In what ways did the Nazi state seek to establish total control over its people?
[question] Question. In what ways did the Nazi state seek to establish total control over its people? [/question] [solution] Solution: The Nazi state sought to establish total control over its people by dubious methods of propaganda. Mass killings were termed special treatment, final solution; evacuation to disinfection areas was in reality deportation of jews to the gas chambers. The regime used language and media with careful double-meaning expertise, employing the latter for national support ...
Explain what role women had in Nazi society.
[question] Question. Explain what role women had in Nazi society. Return to Chapter 1 on the French Revolution. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the role of women in the two periods. [/question] [solution] Solution: Role of women in Nazi society followed the rules of a largely patriarchal or male-dominated society. Hitler hailed women as “the most important citizen” in his Germany, but this was true for only Aryan women who bred pure-blood, "desirable" Aryans. Motherhood was the only ...
Explain why Nazi propaganda was effective in creating a hatred for jews.
[question] Question. Explain why Nazi propaganda was effective in creating a hatred for jews. [/question] [solution] Solution: Nazi propaganda was effective in creating hatred for the jews because of two main reasons. Firstly, the Jews were stereotyped as killers of Christ. They had been barred since medieval times from ownership of land. Secondly, they were hated as usurers or money-lenders. Violence against jews, even inside their residential ghettos, was common. Hitler’s pseudo-scientific rac...
What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
[question] Question. What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking? [/question] [solution] Solution: The peculiar features of Nazi thinking are a belief in racial hierarchy and Lebensraum or living space. Hitler and his followers believed that Nordic German Aryans were at the top, while the jews formed the lowest rung of the racial ladder. They believed that only the strongest race would survive and rule, and for them, this race was that of the Aryans. Regarding living space, the Nazis were of...
Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
[question] Question. Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic. [/question] [solution] Solution: The problems faced by the Weimar Republic were present from its very inception. The Versailles Peace Treaty at the end of the First World War dispossessed Germany of its territories, its resources and its pride as a nation. In spite of the harsh terms, the Weimar Republic accepted the humiliating treaty, thereby making it unpopular amongst the German masses. The German state was financially ...