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2. Education = Power for Hitler

I wasn’t sure of the official numberings of our sources, so this is how they are referenced in my post:
1-Notes
4-Nazi Rule in Germany
Education is a key method used by single party states to gain the support of the people they rule. Thus the Nazi Party used education as a means of indoctrination (4). Through education, Hitler was able to convince the people to accept the Nazi Party’s ideals more readily than through ordinary propaganda alone.
Under Hitler’s rule, education was regulated by the Reich Ministry for Education and Science (4). Physical Education was stressed, as well as German literature (4). Physical education ensured a fit population, which contributed to Hitler’s aspiration of creating an elite race. A fit population also ensured that the people would be prepared and capable to fight if Germany engaged in war. As Hitler intended to restore Germany’s glory by capturing neighboring lands by force, Germany’s participation in war was inevitable. Hitler’s goal of a military-ready population was also supported by the creation of the Hitler Youth, which was focused heavily on military drills (4). German literature was taught in order to create a militaristic mentality among the people (4). Ultimately, education made it easier for Hitler to enact his militaristic policies with the support of the people.
Another subject stressed under Hitler’s rule was history (4). They say that winners get to write history. Likewise, because Hitler was in power, he was able to decide on what history he wanted taught. By controlling what was taught, he could write history as he saw fit. He no doubt emphasized the glory of Germany, the successes of the Nazi Party, and the failures of his opposition. He probably also exaggerated the negative aspects of the Jewish community in German culture in order to vilify them. All these things supported the platform on which the Nazi party stood. Further, they were accepted as more than propaganda and rather solid facts because they became a part of the youth’s upbringing and therefore the youth did not question them. By teaching the glory of Germany, Hitler instilled in the people a certainty of their own greatness, and in turn, a confidence in themselves to regain said greatness, so when he promised greatness through his policies, the people willingly followed him.
However, Hitler’s academic guidelines went against two of single-party states’ usual goals of education: improving literacy and modernizing the country, and training children in professions and occupations that are needed (1). Hitler used teaching as a means of propaganda to promote his ideals instead of to give the students a proper education. As a result, the educational standards of the period declined, especially at elite schools (4). Thus, the students grew up believing the dogmas of the Nazi party and lacking the proper skills for the workforce. Hitler inadvertently weakened Germany by placing too much importance in spreading propaganda and not enough in actively preparing Germany’s future workers.
Biology was also taught to promote the Nazi ideas of racial genetics and ethnic classification (4). Through these topics, the Nazis convinced the German people of their own racial superiority, as well as the racial inferiority of other groups, such as Jews, Romas, and Slavs. The people were taught to accept these theories as fact. This “science” also justified the expulsion and abuse of these groups because the people believed that they were inferior and therefore worthy of such treatment. They were also considered a threat to the purity of the German race, so that the German people actually assisted in the targeted groups’ exile. Thus education allowed the Nazis to carry out their plans to purify Germany’s population.
By controlling what Germans were taught at an impressionable age, Hitler managed to have an entire generation raised on his ideals. Since the people were taught the Nazi ways from an early age, they accepted what was said as truth and did not want or try to oppose Hitler. Since people were taught to revere the Nazi Party and doubt the opposition, education dually helped ensure the Nazis’ power. As a result, the youth that were educated under the Nazi regime grew up to pledge their loyalties to the Nazi Party and would fight to bring down the opposition. Through education, Hitler created an entire generation that believed in his ideals and would support him through his future endeavors.

Burris- Hitler within the use of totalitarianism

At the beginning of Hitler’s journey to become chancellor of Germany, he used a legal approach to take over. Hitler used political propaganda and the failures of the Weimar Government and these actions caused Hitler and the Nazi party to rise to power. Although Hitler used a legal approach to gain dictatorship of Germany, the evil within him came out after he gained the throne. Before Hitler gained the throne he never offered any concrete promises to the people of Germany, but he only offered change. No one knew exactly what Hitler’s approach to change was going to be, and at the time everyone in Germany was hoping for change and a better economy. Hitler had an unusual approach to reform Germany and he punished anyone that appealed him. Hitler used armed forces to maintain totalitarianism within Germany.

Hitler’s approach to reform was quite different from the typical approach to reform. “Hitler’s reform approach was to rid all Non-German citizens and anyone that appealed him.” (Video) Hitler had the impression that Non – German citizens were not relevant to the German population and they were holding back the reform and the growth of Germany. A large minority within Germany was the Jews, and “many Jews were sent to concentration camps and killed.” (Video) Hitler wanted Germany’s population to be made up of people who were of the full German descent. He wanted better for Germans and executed and punished those that were not of German descent. Hitler did not only discriminate against those who were not of German descent, but he also discriminated against those who were disabled. “Disabled children were killed in concentration camps, they were evaluated and the doctor put an X on them if they were disabled.” (Video) Hitler wanted reform, and he felt as if the handicapped and disabled didn’t have anything to offer to the reform of Germany. He basically considered them as dead weight that took up food and resources, so he killed them. Hitler wanted the better for Germans and only Germans within Germany. He could careless about anyone that wasn’t German and he used armed forces to delete anyone out of Germany’s population that wasn’t German or that disagreed with his philosophy. To help Hitler within his armed forces to gain totalitarianism within Germany “Hitler had secret police known as the Gestapo.” (4) Gestapo was established with the purposes to protect Hitler’s position as chancellor and send anyone that opposed or disagreed with him to concentration camp and kill them. It is obvious that Hitler used armed forces to extend his power because the people were afraid to express their feelings if they oppose Hitler’s philosophy. “Hitler peer pressured citizens to support him.” (Video) Hitler caused the armed forces to be peer pressure. The citizens had no choice but to support Hitler, because if they didn’t they would be put to death. “Germans pledged an oath to Hitler himself.” (Video) Hitler did this to ensure that Germans were down with Hitler and the Nazi’s, or at least pretended to be down with them. The secret police were on the watch out for those that were not down.

Some may oppose this view upon Hitler and say that Hitler did not use armed forces to gain totalitarianism; some may say that Hitler served the needs of the Germans to gain totalitarianism. Hitler served the needs of Germans and Germans only. Hitler did things that he believed would strengthen the economy. Hitler didn’t believe in unemployment benefits and checks, because he didn’t want to support laziness. “Nazis increased employment.” (Video) The Nazis along with Hitler try to strengthen the economy and it takes working people in order to strengthen the economy and produce goods. Hitler wanted to rid anyone that wasn’t trying to strengthen the economy in the way that Hitler wanted it done or anyone that didn’t have certain abilities to strengthen the economy, such as disabled children. Hitler also did many other things to strengthen the economy such as building and increasing a German army.

Hitler used armed forces to gain totalitarianism of Germany and to use his philosophy to strengthen the economy in the way that he thought was best.

Jonah- totalitarianism, hatred, and no promises

Once Hitler became Chancoler he used totalitarianism to remain in power. He ruled as a military dictator using the Nazi military to kill millions of Jews, Communists and others and destroy synagogues, Jewish owned businesses, and households. He also created a very small secret police called the Gustapoe, which depended on the vast majority of the other citizens to find people who the Nazis did not feel deserved to be German citizen so that they could arrest them for crimes as simple as having Jewish friends or not fitting in or not responding to "Hail Hitler" (movie).

Hitler made these laws and the German people for the most part followed them because, like Hitler, they shared a hatred for Jews and Communists and many of the other groups hated by the Nazis. Also, if a person did not fit into the social norms of Germany at that time, they could very easily be subject to the most severe peer pressure imagionable: that ending in death (Mr. Belk). If someone failed to allow these peer pressures to rule all related aspects of life, they could be arrested and killed by Hitler's soldiers, many of which took an oath directly to Hitler. Hitler also increased the military budget so much that the military was never even able to spend all of it.

Also, unlike many governments before him, he did not make any promises to the German people about what exact changes were going to take place. He only told them that he was going to make Germany great again and bring back the national pride. This way, the German people did not hear what they were already very tired of hearing: "I promise..." and then the promise not being kept. Plus, the german people could never say that he didn't go through with what he said he would go through with because he never said he was going to do anything in particular.

With these examples and reasons, Hitler used totalitarianism, and by that, the military, to keep himself in power, his people happy since they were finally able to let their frustration out on a scapegoat.

Araam: Totalitarianism

When Hitler came to power, it was through legal means. He didn't seize power that wasn't his. In fact, the position of chancellor was given to him. When he was finally in power though, he would use totalitarian methods in order to stay in power. Totalitarianism means a centralized government system in which a single party without opposition rules over political, economic, social, and cultural life. We can see the totalitarian methods in many things, such as his use of concentration camps for political opponents, or the anti-semitic methods he used, which would include propaganda and Kristallnacht. However, one of the methods he used that wasn't truly a totalitarian method was the Gestapo officers. My thesis is that Hitler would mainly use totalitarian methods in order to maintain his regime.

When Hitler became chancellor, he immediately started implementing the concentration camps. At first, this would be for political opponents, but it would eventually reach out and include his scapegoat, Jewish citizens. In order to maintain his regime, Hitler would have to make sure that no one spoke out against him, whether in criticism of his methods, or just opposing a move he wants to make. Therefore, this method would be particularly useful in maintaining his regime. This method is totalitarian because it meets the definition in the aspect of giving the Nazi party no opposition in terms of controlling political life. The latter use for the Jewish citizens would also fit this criterion because of the fact that this would limit opposition in terms of social, economic, and cultural life. They are limiting the Jews from practicing their culture, like when they took down the mosque in order to build a parking lot. They are limiting the Jews economically as shown through Kristallnacht, where the stormtroopers destroyed buildings and shops. They are limiting the Jews socially, because the Jews can't do the same things as other citizens. They are portrayed as evil in movies, and are therefore treated as if they were evil. Basically, Jews have been limited so as to not give the Nazis opposition when it comes to the Nazi's control. With this scapegoat, anything bad that happens can be blamed on the Jews, so as to keep the Nazi's with full power; 'the nazis didn't do anything wrong, it was the Jews' fault.'

Kristallnacht would show how far the Nazi government would easily go just to maintain control. After the assassination of an important Nazi politician, Joseph Goebbels asked permission for the stormtroopers to be released on the night of the anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch. That night, they would attack all the Jews, and would destroy their property. This shows how easily the Nazis could and would attack anyone that they considered a threat in maintaining their regime. Because one person attacked the politician, all the others will be dealt with. This is similar to profiling in airports, with the bigger difference being that the passengers weren't beaten and then had their property destroyed. Not without compensation at least. By doing this, the Nazis also showed that they were the ones in control, as said above. If one person causes problems, all will pay the price.

However, there would be a non-totalitarian method used. Recently, it was found that the Gestapo police officers were a small group. 28 people to a whole town. It turned out that the officers dealt more with reports delivered by the neighbors. This isn't totalitarian, because totalitarian assumes that the government is imposing this limit and is getting rid of the opposition. This is not so in this case. In this case, the people are the ones watching each other. This was done because the people felt that the Nazi government was doing their job. If they needed the citizens to watch each other for suspicious behavior, it would be no problem. Thus, one aspect of the citizen's lives didn't require the use of totalitarian methods.

Overall, Hitler and the Nazi party would use totalitarianism to control the public and maintain their regime. However, it wasn't completely required. As shown, there were cases such as the Gestapo officers where the citizens were the ones controlling each other, and not the Nazis themselves. Therefore, totalitarianism was very important in maintaining the Nazis regime, but wasn't always used.

Getty - The Fura maintained his regime through smiles!

Hitler used totalitarianism to a great extent to maintain his regime, and he did so through propaganda, concentration camps, and economic benefits for the people.

Hitler pointed fingers at the people who were in positions of wealth and in the government before he came into power, saying that they were the culprits of Germany's problems. Most of these people were Jews, and so this created a large movement of propaganda against the Jews. Though some may say that this racial feeling was always there (limited jobs of Jews in the past), it does not dispute the fact that the propaganda against the Jews exponentially increased during the time that Hitler was in power. Once Hitler had the people on his side, they would do anything he wanted. The Nazi party was the picture of structure and sustenance that the people were searching for, in the propaganda that was presented to them. In reality, the party was quite chaotic (film notes). But, it was enough that they appeared to have order that led the people into a false sense of security, thus the purpose of their propaganda.

Hitler explored the idea of putting down the Jews and making the Germans feel superior to all. This use of propaganda provided a feeling of pride that the Germans had lost for some time. The people latched on right away, and were proud to be "pure German" (film notes) and held pageants called "Night of the Amazons" to portray women "as God made them". All of these things were feel-good propaganda angles that Hitler gave to the people. Why would they dispute their new-found pride? It might be said that the Jews were just put down because of past disputes, but the new laws made against the Jews were undeniably racist and put the Jews lower on the social ladder to make the Germans feel better. One example was the Jews could not marry Germans (film notes). Goebbuls was the minister of propaganda for the Nazi party, and he initiated Kristallnacht due to the assassination of a Nazi by a Jew (film notes). This "night of broken glass" was when many people broke into Jewish homes, broke things, and killed 800 Jews. This catastrophic event was met with no sympathy (film notes). The people were too afraid to show any outrage to the event. Hitlers continuously feeds the people "happiness" and pride to make them believe in him and his cause, no matter how dangerous the circumstances become.

Hitler used concentration camps to make sure that he stayed in power. He had to make sure that he didn't have any competition when trying to get into power. He started off, legally, as the Chancellor and moved up to president when Hindenburg died (film notes). He then started putting communists and socialists into concentration camps to keep himself in power, as a start. Later, he would use them for people that were "misbehaving" in the country, usually Jews or other related ethnic groups. The concentration camps conveyed a message to the people: follow the Fura. This was not a direct message, but it was either one agreed with the type of government in charge, or something could happen. This instillment of fear allowed for Hitler to do what he wanted. Since he had made no promises, the people could only expect great things from Hitler. Right?

Another way that Hitler maintained his regime was through the economic benefits that he provided for the people. Before, people were starving, unemployed, stripped of their pride, and screaming at the government to do something about it (belk notes). Now that Hitler was in power, everything had changed. They were fed, jobs were coming back, their pride was being boosted (mentioned earlier), and the government was giving structure to the chaos that had existed before. The people did not want to lose what they had gained from the Nazi party, so they took their economic gains and held them close as they watched the terrible circumstances unfold. In order for the people to continue to hold on to what they had, they used denunciations (film notes). This was where someone could claim that another person was being "suspicious" or had too many Jewish friends. Whatever the claim was, that person could be denunciated and put to death. It may seem that this was out of Hitler's power, but it only fueled people's belief in the cause. Since it did not hinder his power, Hitler was becoming stronger than ever. The people didn't have to be scared, they could scare themselves. Hitler fed the right things to them, and then they gave back what he wanted: obedience.

Hitler used propaganda, concentration camps, and economic gains to maintain his regime. He provided false security in which the people fell into, and then were too caught up in their own good things to go against what was happening. It may be said that the people felt that they had no other choice: it was either they follow or they die. Hitler perfectly brainwashed the people to the point where they did not realize that they had more power than the government. That they outnumbered him and his forces. They even made false accusations of their neighbors, like the Salem Witch trials, that were illogical. This simply made themselves look better so that they themselves would not be accused. They turned a blind eye to the situation so that they wouldn't have to give up what they had. And why should they? The party was so organized, and the concentration camps were just LOVELY. Who is brainwashed now?

Hitler's Use of Totalitarianism

Hitler used totalitarianism as a tactic to stay in and maintain power within the Nazi party and Germany.

As Hitler and the Nazi party gained almost complete control in Germany, Hitler took measures that he thought would keep him in power and insure that He would be able to take complete control of Germany and turn Germany into the communist superpower He wanted. Like Lenin, Hitler began to put all disbelievers and opposers to Him in concentration camps. These camps were a way for Hitler to quiet and get rid of all of the possible problems he could face with the state of power he was in. Hitler did not want any opposers that could possibly damage his chances at maintaing power. It is seen that if there are no opposers and no one to go against a political leader, that political leader can maintain complete control without interuptions. Also, because hitler abolished all disbelievers and those who were against him, there was no other possible leaders that could alter the German Citizens into finding another possible leader. Along with getting rid of the possible problems that could effect his political power, this threat caused those who were opposing to Hitler and the nazi rule to keep quiet and stay away from possible trouble that could come out of it.

An education system for German youth was set up for the children of Germany. In this education system, Hitler and the Nazi party was able to teach children at such a young age about the Nazi ideals. In doing this Hitler was able to keep the Nazi ideals alive in the next generation of Germany. Not only did Hitler have control over the people of Germany and have them all following the Nazi laws, He was able to dictate and control the future of Germany as well. This gives evidence to show that if Hitler could control even the youth of Germany, that every aspect of Germany was under his command. When a political leader is able to dictate, shape, and mold the future of a country the way Hitler was doing, then full totalitarianism was seen. As Hitler maintained full power, he was able to maintain power in the future through the next generation.

Propaganda played a large role in how Hitler maintained power through totalitarianism. Hitler was able to manipulate and control the news and what was posted. He was able to show that he could maintain control by controlling the views of what the people saw and heard on the news. Hitler created a negative image for the jews. He made the jews look like they were the cause of the negative outcome of World War I. It is seen here that Hitler was able to maintain complete power by going as far as controlling what the people heard and saw. By controlling what went on through the press, Hitler was able to control what the citizens of Germany believed. By putting what he wanted into the press, the people only saw what Hitler and the Nazi's wanted. This allowed Hitler to maintain power by having the views of the people of germany identical to his views.

Again, like Lenin, Hitler had his own secret police. The Gestapo, as they were called, was a secret police force used to inspect and find those who were against the Nazis and their rule. The Gestapo would find those who were against hitler and either investigate or send them to concentration camps. Hitler was now able to attain complete control by once again getting rid of those who were against him. With a secret police force going through a city of over a million people and taking out the ones that could cause problems for Hitler, Hitler was in main control over what went on through Germany. Any leader of a nation that could have their own police force to punish and hide those that were thought to be against that leader, showed great and total control. No one within that nation could speak out and change what they thought was a corrupt government. Also, people were too afraid to go up and speak out what they thought because of the actions Hitler took. Not only was it made impossible to speak out, but not one person would attempt to speak out. Hitler found himself in full control of Germany, with the willingness of the citizens or without the willingness of the citizens.

It is shown and valued that Hilter used several methods of totalitarianism to help him maintain his power in Germany. By useing concentration camps and the Gestapo as a threat to those who would possibly fight out against him, Hitler was able to keep himself and the Nazi party as the only leaders in Germany. Total power was given to him through these threats. Propaganda proved to be a way to maintain what the people thought and heard, therefore effecting what they would believe in. Nazi youth education showed power being maintained in the future as well, as the next generation of children were learning solely about the Nazi ideals and were taking in values from the Nazi perspective. At this time in Germany, Hitler was able to maintain full power in Germany.

Ian M- To what extent did Hitler use Totalitarianism to maintain his regime?

Adolf Hitler used several methods of totalitarianism as chancellor in order to maintain his rule and power.
Hitler's control over education is one example of his totalitarianist view. Most people say that "youth are the future.", well Hitler took that in his own hands. By teaching the youth Nazi veiws, Hitler guarrented a future for Nazi Germany. The students that Hitler was teaching were around ages 16-17, which meant that whenever World War Two came around, they would be the main fighting force for Germany. (Notes) This education of the youth was a way for Hitler and his nazi party to gurantee success for themselves in the future.
Another way that Hitler used totalittarianism was through propaganda. Now Hitler didnt actually do this himself, his Prime Minister of Proaganda, Goebebls, used propaganda to recruit new members to the nazi party, to keep anti-semitism alive( such as the night of broken class- that was Goebebls doing). This along with the censorship that the government put on the press, allowed the government to control what theyre people believed.
One of the better known uses of Totalitarinasm was the concentration camps used by the nazis as holding cells for prisoners. If their was any chance of opposition to the Nazi regime, that opposition would get thrown into camps where they would more than likely die. These camps were not only effective as containment for those who did not agree with the Nazi’s but because of the fear of going to one of the camps, they also worked as a deterrent for those who would have otherwise tried to undermine the government. These harsh camps also became a place to send Jewish people when they were found in the country during the enactment of the “Final Solution” which called for the extermination of all those of Jewish descent.
All these examples show how Germany came to be ruled with an iron fist by a totalitarian leader who they themselves put into power.

Sanford- Germany was under a totalitarian government...and liked it

All facts come from Belk lectures, and video notes.

Hitler used several methods of totalitarian methods while in office to maintain his power, and to further the goals of the Nazi party.

The most well known totalitarian method the Nazi’s used were the concentration camps across the nation. To preserve his dictatorship, Hitler had to make sure that there were no great support gained against him. To do this, all those that he found to be political enemies were put in concentration camps. The harsh labor camp prisons were a way not only to confine, but to punish those who went against Nazi rule. These camps were not only effective as containment for those who did not agree with the Nazi’s but because of the fear of going to one of the camps, they also worked as a deterrent for those who would have otherwise tried to undermine the government. These harsh camps also became a place to send Jewish people when they were found in the country during the enactment of the “Final Solution” which called for the extermination of all those of Jewish descent.

The use of government run propaganda also shows a government trying to control the views of its people. The man in charge of propaganda in Germany was Goebbels. Nazis created a strong negative image of the Jewish people in Germany, relating Judaism to Bolshevism, which was strongly frowned upon in German culture. They also built the image that the Jewish people were responsible for the loss of WWI and the Treaty of Versailles. This propaganda gave the government a scapegoat, a place for the angry German people to direct their anger. Along with this and other propaganda, there was also a censorship of the press and literature in Germany. This censorship allowed the government to feed the public only the news and ideals that it wanted, which furthered their solidity in power.

Finally, the government used a government ran education of its youth. Children are the easiest to manipulate in their views, and by educating the youth of Germany in the ideals of Nazism, the government was adding its security in the next generation of Germany. Along with programs like the Hitler Youth, this education was a way to guarantee a stable base for the government to continue to grow on.

There is only one true example of the Nazi’s not requiring totalitarian methods, but even this was followed by the use of concentration camps. An example of the public powering the government more than the government ruling harshly over the people are the files that have been found of denouncements. People with problems with their neighbors, or who thought that people were working against the nation’s goals of restoration from the hardships the Weimar Government had placed them under, gave these files to the police. These files show that the public had no desire to hide from the government; on the contrary, they wanted the government to know everything it could. The Gestapo, or Nazi police, were in charge of finding people within Germany that were against Hitler and the Nazi’s, and any persons who were not of the “Aryan” race. In many cases, the Gestapo were given these denunciations against people, which they would then find, and either investigate or take straight to concentration camps. Unlike the USSR, where the Cheka were hidden throughout cities, and no one knew when they were being listened to, Germany would only have 28 Gestapo officers in a city of one million people. Without a willing public, the Nazi regime could never have been so effective at finding “enemies of the state” as they were. This shows that totalitarian methods were not always needed, because a small government police force was only given such effectiveness by the people who assisted them.

The use of concentration camps, propaganda and censorship, and education directed by the government show that Germany was ruled by a totalitarian style government under the Nazi party, but also that the government was given even greater power by a willing public.

Muse- Totalitarian Aspects

Question: To what extent did Hitler use Totalitarianism to maintain his regime.

Although the Nazi Empire was known as a dictatorship mainly due to the idolization of Adolf Hitler but what was les commonly known was how Hitler actually ruled inside the country. Along with his cabinet members Hitler also ised many sub-groups to enforce his rise to power such as the secret police, extreme politicians involved with propoganda and racial laws. Yes Hitler ruled under a dictatorship but his rein included many totalitarian aspects.
One of Hitler's sub-groups was the secret police. The secret police were used as the hard hand of the Nazi regime for they were brought in to control. Once Hitler and the Nazi regime decided that jews were to be social outcasts and no longer considered Germans, the secret police were able to step in and remove the problem. Although they couldn't exactly wipe out the jewish people, imprisoning them proved to be the next best alternative. Now this was extremely racist and prejudice. Had the world payed attention to Germany they would have seen these extreme actions taking place and could ahve stepped in but due to its reputation after WW1 Germany was genearally overlooked by the rest of the world. Also due to this extreme racism one major event occurred involving the secret police. Due to the conditions for jews in Germany, one jew decided to act upon his rage and killed a German ambassador while in france. This resulted in extreme anger of the Nazi regime and the releasing of the secret police to act fueled by this anger. As the secret police released this rage they sought out and killed many innocent jews in order to make an example of the tru raw power of the nazis. this was known as Kristallnacht. This act not only implemented nazi power but also showed the yerning for power and the installation of fear within the citizens.
Kristallnacht also presented another one of the totalitarian aspects: politicians dealing with propoganda. In his cabinet Hitler had his minister of propoganda, Goebbels. Due to the nazi's hatred of jews, Goebbels created many posters and other propoganda in order to persuade other Germans to dissociate the jews. This ties back to Kristallnacht in two ways: 1. Goebbels released the secret police and 2. they both promoted the despise of the jewish. Again these racist ideals spread and grew stronger. Though they were extremely cruel and harsh racial remarks, etc. the common diea of dislike began uniting the German citizens. It seems as though their unity played along with Hitler's plan to achieve ultimate control due to their willingness and consent (even if it came out of fear.)
Racial laws also played an important role in the totalitarian aspects. So far we've discussed that the nazi regime has used force and propoganda to reduce as much jewish recognition as possible, so now we can discuss racial laws such as the Nuremburg Laws. One of the most known laws was the restriction on marriage. The law stated that Germans could not marry non-german citizens, aka jews. Although this follows along with Hitlers ideas and methods of how to gain power but it almost makes on wonder: is it too far? Is it too controversial? Just because Hitler wanted a better Germany and thought ridding it of the jews would improve it, altering the ability to care for someone/marry someone seems a bit too far only because that is messing with human emotion rather than how matters previously dealt with the implementation of change: propoganda.
In conclusion Hitler's dictatorship contained totalitarian aspects that helped him rise to power. Some aspects instilled fear, some used the power of persuasion and some implemented the cold, hard clutches of fate killing parts of the human heart.

Allen- Totally Not Total Totalitarianism

Adolf Hitler ruled a single-party, Nazi Germany for many years beginning after the First World War. During this time, he appeared to rule his people with an iron fist of fear. His use of totalitarianism was evident, but not the only factor controlling the country at the time. At surface level, Hitler appeared to use solely totalitarianism to maintain his regime; however, at a closer look, he did not have as much control over his people as was perceived.
Once gaining control of Germany, Hitler used many tactics, long-known to history, to keep control. At a surface level approach, he held control by use and fear of the concentration camps, the Gestapo, the SS, and sheer murders. However, the use of these in his mind was justified. Each of these tactics was merely to ensure that the dominant race, Germans, would prosper. He instilled in the German people’s minds that the Jews were bad and responsible for all the troubles Germany was facing through the media and propaganda. This was the extent of Hitler’s totalitarian rule. He constantly threw ideas at the German people, and they accepted them. The people took Hitler’s ideas and exaggerated them. Hitler said Jews were bad, the German people began turning in neighbors and family as being against Germany and the regime. Hitler did not need to rule with totalitarianism. Because Hitler was helping the people, they accepted without question what he said and did.
While some may argue that Hitler “brainwashed” the German people into following him, and taking complete control of Germany without the consent of the people to maintain his regime, I believe Hitler only had control because the people allowed him to. He threw ideas at the German people and they went along with it. Hitler did not have to fight to maintain his power, nor did he have to be a harsh, completely totalitarian ruler. The people allowed him to do everything he did, even kill their children, “for the good of Germany.” In a sense, the German people egged Hitler on. He had virtually no power. He was a celebrity the people had turned to in a time of need and he came through for him. They saw the situation as if killing their friends and family was what it took to save and restore Germany, then so be it. The people allowed Hitler to do what he did. They allowed him to take over. Hitler did not use totalitarianism; he made very few decisions for Germany. This is why he was the “face” of a new Germany, and not a totalitarian ruler. He was not organized enough to be a totalitarian ruler; he built a regime that would restore Germany’s greatness, not one that would be completely of totalitarian rule.
Even if someone was against Hitler’s ideology, they went along with it. Hitler never said it was his way or no way; he only told the people that something was good or bad for Germany. They took it a step further and offered up their family and friends to be taken off and murdered or tortured. Hitler used his concentration camps for experiments to better Germany, or for working to also make Germany greater. The SS and Gestapo were originally to keep order and to ensure no one would harm Hitler’s vision for Germany; they were not built to kill. The German people turned these two forces into killing machines by betraying and denouncing their family and neighbors.
In a sense, the true people to hold the totalitarian power were the German people. They gave Hitler his power; Hitler did not have to rule in a totalitarian manner. He allowed the people to make their own decisions on what they wanted to believe. Underneath it all, Hitler was not a totalitarian leader to maintain his regime. He never imposed his regime on the people, it was all done by their choice and allowing him to gain and maintain power. Hitler did not suppress the Jewish people; the German people did. He simply spoke out blaming the Jews for the troubles of Germany; the German people began turning them in as basically traitors of Germany. Hitler did not have as complete totalitarian control as it appeared; he relied on the German people to do most of his “dirty work.”


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Davis- Education and Hitler

To what extent did Hitler use education to support his regime?

In a place of supreme power, Hitler used his chancellorship to mold the German education system in favor of the Nazi Party. Hitler took a great interest in the German youth and their development into what he considered gleaming examples of the Aryan race and reformed their education to better suit a cirriculum centered on German supremacy and traditional gender roles. Emphasis on subjects like PE, Biology, and German history shaped German students into fit, nationalist believers of Nazi ideals. 'Biology' was focused on explaining why, genetically, inherently, the Aryan race was superior to all others. German history gave them pride in their country, and athletics kept them in shape and looking the part of a Nazi protegee. From a young age, Hitler limited the information these children were exposed to and set most of them up to follow the Nazi Party for years. Even literature students were allowed to read was strictly German- books from foreign authors were either beneath Hitler or, more likely, threatened his regime. Foreign in his eyes was dangerous, and those ideas were not the ones he wanted to infect his future soldiers and housewives. Gender roles were also a big deal in Hitler's education system. The Nazi Party was a conservative one, but his reform of the system pushed it even farther. Young girls were taught (in addition to some of the athletics boys practiced) domestic skills, and the idea of a quietly supportive, maternal wife as the ideal was shoved upon them early on. Boys, too, were taught things specifically for a future in the military, as if Hitler was starting his training early. Hitler, knowing how impressionable children are, was building his future armies from toddlerhood onward. If they grew up knowing nothing but the Nazi idealsand 'superior' races, they aren't likely to challenge it. This gave Hitler more security in the regime he thought would last a thousand years. Starting in childhood, Hitler molded a generation of Germans into his ideal to help support and secure his regime.

Hunter- the use of totalitarianism

After the many failures of the Weimer Government, the citizens of Germany were ready for a new leader. A man with a loud voice, crazy ideals, and a lot of free time, Adolf Hitler, saw this and took the opportunity to become Germany’s new leader. Hitler used all legal tactics to rise to power and once there used illegal tactics to remain in power. Hitler used totalitarianism to remain in power and maintain his regime, using methods like propaganda, concentration camps, the secret police, and the Nazi Party.

Hitler rose to power by convincing the people of Germany to vote him and the Nazi Party. He then maintained that power and his regime using many different methods, one of the most effect being propaganda. Hitler blamed the Jews for the devastation that Germany was currently in (video). According to him it was their fault that they were in the war to begin with so it was their fault for the increase in the unemployment rate, the scarce amount of food, and the complete and utter misery the citizens of Germany were in. Hitler used his power of propaganda to show just how evil and malicious Jewish people were, in his eyes. The citizens of Germany were surrounded by this propaganda everyday and were unable to escape the ideologies of Hitler and the Nazi Party (video). They soon began believing that the Jews were truly evil and the cause of all of Germany’s misfortunes. Hitler used propaganda to unite the citizens of Germany by making them believe they were better than the Jews and therefore had to rid Germany of them. This shows that Hitler used totalitarianism to unite the people under one rule believing what Hitler wanted them to believe, keeping them in order and maintaining his regime. With everyone on the same page, it was easier to control and manipulate them into believing what he himself believed. This also helped Hitler maintain his regime because everyone was in the same agreement, except for the Jews of course. With everyone agreeing and believing what Hitler preached, there would be no opposing groups going against Hitler, helping him maintain his power. Although, if he had not convinced the people of Germany to believe him, he might have faced opposition from German citizens in the future, that could have led to his loss of power. A different interpretation of Hitler’s use of propaganda could be that Hitler was just testing to see how persuasive the citizens were and how readily they were to believe his crazy ideals. He would simply be trying to judge the level of acceptance amongst the citizens of Germany instead of trying to have total control over them.

Hitler also used fear to maintain his regime over Germany. The people were not so much afraid of Hitler, but of their very neighbors and fellow citizens (video). The propaganda and speeches Hitler provided united them making them one group under Hitler. Aside from the Jews everyone was a German citizen and should thus act like a proper citizen along with everyone else. They didn’t want to be different or stand out in fear of being denounced and reported to the Gestapo, Hitler’s secret police force (video). Like the Storm Troopers, the Gestapo was made to keep order in Germany and make sure no one went against Hitler’s rule. They sorted out the denouncements made by the German citizens and after filing reports decided whether or not you would be sent off to the concentration camps (video). This showed that Germany was indeed manipulated from the regular citizens, not by higher powers. It was the citizens of Germany that changed and turned Germany into a single-party government. They were so strong in their pride and belief in Hitler that they didn’t want anyone to oppose him and wanted nothing more than Hitler’s adoration. Even if it meant ratting out their neighbors with false suspicions to make better their own image. Hitler did not control this change in the citizens but merely provided the spark that the citizens turned into a forest fire that enveloped Germany. This use of totalitarianism helped Hitler maintain his regime because everyone feared opposing him. They didn’t want to be denounced and send to concentration camps so even if they didn’t support Hitler and the Nazi Party, they were sure to keep it to themselves and went along with everyone else shouting “Heil Hitler!” (video). He used this form of totalitarianism to keep control over Germany, making sure no one opposed or spoke out against him keeping him in power. He knew the people feared being denounced by their own neighbors so they would follow Hitler’s rule, even if they didn’t want to. A different interpretation of Hitler’s use of the Gestapo is that instead of using totalitarianism he was only using the Gestapo as a means of keeping track of the citizen’s activities. He wanted to make sure that there were no suspicious actions that could harm his supporters. He might have only been looking out for their well-being, not trying to have total control over them so he used his secret police force to keep his faithful followers safe.

Adolf Hitler was a great, strong leader. He was able to convince an entire country to believe his crazy ideals enough so that they changed themselves along with that of Germany’s image for the rest of history. Hitler used totalitarian to remain in power and maintain his regime but rose to power through the consent of the people with a dictatorship. He believed that Germany needed a government that had total control of all aspects of a citizen’s life and he was willing to fill the position (Nazi Rule in Germany). However, if it were not for the people voting Hitler into power than he probably would have never came to power, at least not legally. Hitler didn’t steal the power of Germany or try to force it from the people, the people of Germany chose him to be the face of the new Germany.

Taylor- Totalitarism

Totalitarianism is imposing a form of government in which the political government exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life. This method was used to a great extent in order to make the people support the Nazi regime . Although Hitler was the person that came up with the ideals he used the Nazi regime to carry out the task. The regime used three tatics to make sure totalitarianism took complete control over the German people such as propaganda, education, and denuciation. Using the tatics not only made the regime gain complete control over Germany , but also turned the people against eachother.
Propaganda was one of the major forms of totalitarianism in order for the Nazi regime to control the people as a whole . In 1933 Goebbels was appointed by Hitler to be the Minster of Propaganda. Hitler and Goebbels recognized that the media had to be controlled by them(source 4). By taking media and turning it into a form of propaganda not only made the German people focus on the ideas and information brought to them , but also turned all hatered on Jews. Most of the propaganda brought through media focused on Jews with big noses and protrayed them to be evil . Also they used and stated Jews as scapegoats for WWI. Propaganda was the main formation of racism toward Jews, who Hitler hated, and also made them complete outcast in the country. Although this idea was Hitler's the people went along with it knowing that it was wrong , yet they never spoke against them because they were afraid of what may happen to them. Propaganda was a form of totalitarianism because it not only took over the thoughts of the people , but it change them as a person.
Next, was the tatic to use youth and there education as a time to teach them the life of the Nazi regime, and there beliefs. The Nazi's endeavoured to use education as a means of sustaining the dictatorship( Source 4). It was to the point youth only learned German , Biology , and History. The Nazi regime made boys and girls participate in a number of sporting and military activities, which decreased the learning of academic standards(source 4). This was an example of totalitarianism because it was taking control not only of the people as a hold , but the future people of Germany.
Lastly was the tatic of denuciation. This tatic truly showed how the Nazi regime made the people turn against eachother. It was to the point that if someone supported the Jews in kind of way ,that their own friends would tell on them or make them an outcast. The idea of denuciation fell right under propaganda, because the pictures and the broadcasts that the German people heard made them view Jews as they did, and even go with the flow of Nazi regime knowing what the Jews went through was cruel. Denuciation tied the knot to close up the method of Totalitarianism , which the regime wanted Germany to fall under. The people turned against there friends and family , but never once thought what was making them act as they did.
Totalitarianism through the use of propaganda, education , and denucitaions explained what it was all about COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN GERMANY'S GOVERNMENT. The Nazi regime controlled the minds , functions, and actions of the German people as if they were robots. Its as if Hitler was the director of a movie and theNazi regime were the stage crew, and lastly the people were the actors except there roles were permanent. The Nazi regime went from dictatorship to totalitarianism , sliding right under the noses of the German people.

Patel- #1 partial totalitarianism

1. To what extent did Hitler use totalitarianism to maintain his regime?


Adolf Hitler, leader of Germany from 1934-1939, gained power through completely legal means and by complete consent of the people of Germany. (4) Around 1928, about 97% of the German people rejected the Nazi party. (2) Five years later, this percentage grew to around 37% of the popular vote. (4) Now this percentage then was considered the majority of the vote because of the many existing parties at the time. (4) From this increase in percentage, it can be drawn that Hitler and the Nazi party were voted into power. After Hitler accepted chancellorship, the affect of a new leader in Germany was actually being seen by the people such as, Hitler establishing the Gestapo and the storm troopers to perform Hitler’s dirty work. (3) The Gestapo and the storm troopers were created as true loyal Germans that tended to Hitler, such as eliminating any opponent of the Nazi party. This constitutes many parts of a totalitarian government because Hitler had control over the media and what they could and could not publish, and he had secret police type organizations to use terror amongst the German people. (4) Many decisions and actions that the Nazi party decreed were based on totalitarian concepts, but the entirety of the Nazi rule was mainly a dictatorship by consent.

Many of the decisions made by the Nazi party constituted totalitarian aspects. Such things were the use of propaganda to popularize the Nazi ideology, the control over the media in which they could not publish anything against the Nazi party, the single party rule instead of a network of individuals, the threat of the critical surveillance by anyone who was at all connected by the state, and also terrorism that was created from the Gestapo and the storm troopers. (3) All of these things would represent an ideal totalitarian rule, except the only aspect that would make it a complete totalitarian rule is that the single party rulers would control the economy as well. (4) The exception to the Nazi rule was that some form of capitalism was allowed. (4) The only private enterprise that was allowed was the ones that supported Hitler and the Nazi party. Otherwise, if a private enterprise was withheld and did not show any interest in the Nazi rule then it would be seen that it not for the good of the government and would be eliminated by the storm troopers. Although the themes in the actions of the Nazi party seem to follow totalitarian ideals for the most part, mainly the Nazi rule is interpreted as a dictatorship because the source of the power is from the single party, Nazi party, and they governed as an autocratic type of government.

The affect that the Nazi party had on the German people was also helpful with the promotion of the Nazi ideals. Hitler and the Nazis first appealed to the German people by offering them jobs opportunities and therefore forming better living conditions. (3) This formed a little trust with the Nazi party. Then, because the Germans believed in the existing government the people would have no shame in revealing any outcasts of the community. Anyone against the government would be told to the Gestapo and therefore be placed in concentration camps. The government was for the most part tending to the people’s wants and vice versa. The hysteria amongst the people was fueled by the pride of being a German citizen. This is an example of how the Germans somewhat approved the Nazi party And many people tend to follow the beliefs of the majority of the people because no one likes to be an outcast; which led to the mass support of Hitler and the Nazis. If someone turned in their neighbor then the person turning the other in would feel as they assisted their country and therefore performing a good deed for Germany. This kind of thought subtly created a social class system; German citizens were at the top and the Jewish (“who were against the government”) were on the bottom.

While Hitler and the Nazi party controlled the media, army, the police, and essentially the thoughts of the Germans, the Nazi rule was a dictatorship by the consent of the people. Totalitarianism is a type of government that is not accepted by the common people but the Nazi party was. The totalitarian aspects of the Nazi rule were accepted even though not truly believed because of mass popularity. Although, many Germans truly believed that their lives were improving under the rule of the Nazi party and felt the need to promote pride in their country to see it as a world power in the global community once again.

Yard- To what extent did Hitler useTotalitarianism

Hitler and the Nazi party were able to transform Germany in to a single party state by becoming a dictator by consent with little totalitarianism. When Hitler was offered the opportunity to become Germany's chancellor in 1933, it allowed the Nazi party to come to power. Through legal methods and constantly gaining more and more support from the people, Hitler and the Nazi party were able to seize complete control of Germany. Hitler was very limited in his use of totalitarianism because of the overwhelming amount of support he had from the Germany people, he was handed the power.

Hitler a became a dictator by consent by focusing his ideals on the failures of the Weimar government. He was able to gain support of the people because they were tired of the failure and unkept promises of the Weimar government. The people were ready for change, so when Hitler and the Nazis began to spread there ideas the German people were quick to follow. It was because of the failures of the Weimar government and the peoples desire for change that allowed Hitler and the Nazi party to gain control without the use of totalitarianism.

The use of denunciations also shows Hitlers limited use of totalitarianism. Denunciations were seen as a way to maintain Hitler's regime, but Hitler was not behind the denunciations it was actually the German people. The German people were so grateful to Hitler for making their lives better that they took it upon themselves to maintain what they felt was the best for the state. This meant denouncing others who seemed to be against Hitler and the welfare of the state and turning them into the Gestapo. This allowed Hitler to only have 28 men in the Gestapo because the citizens were the ones doing the work while the Gestapo only had to read the claims. This is an example of the limited use of totalitarianism by Hitler because he manipulated the system and had the people turning against each other rather than him using force to maintain his ideals in public.

Hitler also used limited totalitarianism by dividing his work among many advisors. Hitler never handled the finances of his regime but instead left it to his economic advisor. Hitler would tell him what he needed and when it was needed but then allowed his advisor to obtain it by in means necessary. Hitler also left the Nazi image to his propaganda advisor Goobbels. Goobbels was responsible for gaining the support of the people and representing the Nazi party to fit Hitlers ideals. Hitler was the face of the Nazis and lead with his ideals rather than his actions. He left the work to his advisor and the German people. Hitler had a vision and once he told his vision the German people and his advisor made it a reality.

Hitler became a dictator by consent rather than using totalitarian methods. He gained the support from the people because of their desire for change. He allowed them to maintain his image because they felt a need to show loyalty to the leader who helped Germany get back on track. When Hitler had the power he then divided it among several advisors and remained behind the scenes of their actions. He allowed them to complete their jobs through any means necessary without questioning them. These are the reason that Hitler didnt need to use totalitarianism methods and instead gained lots of support from the people inorder to gain power

Torres: Hitler's Use of Totalitarianism...wait was it really totalitarianism?

To what extent did Hitler use Totalitarianism to maintain his regime?

The time period under which Hitler and the National Socialist Nazi Party had control in Germany is undoubtedly a terrible time period of oppression and cruelty for Germany and the rest of the world. Further, it is indisputable that Hitler's regime was a dictatorship. Hitler and the Nazi party also strived to control the lives of the people of Germany. However, it is difficult to say that his methods and goals rendered a completely totalitarian society in Germany.

Totalitarian rule is defined as a political system of government where the state, usually under the control of a single political organization, faction, or class domination, recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible. In essence, a totalitarian ruler is the supreme rule in all cases, does not care what anyone thinks, and has no limit to their rule. This definition is an exact fit for Hitler in the majority of the cases. He eliminated democracy, took control of life's day to day functions, decided the fate of Germany, began a revolution against an entire ethnic group of people, as well as many other things. However, it must not be ignored that Hitler's methods were not one hundred percent totalitarian in nature. It is critical to first look at the method of which Hitler came to power. Hitler and the Nazi party gained their positions in the German Government through a completely Democratic process. Hitler was first given the position of Chancellor to meet the demands and pleas to put him into power. Then when the President died of natural causes, Hitler was given that position as well. Never once did he seize power through unlawful means. History renders very little examples of a totalitarian ruler being given power through a democratic and/or lawful manner. The definition of a totalitarian ruler shows that the people have no say in the government. If Hitler achieved his position of power only through the support of the people, how can it be said that the people of Germany have no say in the situation? The fact is that without the people of Germany, Hitler would not have risen to power. Next, it must be kept in mind of how Hitler actually was influenced by the people. In one particular instance he allowed a letter from an individual allow him to carry on with his plan to eliminate all of the handicaped people in Germany. The letter was from a man begging for his son to be taken out of his misery. This situation shows a weakness in the argument that Hitler was a totalitarian leader due to the fact that he allowed someone else to influence his decisions. Another important thing to look at is that the definition of totalitarian says that the ruler takes control of all assets of life. This includes but is not limited to the economy, foreign affairs, and even the types of cinematography and news the citizens are exposed to. It is a falsity to say that the Nazis did not carry out each of these characteristics. However, Hitler himself did practically nothing. Everything that happened in Germany during Hitler’s rule happened as a result of Hitler’s officers supposedly carrying out “the will of the Fura.” The officers would constantly accompany themselves with Hitler and listen to his ideas and goals. They would then put together a plan of action to carry out his will. Hitler himself did very little. He made many powerful speeches and somehow influenced his officers that his ideology was the best thing for Germany. Nevertheless, he did not have one hundred percent control.

Adolf Hitler was indiputably a dictator in every sense of the word. He was a single party ruler who brought about radical social, political, and economic change to Germany and to much of the world. However, to one cannot say that Hitler's rule was one hundred percent totalitarian in nature.

Burdette--Hitler took control of education to support his regime

The problem with dictatorships is that once power is attained, it can be difficult to maintain unless drastic measures are taken. From the very start, dictatorship is exactly what Adolph Hitler offered Germany. In order to maintain his power and support his regime, Hitler had to use all resources available to him, one of which was education. Hitler used book burnings, put education in the hands of the state, expelled all Jewish students, and created the Hitler Youth organizations to take control of education and support his regime.

One of Hitler's first orders of business was to destroy books that were inappropriate in his eyes (2). The Nazis and sympathetic students together held giant book burnings where these "inappropriate" books were burned (2). These of course included all books by a Jewish author, with communist ideas or sympathy towards Jews (2). Any book that was centered around themes that opposed Hitler and his ideas had to go. In order to maintain power, opposition had to be destroyed. And that is what Hitler did with the mass book burnings. This shows the bias he created in education. He eliminated opposing ideology so that only his was left. Media affects everyone in the culture (particularly the youth); by destroying books that opposed him, Hitler was also destroying possible future uprisings from youth who read those books and got ideas. Books could not affect Germany in ways that Hitler did not want. Books are a huge source of education and by censoring books (in an extreme way), Hitler was taking absolute control over education in Germany. This complete control helped him in supporting his regime because he was ensuring that the only education people got from books was the education he wanted them to get (and nothing else: no communist ideas, no sympathy for the Jews, nothing that opposed him and his beliefs).

One of Adolph Hitler's 25 points was that education must be put in the hands of the state (3). In 1934, that was exactly what happened. The Reich Ministry for Education and Science was granted "centralized control over education" (4). They decided what was being taught in German schools. They decided where the focus was. About 15% of school time was dedicated to physical education under their ruling with most of the rest of the time focused on German, biology, and history (4). These subjects supported Hitler's ideology to the letter. Hitler put great emphasis on the social Darwinism and the super race (the Aryan race). Biology was a big part of that super race; the glass human sculpture exemplified this emphasis on biology and anatomy (2). German literature went back to Hitler's idea that Germany should always be first. History and physical education were crucial to the militaristic state that Germany was quickly becoming. But more than this, the state controlling education was totalitarianism. It was the dictatorship promised to the German people. What Hitler wanted taught was taught. He was hand-designing an army: giving the children the information they needed to become the best German citizen possible under Nazi rule. Some would go so far as to say Hitler was brainwashing the students. It was undeniably biased education though. And that shows that Hitler took control of education to support his regime.

As anti-Semitic feelings spread and increased from the end of WWI and into the start of Hitler's rule, the laws limiting rights for Jews became much stricter. Roughly three years after the Nuremburg Race Laws were implemented, in 1938, all Jewish students were expelled (4). They could not be part of the army that Hitler was hand-creating as I mentioned earlier. This was just another way to get rid of the opposition, a necessary act for any dictator. By expelling all Jews from all schools, Hitler was destroying their chances of ever making it in Germany (without even considering the extermination camps most were later sent to). Perhaps in Hitler's mind, uneducated Jews meant that it was less likely that they would rise up against him. If the Jews got smart, they might realize they had the power to overthrow them. In expelling them from school, Hitler was trying to prevent that realization. This shows that by taking control of education in the mass expulsion of Jewish students, Hitler was supporting his regime.

Under Hitler's rule, the Hitler youth organizations were created. This was just another way of education the youth in the way that Hitler wanted them to be educated. There were groups for girls where they learned domestic and maternal skills as well as groups for boys where they learned military skills (4). Through these organizations, Hitler taught the skills that he believed were best. Hitler thought women should work in the home and that men should be out defending their country and doing what is best for their country. This was just further implementation of his biased education. He was practically creating an army of young people who were Germany's future (because Germany comes first). Hitler did not foresee that it would all be over soon. Not all youth were required to join but these organizations created a wave of peer pressure that swept up even those who weren't a part (2). This shows Hitler influencing the youth of Germany to support him and his regime. Their education and extracurricular activities were in his hands. The biased education that was forced upon Germany under Hitler's reign most certainly supported his regime.

Without aggressive action, it is hard for a dictatorship to remain in place. Hitler used book burnings, put education in the hands of the state (which essentially meant HIS hands), expelled Jewish students, and created the Hitler youth organizations to bias the education and support his regime.

Hinton --- Education

To what extent did Hitler use education to support his regime.

I agree to a great extent that Hitler used education to support his regime. Education was a primary target for Hitler to spread his message of Nazism throughout the country. Because of Hitler’s belief that Nazi rule would survive over a long period of time, he wanted to make sure that the next generation of Germans would grow up with the Nazi ideology instilled in them. The first step he used in the revision was to place all power of education into the hands of the Reich Ministry. The Reich Ministry was an organization that controlled what the German youth were learning in their education. In addition to the Reich Ministry, Hitler also dismissed the disobedient educators who did not agree with what was wanted to be taught. This shows how Hitler used education to support his regime because he was completely re-organizing education within Germany. Dismissing disobedient teachers meant that teaching of opposition of the Nazi’s were not being taught to the youth and his message easily received. In addition, this mean that what the youth of Germany would be studying in school, would be in the hands of Hitler because of his influence within the educational system.

Hitler also changed the curriculum of what many kids were learning. He put major emphasis on PE, German, History and Biology courses. Specifically with the female students they were taught domestic and maternal skills and the males military like skills. The PE courses was of 15% emphasis because it improved the health of each German student. With Biology courses the students learned the basics of genetics and how it classified them from those who were considered the least superior. German literature classes put emphasis on German writing, because it gave the students a German mentality in conjunction of not exposing them to writers of the different cultural background. German history was also important because it was bias giving the German perspective of history in a positive matter. This shows that Hitler used education to support his regime because he was putting the youth’s standard education on hold to fulfill an ideology he felt was for the good of Germany. The classes that he instituted were used in support of the Nazi regime ideology. Those with the knowledge of genetics (Biology) could distinguish themselves as superior of the Jews (their enemy) which would lead to further hostility against the Jewish people. Hitler wanted to make the lives of the Jews as miserable as possible. The fittest of the students would survive because by the students leading a physical lifestyle would decrease their chances of becoming ill, which Hitler supported. Hitler wanted to rid Germany of the ill because in his eyes they were not seen as an asset to German society which would send Germany in a the reverse direction of which he was taking it. On the contrary by them being in good health gives them great potential of being successful in the military (specifically the males). By teaching the girls common maternal and domestic skill insured that following generation of Germans would be raise with great German mothers and possibly prevent the mixing of races.

Hitler used education to support his regime because it was used to shape his vision of a perfect Germany. By separating the roles of male and female citizens, their lifestyles and how they learn in school.

Zebedis- Limited Totalitarianism

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power when Hitler was offered to be chancellor in 1933. Hitler and the Nazis climbed to the top of the government by using legal methods and with the support of the German people. Some people feel that Hitler ruled as a totalitarianism ruler, having complete control of the government and the people. However, Hitler’s use of totalitarianism was limited during his regime.

When the Nazi Party was trying to gain governmental support from the people, the Weimar Republic was still in power. Germany went through a time period in which the economy was booming and all support lied with the Weimar. However, when the failures of the Weimar Government increased, so did the support for Hitler and his Nazi Party. The Nazi Party gaining support from the people is what eventually put them and Hitler into power. This shows how Hitler did not have to use totalitarianism in order to maintain his regime. The people of Germany already supported Hitler and the Nazis because of the failures of the Weimar Republic. The people were ready for change and that is what Hitler offered them. He already had support from the people when he rose to power and he never had to use totalitarianism to gain that support.

Another example of Hitler’s limited use of totalitarianism is that he had numerous officials apart of his cabinet. He had an official for almost every aspect of government, propaganda, economy, mail, foreign policy, etc. Totalitarianism is when one person uses total control to rule. However, Hitler barley had control of the government at all. He relied on his officials, like Goebbels to control all of Germany’s propaganda. This shows how Hitler did not use totalitarianism. He had representatives in his government rather than having total control himself. These different advisors and officials had more control in the government than Hitler himself.

Another example of how Hitler did not have to use totalitarianism to maintain his regime was the role the German people played in denunciations. Hitler and the Nazis created the Gestapo (Secret Police) to sort out any denunciations or claims against German citizens. However, the Gestapo was not a large group with many personnel but rather a small group of soldiers. Hitler and the Gestapo were able to manipulate the system from below, meaning that German citizens were filing claims and denunciations against other Germans. This shows again how Hitler did not use totalitarianism to maintain his rule. Hitler was not finding opposition or non-supporters of the Nazi ideals, the German people were. Because many German citizens supported Hitler because of his creation of jobs for the people, they went along with his ideals and denunciated anyone who did not.

Adolf Hitler was a dictator that ruled using little totalitarianism. He used total control in some situations but for the most part other people ran the country. He had many advisors and officials that ran different parts of the government and he had the German citizens denunciating anyone who did not support the Nazi cause. Adolf Hitler used limited totalitarianism to maintain his regime.


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Jones Education

To what extent did Hitler use Education to support his regime?

Hitler and the Nazis use propaganda and other methods in order to come in to power over Germany. The propaganda that the Nazis use got people on the Nazis side and also turned German people against Jews. Hitler also used Education in order to stay in power over Germany. The Education manipulates the upcoming citizens of Germany in favor of the Nazis.

In order for Hitler’s dream to come true, this would be to have a government that would last for many years. Hitler knew that the children would be the only was for the government to last and keep progressing so that his goal would be met. (2) The main topics for the youth were German, History, and Biology. Hitler decided what he wanted the kids to be taught in the country.(2) It was as if Hitler was brain washing the children to be the prefect Nazis. The way the youth was taught in school they only knew of one side of the history. The German teachers may have been manipulating the youth to believe that Germany was in the right and all the enemies were in the wrong (1). This would give the youth no reasoning not to stand up for their country in the time of need.

Another way education help Hitler was the fact that he could always have professionals in a field that he needed. If Hitler felt the need to have more doctors, he would alter the education of the youth to fit the process of becoming a doctor. Also Hitler trained the youth boys in physical education. He would have the young men doing military activities; this would help better the army Hitler believed.

The use of Education help Hitler’s regime a lot. The education served as propaganda, training, and much more. The education tactics Hitler use was aiming to benefit the government he created in the long run. His regime was tremendously affected in a good way by his education tactics.

Leslie: Education took on a new role in Germany

Hitler's rise to power in Germany was a difficult fight. Therefore after he had obtained the power, he wanted stability to create a lasting empire. This is why so much focus was devoted to the younger generations. Hitler was very involved in the education of the German youth because these children were the future of Germany, as well as his regime.

By 1934 antisemitism and German nationalism were popular concepts. And by this year, the Reich Ministry for Education and Science had obtained control of education (source 4).These two things go hand in hand. New methods in education promoted antisemitic beliefs as well as nationalism which caused these concepts to spread even more. Because they were being instilled in the country's youth, these ideas would remain for years to come as the new generations took over. Hitler recognized the strength he had in the children of his country, which most leaders would overlook. He continuously preached to his people that he would create a Great Germany that would become and remain a vast empire (notes). This is a prime example of how he planned to support and maintain his regime. To create a healthy and united nation, Hitler made sure that physical education, ethnic classification, racial genetics, history, and German literature were promoted in the classroom. Topics covered emphasize the superiority of Germans over Jews which instilled a sense of pride in students (4). The changes Hitler made in education put into action his plan to create a lasting regime. These changes were successful to an extent. German children got involved in politics through use of youth movements supported by the Nazis (4). It seems that Hitler may have instituted a strong empire if it would have lasted through WWII. However there were many flaws in Nazi education methods. Academic standards hit a decline while Hitler Youth encountered difficulties as well. Their growth was too rapid with poor leadership which lead to hardships (4). It seems that education, along with many other aspects of the Nazi party, were very unorganized which hurt its success. If the problems were given more attention, its success may have been greater.

Hitler attempted to build a lasting regime by forcing his vision on the youth. While his methods seemed successful in its early days, education hit a decline in later times. We will never know what may have been since the Nazi regime never made it past the war, but Hitler used intelligent methods in attempting to support his regime in the present and build a stable regime forthe future.

Lowder- to what extent did Hitler use totalitarianism to maintain his regime?

The answer to the question "To what extent did Hitler use totalitarianism to maintain his regime?" depends on who you are specifically referring to. If you are referring to Hitler himself, the answer is not much despite popular opinion. However, if you are referring to the nazi's as a whole, then totalitarianism was a key to the nazi's rise and rule.
Totalitarianism is a form of rule in which a single person or party has complete control in every aspect of government. There is often a strong monarch or dictator at the head that is the end all be all although he may have subordinates to help him(dictionary.com).

Through propaganda the Nazi's portrayed Hitler as such; a fearless leader, all knowing, and even super human(vn), but far from this ideal picture of Hitler was the real Adolph. Recent research has shown that the Fuher was an extremely unorganized man, who was really quite lazy(vn). He took a laid back approach towards life and government, believing that if left alone "things would work themselves out"(vn). He also was opposed to ever developing any real detailed platforms to achieve the goals he set for Germany(vn). Doesn't exactly sound like the tyrannical dictator of a totalitarian regime does it? In fact, it sounds more like the majority of my friends than a real leader at all. But if all of this is true then, why would the Nazis make hitler look so hardcore? I believe its because they were playing to the desires of the people. Older Germans had been raised on strong leaders like Bismark and Wilhelm the 2nd, during whose reign Germany prospered. They had also seen the problems that the bureaucracy of the Weimar's were unable to solve. Therefore the Nazi's needed Hitler to look strong like German leaders of the past, because this would go along way to win over the support of the people who were crying for an end to the confusion of democracy.

Also another key part of totalitarianism that Hitler missed out on is the fact that he was supposed to be the decision maker. We know from our notes that Hitler never developed a detailed strategy for success and liked to let things sort themselves out. This led to much confusion and a lot of room for interpretation on the part of his underlings (vn). In fact the majority of Nazi policy didn't come from Hitler at all, but instead came from suck up subordinates that were trying to win his favor(vn). They based their policy loosely on the opinions that Hitler seemed to hold (vn). This goes along way to show how Hitler wasn't a true totalitarianist, because he didn't nor did he care to make the decisions concerning the empire that he was trying to run instead he just preferred to let others make decisions for him.

With close examination of the ruling practices of one of the greatest conquerors of all time its hard to see how he was able to achieve and maintain such vast amounts of power. However, I believe it is due to the fact that although Hitler himself didn't use totalitarianism, his followers did. They ruled Germany ruthlessly as a single party state and stamped out all opposition, therefore ensuring their views and their policies would be the official ones of the German people.

Bryson- One Method of Totalitarism

Throughout Hitler's rule and even when he was campaigning Hitler always stirved to unite the German people in one common goal: to create a better Germany. Hitler used totalitarism to obtain this goal and it greatly helped him maintain his regime.
One of the main ways Hitler united the people of Germany was through a hate for Jews and anyone else not purely German. Hitler believed that to accomplish the goal of creating a better Germany, he must first establish a Germany consisting of only Germans. Jews were already rumored to have caused the abupt end to the Great War, resulting in a huge loss for Germany which left it in a horrible economic situation. Hitler's campaigns against the Jews only magnified the people's hate for them. Hitler also used other forms of propaganda besides speeches. He created pagents and social gatherings that only "pure" Germans could par take in to make Germany being a pure race more appealing. These were grand pagents and were meant to show the future of German if it consisted of complete Germans. Some could say that this hate for Jews did not unite the German people but instead split them into two groups: the people who agreed with Hitler's view of Jews and the ones that did not. However as a huge number of Jews immigrated out of Germany during the time of Hitler's regime, it is evident that they were hated by a huge number of people. Also, people of that time began to snitch on neighbors that they believed to be Jewish or that had Jewish friends. This shows just how readily people would turn on the people they know to be apart of Hitler's vision for Germany.
This use of totalitarism to unite the people sufficiently helped Hitler maintain power. The people were so united and wanted so much to be apart of the grand future Hitler had painted for Germany with his pagents for the "pure" that they were willing to do just about anything to get in favor with Hitler. His right hand men or acalites would create policies that they believed would be beneficial for Hitler and would say that they were acting on Hitler's orders. One man, goebbels wanted to please Hitler so much that he began propaganda to make Jews no longer apart of German society. Also, many storm troopers agreed to be apart of Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass. This night, the storm troopers were set loose onto Germany and began to attack Jewish businesses and establishments as well as Jewish centigogs. Thousands of centigogs were destroyed in the Night of Broken Glass. As another example of just how united Hitler had made the people be, the German citizens showed no sympathy for the victims of Kristallnacht and instead turned a blind eye to what was happening. The citizens were scared that if they stopped to help the Jewish people that they would be the next ones to be denounced or accused of being an enemy to Germany. This was another of Hitler's method of totalitarism.
The people of Germany were too afraid to speak out and the big Nazi officials wanted nothing more than to please Hitler no matter the method and no matter how harsh. With people not speaking out and officials doing everything they could to support Hitlers views, there was no opposition to Hitler and the Nazi party. Because of this, Hitler was able to maintain his regime for 12 long years.

benson-education and Hitler

It took lots of time, effort, speeches, and campaigning for Hitler to finally rise to power in Germany, and he took just as much time and thought if not more to maintain his power. He created and established his Nazi Regime, with the focus on the welfare of Germany in its entirety. One thing he did control and manipulate to support and keep the regime he wanted was the education system in Germany. Hitler used the education system in Germany to build his ideal regime and German utopia.

Source 4 reads, "The Nazis endeavoured to use education as a means of sustaining the dictatorship." As President and Chancellor of Germany, Hitler had total control of his country, which meant he also had control of education. He knew he had a chance to shape and conform the children, the future of Germany, any way he desired. He only allowed German, biology and History along with P.E. to be taught (4). Biology classes emphasized ethnic classification and racial genetics, the german language in German classes, and German literature to give the children a militaristic mentality (4). All classes that support his regime. Associated with Hitler was anti-sematism, which he preached and enforced with the Nuremberg Laws and almost every other action of his (4). Anti-sematism was not popular or possibly even present in Germany before Hitler, becasue of all the successful and populous Jews. Hitler had to instill Anti-sematism in the Germans when he gained power and had to sway them. The future of Germany, the children, could be taught German superiority and Jew inferiority early and be instilled in them even before they were adults. Biology classes did just this. The children were taught ethnic classification: Arian superior and jew inferiority, so they would think this the rest of their lives and would support Hitler's regime and anti-sematism movement. The boys were taught literature to give them a militaristic mentality, to provide Hitler with possible future brilliant generals and other military leaders. P.E. helped the young men get strong and quick and athletic. Source 4 reads, "For boys this enlisted a large number of sporting and military activities, whilst the girls were given domestic and maternal activities." Women were not allowed in the workplace, and their job was the kitchen and home (4). Hitler was teaching girls nothing about academics and working. They were taught cooking and other domestic activities, the ideal women Hitler wanted for his regime. Hilter saw education as the chance the form the men and women he wanted in his regime, to raise Germany to the top again, one of Hitler's biggest desires.

With education, Hitler saw a chance to shape and form his regime into his German utopia. Make the boys smart militarily speaking, the females taught to be skilled in domestic tasks, and both genders German superiority over Jews. Academic standards declined, as boys and girls became "Hitler Youth."

Paul, In what ways did Hitler use education to support his regime?

Hitler and the Nazi party used propaganda to gain support from the people of Germany. Much of the propaganda that was used manipulated the people’s way of thinking much like he did in his means of education. Hitler manipulated the subject areas of education in order to make them fit the ideologies of the Nazi party.


When Hitler came to power he said that his empire would outlast any other and thrive for many, many years (2). He also knew the children that were in his country, at the time of his election into power, would grow up and be the future of the German people. Because of this he had to teach them the ways of life and ideologies of the Nazi party. The main goal was for Germany to go back to the traditional ways of life (2). In order to keep the dictatorship in the hands of Hitler and the Nazi’s, Hitler removed all of the current teachers from the schools. The Nazi’s sponsored a league of teachers that now had complete control over the education of the youth (4). This gave the Nazi’s complete control over everything that would be taught to the children, and they would have say in anything they learned. This was a very smart move by Hitler because he know could push his ideologies onto the youth without them even knowing. They would not have any prior knowledge to any other type of Germany and would accept what they were told.


Hitler wanted a more militaristic based school with all subjects surrounding a militaristic way of life. The German literature that was taught was “to cultivate a militaristic mentality” (4). The biology classes were now focused on race and ethnic classification. This was to ensue that the students knew the Jewish people of Germany were different and wrong and deserved everything that was given to them. Physical education was also a more prominent subject (4). This was probably to make sure the children were physically able to fight for the German military. Hitler even created elite schools and youth movements (4). The boys’ youth schools were so military based that the education of the youths declined dramatically (4). The boys’ focus was not on intelligence education but instead on physical education and military intelligence. The girls were more focused on domestic duties, which were there jobs at the current time.

Hitler basically just wanted to get his ideas out to the people by any means possible. He knew the youth would be grown up soon into the new Germany and he wanted to make sure they would be following him. They basically did not have a choice though, all they learned were the Nazi ideologies so of course they would be following Hitler in what he did because they would think it was right. This is how Hitler kept gaining popularity.

Boyle; Totalitarianism wins.

I’d say Hitler used mostly totalitarian methods to maintain his regime, but that some of Hitler’s methods allowed for a symbiotic relationship with the people, and therefore allowed for aspects of a dictatorship by choice.
To begin, I’ll speak only of Hitler’s use of totalitarianism. First of all, Hitler initially utilized concentration camps for any political opposition the party encountered (1). This was to ultimately rule out any other options, and therefore create a single party state, which is an aspect of a totalitarian rule. And, by eliminating his opposition, Hitler disabled any possible encounters with counter-arguments to his ideas, therefore allowing himself more complete control. In short, the people had nowhere else to look to for choices, and therefore the Nazi party remained in power whether people liked it or not. Due to the Gestapo, though, it would appear that the people were forced to either like it, or suffer for the alternate choice. The Gestapo (secret police of the Nazi regime) was a rather small group of police for its impact, but found another way to maintain the fear and lack of opposition; neighbors (2). Should a resident be different, his or her peers could write in denunciations, which could ultimately lead to this person’s questioning and arrest (2). I also take quite a bit of stock in the tactic of “divide and conquer,” as, in this case, the Gestapo was able to successfully breed distrust in communities, therefore forcing the people to rely on normalcy and government protection. I have some reservations about this, but I’ll get to those in a while. Generally, the Gestapo kept people afraid of deviating from the Nazi ideals, and that was an important totalitarian factor for Hitler to maintain his regime.
Lastly, in support of Hitler’s totalitarian methods of maintenance, was the propaganda, especially surrounding Josef Goebbels. Not only did Goebbels support the regime in general propaganda attempts, such as German films speaking against the Jewish or poster propaganda (2). He was also partly responsible for Kristallnacht. Kristallnacht occurred on the anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch, and shortly after the assassination of a German in France (2). This assassination was dealt by the hands of a Jew (2). On Kristallnacht, Goebbels asked to release the Storm Troopers, and these men killed hundreds of Jews (2). I would assume that this was meant in part as a lesson to the people, and in part as a vengeful act against the Jewish community. By making an example of hundreds of Jews for one’s mistake, Goebbels sent a message of fear to those who hadn’t yet accepted Hitler’s regime. It seems to me that Goebbels wanted people to know that, in a community, one’s mistake could cost everyone greatly. This would likely cost many of those who opposed to regime to lose connections with people, once again touching on the idea of dividing then conquering. By dividing those who opposed the regime from connections, it created a situation in which the opposition was weak and could not act in such a way that would impact the regime.
But, there are a few places in which I would say that Hitler gained power by citizen choice, rather than the aforementioned totalitarian methods. First of all, the unemployment rates are a huge tell that people did, in fact, want the Nazi party in power in the beginning of Hitler’s regime. Seeing as the unemployment rates decreased during his time (1), I would say that there were probably people who supported Hitler’s regime and would have continued to support it, totalitarian methods or none. The Gestapo, as I mentioned before, did also support some symbiotic behavior in their methods. By allowing people to denunciate others, it seems to me as though the citizens were also benefitting. Different people make “normal” people nervous, sometimes. It’s understandable that, despite having done nothing wrong, a citizen may be put under closer inspection simply because his/her neighbors didn’t like him/her, and I feel that this may have made the citizens feel more powerful. It’s a simple trick when in a position of instable power that one must, every once in a while, “throw the people a bone,” to make them feel as though they still maintain some of the control. The Gestapo’s denunciation process gave the people that small amount of power necessary. In this way, I would say that the people benefitted and, therefore, were somewhat allowing for Hitler to maintain his regime. Generally speaking, though, his totalitarian methods disallowed any attempts to stop him. I can’t see how the choices people made would have made much of a difference, once Hitler had established his regime.
Therefore, Hitler’s use of totalitarianism was prominent among other tactics in respect to his ability to maintain his regime, and allowed it, in my opinion, to the greatest extent.

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Moore- Totally dude

To say that hitler used Totalitarianism to maintain his regime one must know what totalitarianism mean. Totalitarianism is defined as absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. Once this is known you may answer the question that Hitler used Totalitarianism to a huge extent.

Hitler used Totalitarianism to maintain his regime at such an extent that drove an entire race from germany and left a country that was siezed in the moment and riding the wave of hatred.
Hitler was said to not really use much authority by not making promises and sleeping all through the days.(2) but he very slowly moved against opponents through his actions by making several points to not be vulnerable. First he would not promise the people anything but change. this allowed him to not have any refutes against him as the other governments did and for him to eliminate opposing people. second he got rid of the bad competition or people that would try to come back and possibly over throw him for example the communists or mostly jews.

Hitler also used the hatred of jews and the idea of a perfect government to rally the people and make them get rid of the one powerful majority that could go against the Nazi party. he puts people in Camps charging them with rediculous things and torturing once in this camp by doing these things he struck fear into peoples hearts and made people not want to step out of line another thing that made the people not wanna step out of line and to go with the wave was the gustopo(2). a factor of fear was huge that it would scare the people into doing what Hitler and the nazi party wanted him to do. This bringing about one rule just fear to the people to a point where they are ruling themselves.

It was through these methods and other minor methods that hitler with a great extent of totalitarianism maintained his regime for a long time. His main goal as it is present was to demolish his opponents make himself invulnerable and to have an unflawful plan. through this is how hitler maintained.