Thursday, March 7, 2013

What was the role of Hitler AFTER World War 1?You dont need to go in depth, i would just like to know 2 or 3 points and i'll research it :)

I think that one of the areas upon which you want to place
specific focus would to analyze the state of Germany after World War I.  The decimation
and sense of ruin that gripped German was fairly horrific for the German people.  Into
this mix, the Allied nations, largely led by France and England, pushed for the Treaty
of Versailles, which punished Germany and sought to humiliate the nation.  Hitler was
able to construct an argument that was appealing to many Germans.  He essentially argued
that Germany didn't really lose World War I.  He asserted that the nation was subverted
and betrayed by forces that want to see it downtrodden.  Hitler appealed to the
"fatherland" as strong enough to triumph over anything, but these "outsiders" sought
German desecration.  In the void of substantive leadership following World War I, Hitler
was able to paint a picture that tapped into the disenchantment and resentment that many
Germans were feeling due to economic chaos, a lack of political and material control
over their own affairs, and the need to pay reparations back to other nations.  Hitler's
most pressing role was to trigger this resentment and parlay it into acceptance of his
own plan, which was not really outlined in detail, other than to surrender all power
unto him and allow him to represent "the fatherland" into a brighter vision of the
future.

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