Italy and Germany used propaganda and nationalism to gain support from their citizens. Mussolini believed in a fascist government which is right-wing government‚focused on what’s best for the nation as a whole not the individual‚ and ruled by an individual. In his speech‚ Doctrine of Fascism‚ Mussolini explains Fascism as‚ Against individualism‚ the Fascist conception is for the State; and it is for the individual in so far as he coincides with the State‚ which is the conscience and universal will
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The controversy surrounding Leni Riefenstahl’s films has been an ongoing historical debate since the outbreak of World War II. Labelled as ‘purely and simply Nazi propaganda’ Riefenstahl’s work was the cornerstone of Nazi Germany’s media regime. Riefenstahl argues however that her intent was simply to produce art. Whilst the films’ value as promoting the Nazi regime is undeniable it can be questioned whether or not they are entirely propaganda or if they hold more‚ artistic value. Born in Berlin
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Albert Speer. The German Nazi leader Albert Speer‚ born March 19th 1905‚ died Sept. 2nd 1981‚ directed Germany’s war production‚ using slave labor‚ during World War II. Speer‚ who joined the National Socialist party in 1931‚ became Adolf Hitler’s architect‚ designing the Nuremberg stadium and other Nazi monuments. He was made minister of armaments in 1942 and expanded his planning responsibilities over most of Germany’s wartime industry in 1943. In 1946 he was sentenced to 20 years in Spandau prison
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How Did The Nazis Become So Popular? Hitler was a brilliant speaker‚ a good organiser and politician. He was a driven‚ unstable man‚ who believed that he had been called by God to become dictator of Germany and rule the world. This kept him going when other people might have given up. His self-belief persuaded people to believe in him. However‚ I do not think it was solely the brilliance of Hitler’s leadership which brought the Nazis to Power. There are many other reasons why this happened.
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young Nazis in training for the army. These young boys are constantly subjected to propaganda comparing Jews to rats and explaining how the fascism of the Nazis is the only correct way. The Swing Kids see previous members of their group convert to Nazism. They believe that this will never happen to them and that they will never be pulled apart. However‚ these wishes do not happen. When two of the friends are caught stealing a radio‚ one of the friends is told that he either needs to join the HJ
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Nazism Ideology in 1933 In their rise to power‚ Hitler and the Nazis came up with wide ranging but loose collection of ideas which‚ might be described as an ideology. During this period of time Hitler made many speeches and gave occasional interviews to journalistic‚ these gave an insight of Hitler’s thinking. While he was in prison‚ Hitler wrote Mein Kamf‚ his most complete statement of his ideas and aims for Germany. During the year 1933 delivered many speeches which were the key elements in
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European History 1112‚ (WEB) Second Exam‚ Spring 2017 10 points Dr. Drakatos Name: James Oiler I. Answer the following 2 questions in essay form (5 points each) 1. Discuss Herzl’s argument for the need to form a Jewish State. Theodor Herzl was born in Budapest‚ Hungary on May 2nd‚ 1860‚ and was one of the world’s most prominent Jewish activists. Herzl’s position on anti-Semitism was that it was a social issue‚ and if Jewish people organized counter efforts to anti-Semitism‚ then Jews would be
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authority of the State is vested in one individual person and he personifies the State. Some writers are of the opinion that the Russian dictatorship was the dictatorship of a party while in Germany and Italy it was the dictatorship of individuals. But Nazism in Germany and Fascism in Italy were also the rule of a party‚ though they remained all through overshadowed by a single personality just as Bolshevism was in the days of Lenin and Stalin. Till yesterday‚ Khrushchev’s personality loomed large on
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The Wave‚ a novel by Todd Strasser (published in 1981) is based off of The Third Wave experiment by Ron James‚ which was inspired by Nazism. The setting of the novel takes place in Gordan High School 1969. Four main characters of the wave include: Ben Ross (“an outstanding young teacher”)‚ Laurie Saunders (“a pretty girl with short brown hair and an almost perpetual smile”)‚ David Collins (“ a tall‚ good looking boy who was the running back on the football team”)‚ and Robert Billings (“ a heavy
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Initially‚ I was against the education and rehabilitation‚ but I realized it was pointless to fight in the camp‚ for conversion to Nazism was my only ticket out (Moeller 70). The momentarily conversion into a Nazi and into adapting all the Nazi ideology‚ intensified my hatred towards both Hitler and Röhm. Therefore‚ the news of the death of Röhm seems amusing to most communists‚ especially
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