...A Plan of the investigation The aim of this investigation is to understand the position of women in Germany during the periods of the Weimar Republic and the Nazi regime. In particular, we try to understand whether the popular belief that the political and social position of women degraded during the Nazi regime is justified. The two main sources used to aid our investigation are Growing up Female in Nazi Germany (2006) by Dagmar Reese and From Nurturing the Nation to Purifying the Volk (2009) by Michelle Mouton. These books are then evaluated for their limitations and values. Several other books, of a more general nature, have been consulted in order to gain a better understanding of the overall social situation during the Third Reich. B...
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...evaluating as they have different definitions for people’s consent. “Silent opposition” is the term used for the people who passively opposed. Dick Geary proposed, “Consent can only be measured in situations in which individuals can choose between real alternatives.” and opposition till death was not a real alternative. Therefore, “silent opposition” does not count for people’s consent. This hugely undermines the role of people’s consent in maintaining the regime as the most people were not actively involved in Nazi action despite its “overwhelming success” [1]. In the first interpretation, Flenly emphasized that although the German people were well-educated, they were blindfolded from the truth of what was really going on. The Nazis did make the German people more literate, for example, scheme of the People’s libraries where every parish of over 500 inhabitants was to have its own library allowed people to have access to books and further education[2]. However, strict Nazi censorships control and brainwashing propaganda “produced a full rather than a wise man”. The German public were persuaded into believing and following ideas such as “social Darwinism” and “anti-Semitism” rather thinking for themselves. Censorship meant no alternative theories and ethics to follow....
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...In August of 1936, Nazi Germany held the eleventh (XI) summer Olympics in Berlin in which they displayed their power and dominance (Martin, 1992). The hosting of the 1916 Olympics was supposed to be held in Berlin but was canceled due to World War I. In addition, the 1936 summer Olympics was planned to take place in Barcelona, Spain. However, it was also called off during that time due to the Spanish Civil War (Martin, 1992). During the German 1936 summer Olympics, All German people that were of any Jewish descent or of color, were banned from attending the event. However, that law didn’t apply to other athletes or attendees that were from other countries. Russian athletes known as the Soviet’s, never participated in the Olympic Games held at Berlin. The main reasoning why Germany...
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...Propaganda in Nazi Germany The Nazi party emerged in the late 20s and early 30s, led by a charismatic right wing leader, Hitler led the Nazis to power as the Nazis offered many ideals that were attractive to the German people who were ready to accept any help after the disaster the Treaty of Versailles and Weimar Republic brought onto them. By 1932 the Nazis had around 200 seats in the Reichstag (parliament) and their power kept on growing until Hitler was appointed as Chancellor of German in 1933 giving him and the Nazis virtually complete control over Germany as Germany became a single party state, meaning that the Nazis had no opposing parties that could challenge their power. The Nazi’s strong grip over Germany was a product of their vigorous and effective use of propaganda that was able to alter the opinions of the German public and eliminating any potential threat to their power. Hitler was very concerned with propaganda; he made sure every citizens was exposed to it from children to the workers. He even hired individuals to take care of these matters such as Joseph Goebbels who was Minister for “enlightenment” and propaganda, Goebbels was a fanatic of Hitler believing he was the “savior” of Germany, the book describes Goebbels saying “Goebbels constantly kept his finger on the pulse of public opinion and decided what the German public should and should not hear” though the book might not be very reliable as it is a western book who may hold very exaggerated views on...
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...The rise of Nazi Germany marked the start of the Third Reich which had started from 1933, to 1945. During the Third Reach, the role of women was seen as essential throughout the Nazi Regime as they needed to populate and were required for household work. This is seen on a few points. Women had a crucial role in raising the future generations of Nazi Germany. Women had an important role in supporting their men. The role of Women was seen as an essential role for population increase in Nazi Germany. Women had an essential role for population increase in Nazi Germany. When the population decrease started in Germany, the Nazis thought of this as a major weakness as they would not have as many soldiers to fight in coming wars or to defend Germany....
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...The women in Nazi Germany had a very specific role set up for them. The specifications of their job consisted of revolving around their house duties, their husbands and their children. Most of the income in the family would come from the husband, while back at home, the women would tidy up and keep everything in place. The encouragement of marrying at a young age, and getting a proper family dates back to 1933, from when Hitler first rose to power, and the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage was introduced. This law specified that all newly married couples would get a government loan of 1000 marks which was about 9 months average income. This loan was not to be simply paid back. The birth of one child meant that 25% of the loan did not have to be paid back. Two children meant that 50% of the loan need not be paid back. Four children meant that the entire loan was cleared. In another sense, it was logical for the families to reproduce in order to have a stable life. Hitler’s policies mainly revolved around the main idea of producing more children in the country, in order to have more mother and more soldiers. With more young boys and girls, Germany was gaining more soldiers and mothers. Before becoming eligible men and women, all of the youth had to go through specific programs where they would gain more knowledge and learn new policies. The programs were called “Hitler Youth”. In the first few years the programs were launched, they were strictly for the boys, where they...
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...Blinded Reason in "The Lottery" and in Nazi Germany In the world we live in, we constantly have to be prepared to make moral judgments through our ability to reason. We need the ability to take an active role, asking ourselves whether something is right or wrong. The short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is meant to shock and surprise readers by presenting an entire town’s inability to reason with a moral issue due to its traditions. It takes an unusually quiet approach to presenting a moral issue. The story leads the reader into a false sense of security through depicting an ordinary scene; nothing would make the reader put up his defenses or question the characters. However, the story ends with the execution of an innocent woman who was picked through the lottery, leaving reader wondering the reason for the killing. Humans in history have often made moral decisions while thoroughly lacking reason, and sometimes tradition can blind even the strongest moral character. Just as in the story, moral issues can be quietly ignored in such a way that people do not see the brutal and sometimes inhumane acts committed through the lack of reason. History can teach us that anytime we are presented with a moral issue, we should step back and ask, "Is this truly the right thing, or am I being deceived? Am I acting blindly?” Thinking in a moral way, using our mind to decide what is wrong and what is right, is something we continuously learn throughout our lives. We have to decide...
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...Germany is one of the greatest nation in the world history. However, many people have a negative orientation toward Germany and German people, mostly because of what Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler did in the second world war. Also, in many cases, the another reasons why people do not have positive thoughts about Germany is because of their pushy behaviors, how their language sounds like to non-German speakers, and their royal power for many years in Europe. Initially, like many countries around the world, Germany has done many wrong things, and at the same time, accomplished many great things. Although, the Holocaust is an irremovable stain for the country of Germany, they have lots of great accomplishment and cultural preservations that...
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...The Einsatzgruppen were four groups of ruthless, savage killers. They killed anyone who Nazi Germany did not see “fit” or worthy to live. Instead of taking them to concentration or death camps, they did one of two things. They either killed everyone in their own village then burned it to the ground or made huge pits, lined them up and shot them so the bodies would stack up on each other. These gruesome methods proved useful since they killed over a million Jews in the 5 years they were organized. After a while, the shootings took a psychological toll on the Einsatzgruppen. One leader came up with a solution of mobile gas chambers. A car would carry a trailer. The victims would be forced in thinking they were on their way to a concentration...
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...Out of eleven million victims of the Holocaust, the most widely known victims are Jewish individuals( around six million), but what about the other five million (“People with Disabilities”)? The handicapped victims were tormented and tortured to a point that forever changed their lives at the hands of the Germans. The sterilization and euthanasia programs are just some of the brutal attacks on handicapped victims that were only inflicted on the mentally and physically ill (“The murder of the handicapped”). In Nazi germany “ sterilization law” explained the importance of weeding out so-called genetic defects from the total German gene pool. It was believed by Hitler therefore the average citizens were convinced that “This is the time...
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...Imagine it is 1942; the Allied forces engaging Nazi Germany and its aggressors are in retreat, and a new technological advancement has just been created by the Germans named the Tiger Tank. This type of tank has never been seen on the battlefield before, with the ability to knock out any allied tank that can be throw at it. This was the case, as Germany’s Furher, Adolf Hitler, was fond of the Tiger and used it in most large scale battles that occurred after 1942. It is evident that without the Tiger Tank at Hitler’s disposal for the latter part of World War II, Germany would have suffered defeat much earlier than 1945 because of the tremendous punch, and technology that the Tiger utilized. The invention of a German heavy tank was not even discussed until 1941, when during a meeting with arms dealers across Germany, Hitler ordered for a tank creation whose main armament would be extremely effective at penetrating an enemy tank, blaze ahead of other tanks with lightning speed, and equipped with heavier armor. The main technological advancement that Hitler desire to see on this tank was a powerful main gun; and he was not disappointed when the 88mm aircraft gun was conceived to attach to...
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...The Horrors of France According to popular beliefs, the Holocaust in Nazi Germany was one of the most tragic events to have ever occurred in Jewish history; unfortunately it wasn’t the only one. The French Holocaust imprisoned over 38,000 Jewish citizens; roughly 780 of them would survive. (Laffitte) Not all Jewish peoples were just rounded up and thrown into trucks; some were actually “immune” to relocation. (Curtis)These special peoples had to carry slips, and papers to show they were legally allowed to be outside of the camps. There were several unknown levels of clearance for the Jewish peoples. Not much is known about the levels but what is known is that, there were curfews for most, and only wealthy, powerful, influential Jewish peoples...
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...am writing a letter to inform you about the Nazi policies, from 1933, to reduce unemployment and improve the standard of living in Germany. I hope this letter inspires you to make a change to your current social status as well as informing as many people you can about these issues I am stating. The six ways the Nazi government tried to reduce unemployment and improve the standard of living will be described throughout this letter, I hope that you gain knowledge or infer information from this in order for it to not be repeated. In 1933 there were six million people who were unemployed, this was following the Great Depression in which a huge mass of German businesses closed and a massive rise in unemployment began. The unemployment rise made...
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...Facts about Weimer and Nazi Germany January 1919-A rebel communist group of 50,000 called the Spartacists (led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Leibknecht) rebelled in Berlin because they were upset that the government signing the Treaty of Versailles. February 1919-Weimer now has a democratic government which seemed perfect but they had 2 great weaknesses. 1919- Communist workers' councils seized power all over Germany, and a Communist People's government took power in Bavaria. March 1920-the right-wing nationalist Dr Wolfgang Kapp took over Berlin. The army refused to attack him, he was only defeated when the workers of Berlin went on strike. 1920-after the failure of the Kapp Putsch, a Communist paramilitary group called the Red Army rebelled in the Ruhr (which France took over when Germany stopped paying reparations). Unknown-Nationalist terrorists assassinated 356 government politicians, including Walter Rathenau, the foreign minister, and Matthias Erzberger who had been finance minister. The judges supported these terrorists so they either got light sentences, or let them go free. January 1933-Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. 23rd March 1933-The Enabling act: The Reichstag gave Hitler the right to make his own laws. 14th July 1933-Only the Nazi party was allowed to exist. 19th August 1934- Führer Hitler was basically the absolute ruler of Germany when he announced that he is President, chancellor and Head of the Army. 1939-World War 2 starts and the first...
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...Throughout the time that Germany was considered Nazi Germany many visions and ideas were spread and shared. One of the dreams shared by the Nazis in Germany was the creation of a German "Garden of Eden." It was to be located in the East, and it save a major evolvement between September 1939 and May 1941. Before this evolvement, Reinhard Heydrich, one of the leading Schutzstaffel officials, was assassinated. Adolf Hitler threatened the Czech Republic with deportation, and blamed an entire town for sheltering the individuals who assassinated Heydrich. This town was destroyed and massacred. The destruction of this town led up to Hitler's ability to start the creation of a German "Garden of Eden." Hitler needed the territory to create his "Garden of Eden" to shelter the pure German people and the perfect...
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