Adolf Hitler rose to power in the National Socialist German Workers party‚ shortly changed to form the Nazi party‚ taking control of the German government after World War I. The Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act of 1933. President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as the Chancellor on January 30‚ 1933 after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues.The Enabling Act was used ruthlessly‚ and with authority virtually assured that Hitler could thereafter constitutionally
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1933: Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. A Chancellor is a leader or head official of a country 1933: Nazis open Dachau concentration camp near the city of Munich. 1934: German President Von Hindenburg dies. Hitler becomes Fuhrer (leader). As he was next in line… 1935: Nuremberg Race Laws against Jews decreed (went into effect) German Jews deprived of citizenship. Jews were not allowed to marry Aryan Germans. 1936: Olympic Games begin in Berlin. Jesse Owens won; Hitler wouldn’t even
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Assignment 03 Part 1 Stalin What does this source tell us about the creation of myth surrounding Stalin? Krushchev on Stalin He argues that under Lenin was a “collectable leadership” with which they discussed political strategy. Stalin was power-hungry who repressed those who would stand up for their opinion‚ he didn’t listen to the people and attacked those who supported him. Using the idea of “Enemy of the people” to justify his actions. “It is clear that here Stalin showed in a whole
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take over of Joseph Stalin in 1928 from Vladimiar Lenin started a revolution it led many of the soviet peoples lives to be changed in many circumstances that were not as they would have hoped. Life in the Soviet Union was harsh and firm on almost all of the population of the large country known as the Soviet Union. Stalin was pushing his five-year plan with a hard iron fist. Even with ruling of the iron fist people of Soviet Union bought more and more into the plan of Stalin. Stalin to the soviets was
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In 1933‚ Adolf Hitler made his first move of his plan to conquer all by being appointed chancellor of Germany. Hitler left a mark on Germany‚ and other nearby nations‚ and therefore the nation’s history had been forever and vastly changed with one word that may be used to describe it at the time: dystopia. A dystopian society is the imbalance in which the government‚ more specifically‚ in Nazi Germany‚ and their leader‚ Adolf Hitler‚ made decisions that instilled fear towards their citizens. In analyzing
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Hitler’s Foreign Policy The Revival of Germany January 1933 – Hitler becomes Chancellor Hitler’s Foreign Policy Aims 1. Destroy Treaty of Versailles (Versailles had limited Germany’s armed forces‚ taken away her colonies‚ forced Germany to give land to her neighbours which meant there were Germans under foreign rule) and impose German control in Europe. This involved rearmament & the destruction of French alliance system. 2. Union of German-Speaking people → Hitler was an Austrian
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How far was Britain having no allies the reason why the British government adopted a policy of appeasement? By the mid 1930’s the government was concerned about growing fascist power in Germany and Italy. Having no allies was very anti-war and that was one influence on the government when they adopted the policy of appeasement. It was also felt that the Paris Peace Settlement was too harsh and a policy of appeasement would allow for revision of the harsher parts of the treaty. Britain also had Economic
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How Far do you agree With the View That Hitler Consolidated His Power by Legal Means? There were many different views during 1933 and after 1933 that disagreed on whether or not Hitler had consolidated his power through legal means. Sources B and C disagree with this statement; they are of the opinion that Adolf Hitler consolidated his power through illegal means. Source A‚ however‚ agrees with the statement‚ and provides evidence which implies that Hitler was able to consolidate his power in 1933
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How far do you agree that Stalin had no choice but to launch the Great Terror to secure his position as leader of the Soviet Union? The Great Terror was the period of ‘cleansing’ and ‘purging’ the Soviet Union from ‘impurities’. This translated to the arresting and killing of 20 million people. On one hand it would seem that Stalin had no choice but to launch the Great Terror because it was inevitable‚ giving the targets‚ the society and his personality. On the other hand you could argue that there
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debatably one of the most horrific events of the 1900s. Stalin‚ the General Secretary of the Soviet Union‚ decided that to be able to have a nation which aligned with his political ideas‚ he would need to eradicate those who he deemed went against these views. Stalin used the purges as a method to exercise his political control over his population and control the political spectrum. Stalin killed millions during the purges. About four years later‚ Hitler‚ the leader of Germany‚ conducted what is referred
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