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Hitler's Rise to Power
Summary: Examines the historiography regarding Hitler's rise to power in Germany. It includes an extensive list of sources and thoroughly analyzes the question.
The 1900's marked was one of the most consequential periods of time as it marked the onset of Nazi ideology, an ideology that would be advocated by radical leaders such as Adolf Hitler to maintain power of Germany. Hitler would use National Socialism, which renounced Marxist ideals, as a basis to formulate his own basic views of a philosophy which he would bolster for the rest of his life. As a strong anti-Semite, and an ardent German nationalist, Hitler recognized the importance in the need for struggle and "emphasized a crude Social Darwinism; the world was a brutal place filled with constant struggle in which only the fit survived" (Spielvogel 794). In order to implement his ideals, Hitler legally came to power in Germany and became Führer in 1933, subsequent to which he used certain political, militaristic, economic, social, and cultural methods to eliminate resistance and maintain power of...
This section contains 1,766 words (approx. 6 pages at 300 words per page) |