The Rise of Nazism

The Book Thief Blog Assignment

 

Summary

The Rise of Nazism

World War II was caused by racism, pride, fascism and extreme nationalism. As well of the rise of Nazism, but what caused it? There are four factors that caused Nazism, World War I humiliation, economic depression, stab-in-the-back theory and charismatic leadership.

After the events that took place in World War I, Germany was burdened with all the blame resulting in humiliation. This caused Germany to pay for all the damages and had to put restrain on their military, resulting Germany to seek out revenge. The economy of Germany started to plummet after the amount of money they had to pay off for World War I. The Nazis used hatred and racism to unite the Germans to use Jews and communists as scapegoats, as well with Hitler’s amazing leadership abilities he was able to persuade a whole entire nation to not only change the form of government to dictatorship but as well to persuade a whole nation to go into war. 

Quotes

“There would be a parade. Marching. Music. Singing. There would be a fire.”  - Pg 101

“…destroy the evil machinations plotting to infect the motherland with its deplorable ways. “The immoral! The Kommunisten!”...“Die Juden – the Jews!” – Pg 110

“Toward the end of 1938, when the Jews were cleared out completely after Kristallnacht, the Gestapo visited, They searched the house, and when nothing or no one suspicious was found, Hans Hubermann was one of the fortunate: He was allowed to stay.” – Pg 183

Interesting Facts

Rhineland had been demilitarized by the Treaty of Versailles but Hitler sent troops in their anyways in 1936. France and Britain took to appeasement and did nothing. Hitler’s lebensraum got bigger.

14 year old boys had to join the Hitler-Jugend. Here they would ultimately be prepared for war. They were soldiers in the making. The boys would sing songs about war and do drills. In English the Hitler-Jugend means the Hitler youth.

The German parliament, known as the Reichstag, was burned down mysteriously which gave Hitler his chance to pass The Enabling Act. This gave Hitler an infinite amount of power to rule over Germany.

References

Mar, Paul. "What Are the Causes of the Rise Of Nazism?." eHow. Demand Media, Inc., 17 June 2011. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/info_8609579_causes-rise-nazism.html>.

Zusak, Markus. The Book thief . Sydney : Alfred A. Knopf , 2007. 576. Print.

"Fun Trivia : Nazi Germany." FunTrivia. FunTrivia , 2006. Web. 1 May 2012. http://www.funtrivia.com/en/History/Nazi-Germany-14187.html