"To what extent was the Nazi rise to power the result of economic problems?"

Ashley Law HNC Social Science History "To what extent was the Nazi rise to power the result of economic problems?" "To what extent was the Nazi rise to power the result of economic problems?" This essay will consider the Nazi rise to power and whether it was the result of economic problems. It will look at the Nazis and how they used the Treaty of Versailles and other propaganda to gain power. It will also look at how between the period of 1918 and 1933, the Weimar Republic, caused the Nazis to gain power. It will also consider the economics of Germany before and after the war. And how the opposition failed to keep the Nazis out of power. The rise of Nazis to power was it just due to economic problems or was propaganda a factor? The Nazi party formed in 1919. Hitler joined the party shortly after it's inception. The Nazis took a completely cynical view to propaganda. Hitler describe it as "a means to an end... propaganda is no more than a weapon... its effect for the most part must be aimed at the emotions and only to a very limited degree at the so-called intellect... The receptivity of the great masses is very limited, their intelligence is small." There were two ways which Hitler used propaganda, on one hand he implied the Nazi slogan "Hitler is Germany, just as Germany is Hitler." Hitler turned his attentions on bad mouthing the Jews and gypsies, and

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Jews weren't only hated during Hitler's Germany, and the Holocaust. Christians hated the Jews ever since the belief that they had betrayed Jesus

History GCSE Coursework - Assignment 1, Part 1 Jews weren't only hated during Hitler's Germany, and the Holocaust. Christians hated the Jews ever since the belief that they had betrayed Jesus (who had been sent to live amongst the Jews), and as a result he had been sentenced to death. The Jews since then have been blamed for other disasters, especially in the 14th century during the Black Death, when the Jews were blamed for poisoning the drinking water. The Jews were persecuted for centuries, purely for their religion, but in the 19th century the Jews came to be thought of as a totally other race, but not only that, but they were classed as inferior too. Some of Russia's worst attacks on Jews happened in the 19th century. In 1881 a Jew, who was one of the revolutionaries, killed the Tsar of Russia, Alexander II. Tsar Alexander III (who replaced Alexander II) feared that the same fate might await him, so he unleashed a reign of terror, primarily based at Jews. Straight after his coronation there were anti-Jewish riots spreading through the southern provinces of Russia. As a result, Jewish houses were looted, burnt, and the inhabitants beaten to death. These attacks were called 'progroms', and as the police were doing little to control the riots, the people of Russia believed that Pobiedonostev, the Tsars minister, and the government were encouraging and organising these

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"The only true patriot in the story of Risorgimento" "Garibaldi very nearly wrecked everything Cavour had achieved before 1860"

"The only true patriot in the story of Risorgimento" "Garibaldi very nearly wrecked everything Cavour had achieved before 1860" By 1860 Cavour had achieved a great deal in the great feat in Italian history. He had worked his way through a political ladder to become ruler of his state (Piedmont). He had brought the country a long way industrially and economically since his time in power and finally gained international recognition at the congress of Paris following the Crimean war. This led to negotiations with Napoleon III of France and in turn bought on the war with Austria. Piedmont gained Lombardy as a result of the conflict; following these revolutions in Italy brought the addition of Parma, Modena and Tuscany through the plebiscites suggested by Cavour. This was now Cavour's northern kingdom. Garibaldi a republican fled Italy in fear of his life when he was arrested and sentenced to death for his participation in a Nazi movement. He returned to Italy during the reign of Charles Albert but his help was turned down due to mistrust because of his previous strong republican beliefs. He later returned to the aid of Victor Emanuel and Cavour whom both welcomed him as a useful ally. Garibaldi's hometown of Nice had been handed to France in negotiations beyond Cavour's control upon realising he gathered an army of 1000 men and marched towards Nice. Garibaldi however never

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It must be admitted that the Republican Government of Spain has waged war very ineffectually (Liston Oak, May 1937). Comment.

It must be admitted that the Republican Government of Spain has waged war very ineffectually (Liston Oak, May 1937). Comment. The political and military situation facing the Republic after the military rising of July 1936 was not as hopeless as one is sometimes led to believe. Yet the final result was a resounding and bloody defeat for the forces of the Republic. To some it is easy to place the woes of the Republic squarely on foreign intervention, or in the British and French cases - Non-Intervention. However, it could be argued that the major cause of the collapse of the Republic was the ineffective handling of the war effort by the Republic itself. The start of the military rising was not an example of a well-oiled military plan. The insurrection suffered from poor communication between the conspirators, with Hugh Thomas commenting that 'morale was low.'1 It could be argued that the most important period of the war was the first 48 hours of the rising. The earliest means of suppressing the insurrection open to the Republic, since the reliability of the constitutional forces could not be guaranteed, was a wholesale arming of the trade unions and the left-wing parties. Prime Minister Casares Quiroga prevaricated, confident proclamations issued forth as important time slipped by, but no arms were issued.2 Quiroga undoubtedly overwhelmed resigned on the 19th of July

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The Moyne Commission was a waste of time. Critically discuss the view. The Moyne Commission started August 3rd 1938 and ended on February 20th 1939 which was appointed by the British Government to investigate social and economic conditions in Barbados, th

THE BARBADOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIVISION OF COMMERCE ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN ATRS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL STUDIES GOVT 101 SEMESTER 1 The Moyne Commission was a waste of time. Critically discuss the view. NAME: Aisha Browne ID NO: 19920706-0204-2010 DATE: 13TH OCT 2010 TUTOR'S NAME: MR BOBB In this essay one would seek to critically discuss the view that the Moyne commission was a waste of time .The Moyne Commission started August 3rd 1938 and ended on February 20th 1939 which was appointed by the British Government to investigate social and economic conditions in Barbados, the Leeward Islands, Jamaica, British Honduras, British Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago and the Windward Islands. This Commission sought to bring about change to the real cause of the two local populations that had caused the events of the 1930s. This commission came under great pressure from the region's middle class representatives for the type of constitutional reform that would satisfy their class designs for social and political mobility. The Royal Commission didn't ask for or recommended responsible government for the countries who are still under the control of their mother country. Nevertheless, while the Royal Commission recommended the extension of the franchise based on adult suffrage, this didn't fail to decrease the power of the local governors who were over the executive in the

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Critical Analysis: Walking Since Daybreak. As a text rich with examples of postmodern and post-colonial writing, Modris Eksteins' Walking Since Daybreak is a wonderfully layered account with which one can attempt to prove Kellner's main point.

Critical Analysis: Walking Since Daybreak In his short piece, Language and Historical Representation, Hans Kellner begins by writing "Get the Story Crooked!"1 By this, he implies that there is no single 'straight' way of telling history and that the long-standing and conventionally accepted belief of the perceived 'straightness' of historical discourse is simply groundless. As a text rich with examples of postmodern and post-colonial writing, Modris Eksteins' Walking Since Daybreak is a wonderfully layered account with which one can attempt to prove Kellner's main point. Employing a unique non-linear narrative structure, the book moves from place to place and time period to time period with great (if at times a little disorienting) frequency. And unlike many historical accounts, memory- through the use of letters, journal entries and stories passed down from generation to generation- is a key source in the telling of this particular tale. Thus, the purpose of the essay will be to use these (as well as a few other) points to help argue for the 'crookedness' of this particular text. Eksteins' philosophy on the nature of modern history is made clear from the outset: Gone are the pre-1945 notions of agents, victors and causation.2 If historians were quick to proclaim victors after the end of the war, he certainly doesn't. Given the vast horror and the destructive journey Europe

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To what extent did the Tsarist and Soviet governments control and influence music in the period 1875-1975?

Name: Max Norman Candidate Number: 0785 Title: To what extent did Russian governments control and influence music in the period 1875-1975? In particular, how successful were Soviet governments' attempts to control and influence Dmitri Shostakovich? The purpose of this enquiry is to assess the extent to which Russian governments controlled and influenced music in the period 1875-1975. To do this I have primarily taken three composers, each of whom I feel represents a different aspect of the musical community's relationship with governments of this period. However, Dmitri Shostakovich occupies the bulk of discussion. Much of this section is taken up by an examination of his private political views, which superficially seem only slightly relevant to the question at hand. This perception would be mistaken: establishing whether the most prominent composer of the period was or was not a "secret dissident" is crucial for determining how successful the régime's attempts were at controlling music. The picture presented by biographers such as Ian MacDonald of a musician who incessantly hid coded critiques of the system in his works would, if true, imply that the authorities' attempts to restrict cultural freedom were a resounding failure, but that they were unable to realise this. This scenario would have major implications for the question with which this enquiry attempts to

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What are the grounds on which the dropping of the nuclear bombs on Japan have been either condemned or justified?

What are the grounds on which the dropping of the nuclear bombs on Japan have been either condemned or justified? It was precisely 8.15 in the morning on 6th August 1945 when a lone B-52 bomber, the Elona Gay, commonly seen over Japanese airspace come the end of the war dropped the first atomic bomb in history on Hiroshima. Nicknamed ‘Little Boy’, it produced a “white flash of blinding intensity”, seen for miles around and packed “more explosive power than 20,000 tonnes of TNT”. However, this essay is concerned as to how and why the Elona Gay did not encounter any form of resistance in the air or on the ground. It has been argued that Japan’s effectiveness as a fighting force, by the time the bomb was dropped, had long been diminished. [1] Exhausted of soldiers, unable to rebuild industries or even produce enough food for the remaining civilians, Japan was on it’s knees, for this reason this essay will seek to analyse whether the use of nuclear warfare was the sole reason for the Japanese unconditional surrender. In this essay I will seek to analyse the bombs in terms of Japanese suffering and American desire for a quick resolution to end the war. Furthermore, I will have to justify or condemn the effect of the event where the entire world was thrust into the new nuclear age with such brutal and devastating force. Throughout this essay I will not be arguing

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Given the resources of the Grand Alliance, the defeat of the Axis powers was merely a matter of time. Discuss with reference to the period between 1941 and 1945.

'Given the resources of the Grand Alliance, the defeat of the Axis power was merely a matter of time.' Discuss with reference to the period between 1941 and 1945. The Grand alliance was proclaimed to the world on New Year's Day 1942 by Britain Russia and America. It would survive as long as each side needed each other and not longer. Each side had ideological differences, different visions about post war international order and differing geopolitical aims which made it difficult to hammer out a coordinated strategy. The Allies were all fighting separate wars, the Soviet Union on the Eastern front, the USA in the Pacific and Britain and the USA in the Mediterranean and Western Europe. The Axis powers were a military and political alliance between Germany, Italy and Japan. Their aim was to achieve vast expansion through aggressive warfare. They promised to fight against Communism and never interfere with each other's foreign takeovers. The Axis powers largely operated independently of each other but they did achieve some notable successes at the start of the war. The Allies clearly possessed the material and human resources to defeat the Axis powers, yet initially the material balance favoured the aggressors. The Allies resources were an important factor in defeating the Axis Powers yet it is not the only factor at play. The adaptability of the Allies, the inability for

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Movie Review/Analysis of the Fritz Langs 1931 film "M" for Modern European History Class

Review and Analysis of the film, M Fritz Lang's 1931 film, M, centers around a fictional Weimar Berlin society that is gripped in fear and panic. After meticulous police investigations produce no results in capturing a pedophile serial killer, the city's underground crime families decide to take care of the problem themselves by recruiting the help of the mysterious Safecracker. This sparks a race to see which organization will capture the murderer first. After a suspenseful chase scene culminating in a race against the clock with the police, the mob manages to capture the criminal first. The mob stages an improvised false trial, in which the murderer's claims of madness are laughed at as he is condemned. Before a sentence can be carried out against him, the police arrive and seize the murderer for a just and legal hearing in the nick of time. The film ends in the court, with the mother declaring that the pronounced declaration of guilt "will not bring our children back." (Lang) Though the society is outraged and horrified by the murderer's actions, some fault must be placed with the society that nurtured this man to such a state. Safecracker makes an apt observation when he proclaims, "the idea that each individual is responsible for the poorest hasn't hit the public at large." (Lang) The last scene in the movie mirrors this, when the mother of Elsie places the guilt of

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