. They were promised land by Great Britain if they switched sides from the Central Powers to the Allies, so they did. When the Allies won over the Central Powers, Italy asked for the land they were promised and Great Britain concluded that Italy barely helped during the war so they deserved nothing. Both Germany
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The film opens up with Hitler giving an incredibly moving speech. He speaks on the atrocities the German people faced after the war and how they needed to unite to take back what was stolen from them. The film then moves on to demonstrate Hitler’s journey throughout Germany and how he was able to capture the hearts of the citizens. Trump experienced a similar journey, in which he did a campaign tour around the US hoping to gain votes. From the moment he started his campaign, voters knew there was something different about him. He spoke freely, uncensored, both qualities that attracted many Americans. Trump quickly coined the term “Make America Great Again!” A nostalgic feeling of bringing America back to its traditional values, though it is not clear what Trump means when he says “Again.” One key element of Fascism is retracing to the past, how far is up to the leader. Mussolini, another Fascist leader during the 20th century, highly stressed the idea of going back to the “glory days” of the Roman Empire. He wanted Italy to return to that once powerful state, to demonstrate to the Allies that they still had “it.” Trump wants to retrace to a time that is not today, just as Italy and Germany wanted to return to the “glory days” of their time. “The Double Headed Eagle: Hitler’s Rise to Power” showcases how popular this mentality was and the power of nostalgia does work in favor of radical
The film opens up with Hitler giving an incredibly moving speech. He speaks on the atrocities the German people faced after the war and how they needed to unite to take back what was stolen from them. The film then moves on to demonstrate Hitler’s journey throughout Germany and how he was able to capture the hearts of the citizens. Trump experienced a similar journey, in which he did a campaign tour around the US hoping to gain votes. From the moment he started his campaign, voters knew there was something different about him. He spoke freely, uncensored, both qualities that attracted many Americans. Trump quickly coined the term “Make America Great Again!” A nostalgic feeling of bringing America back to its traditional values, though it is not clear what Trump means when he says “Again.” One key element of Fascism is retracing to the past, how far is up to the leader. Mussolini, another Fascist leader during the 20th century, highly stressed the idea of going back to the “glory days” of the Roman Empire. He wanted Italy to return to that once powerful state, to demonstrate to the Allies that they still had “it.” Trump wants to retrace to a time that is not today, just as Italy and Germany wanted to return to the “glory days” of their time. “The Double Headed Eagle: Hitler’s Rise to Power” showcases how popular this mentality was and the power of nostalgia does work in favor of radical