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.
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.
ok Shawana, your argument is good however, you repeatedly said that he did these things to ensure that they were "down" for him and im guessing to make sure that he would stay in office. However, I dont understand how this could be a way that he used to maintain total control. One can argue that this is a way to maintain his regime or to stay in control but how does this show totalitarianism? How does this show that he is controlling all aspects of the citizens life? It just isn't clear to me in your essay...
ReplyDeleteI agree that Hitler targeted non-Germans in Germany and treated them brutally, and he also maintained his party's prominence by sending the opposition to concentration camps. These were examples of a totalitarian regime because it did not respect the rights of the people. However, I many Germans actually supported the actions of Hitler. For example, the Gestapo were a formidable force, but they were only able to function with the assistance of the people. They were too few to search out rebels on their own, so they relied on citizens to expose dissidents. The people willingly did so for their own ends. It's true that some did not believe in Hitler's work, but they were kept silent by peer pressure, but it was just that--peer pressure, meaning that the majority of the people supported Hitler's actions. Also, Hitler's campaign to exterminate disabled children began because a father asked to kill his own son. This is another example of the people willingly aiding Hitler's regime.
ReplyDeletePerhaps most importantly, the people did not want to go against Hitler because they had no reason to. They were employed and well-off for the first time in a long time, so they had no reason to want to overthrow Hitler. As long as none of Hitler's brutal policies directly affected them, why shouldn't they be happy?
Very impressive writing shawana, i see the improvement. Your thesis is clear and im aware of the ways you say the Nazis used armed forces to gain totalitarianism of Germany. However, my viewpoint is different. When you said Hitler gained power without offering any concrete promise to Germany and how the people wanted him without really knowing what to expect. by the people basically handing over the throne to Hitler it it can go against the totalitarian theory. This is because this shows how hitler didnt have to force his way to power, they people put him there.
ReplyDeleteoverall good job!
This is pretty good essay. Right from the beginning paragraph, I know what your point of view is, though I'm not sure which sentence is your thesis. The essay shows that you know and understand the things that Hitler and the Nazi party believed in and did to keep themselves in power. I think you explained it very explicitly, which of course is a plus, and it's good how, in the last paragraph, you mentioned and addressed the different approaches to Hitler's regime. Over all, I'd say it's a good paper.
ReplyDeletegood job :)