Adolf Hitler Essay Examples

The Oxford compendium defines responsible as being liable to be called to account, morally accountable for one’s actions, and capable of rational conduct, as well as being the primary cause. Historians have differing opinions on who or what was responsible for the Jewish pogrom. The prevailing belief suggests that the German people were already involved […]

What are you capable of doing if you’ve been brainwashed? If you’ve heard and know of the “Hitler Youth” and “Charles Manson and the Manson Family”, you would know the answer to that question. The Hitler Youth and Charles Manson and the Manson Family are very similar in the fact that they both used a […]

In the minds of the public, espionage is often the result of financial considerations. A government employee, possibly living beyond his or her means spies in exchange for money. The recent case of Robert Hanssen is one such example. This is certainly not the only motivation for spying, however.In the 1930s, the Soviets established a […]

It is certain that Hitler’s tactical skills and ability to exploit weaknesses shown by opponents was a key part of his successes from 1936 to 1939. But I don’t agree that they are solely the cause for his successes, more just a part of the overall cause of success.Some of the actions undertaken by Hitler […]

In this essay, I am going to be discussing and comparing the differences and similarities of three major dictators in Europe in the 1930s that had major influences in the events leading up to World War II. These were Joseph Stalin (dictator of former USSR), Benito Mussolini (dictator of Italy) and Adolph Hitler (dictator of […]

The European war that began in September 1939 may seem like an unstoppable chain of events. The annexation of several regions, including the Rhineland, Austria’s Anschluss, the Sudetenland, Silesia, Czechoslovakia and Poland occurred as events progressed and gained momentum [1]. This repetition adds to a sense of inevitability about the series of events. However, popular […]

When Hitler, as the leader of the Nazis, came to power in 1933 he set about preparing the country to go to war and invade neighbouring countries in order to acquire new lands and create a new German empire. Richard J Evans claims that “the ultimate goal of the war, he told them, not for […]

Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Hitler’s strategy was to form an alliance with Britain as a means of opposing communist Russia. In spite of initially receiving support in Britain, Hitler’s actions during the 1930s resulted in him losing favor and abandoning his prior beliefs. This was a consequence of his choice to […]

In his book Mein Kampf, published in 1925, Hitler discussed several ideologies and visions, including Gross Deutschland, autarky, lebensraum, anti-Semitism and the Aryan race. One of his nationalist desires was to unite all German-speaking people into Gross Deutschland. Hitler’s hatred for Jews was based solely on their perceived responsibility for everything he disliked and not […]

The Third Reich, for Hitler, was supposed to have lasted 1000 years minimum, but it only lasted 12 years and four months. Many historians blame this on an individual that’s Hitler himself. Whether it is accurate or not to describe Hitler as a ‘weak dictator’ has been questioned for decades, leading to the heart of […]

Having assessed Source A, it is clear that Sir Anthony Eden harbored an unfavorable view of Colonel Nasser and had justifications for his opposition towards him. Eden believed that the canal was not essential to Egypt. He accused Nasser of being self-centered and taking control of the canal for his personal gain. Eden had to […]

Fascism is known as an ideology. The routes of fascism are from the ancient times of Sparta. Fascism spread in WW1 in country’s like, Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan. Fascism relies on brute force; aggression, bloodshed, violence and the spreading of terror through secret police paralysing people with fear. Fascism even goes as far to […]

Early Years: Albert Speer was born in 1905; in the city of Mannheim located in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany. Albert had been raised in the small township of Heidelberg; he was the second of three boys. His father, Albert Friedrich Speer, was a highly successful architect and his mother Luise Mathilde Wilhelmine Hommel […]

‘The Silver Sword’ is about a Polish family separated during the Second World War and trying to find each other again when the war is over. a simple enough story,. This is a fictionalised but apparently based on fact story suitable for upper primary students. The story opens with Joseph Balicki, the father, escaping from […]

The Truth about “Our Secret” Susan Griffin’s main focus in her essay “Our Secret“ is on Heinrich Himmler’s life. She hopes to better understand how people come to be who they are as a product of childhood and adolescent experiences. Through this process she hopes her readers can become conscious to the truths of their […]

What were the factors that shaped the man who is view today as the symbol of pure evil; yet in the early 20th century was cheered by Germans and those who believed in his views and goals? What was the foundation for Adolf Hitler’s character and worldviews? There is no clear and simply answer to […]

As soldiers advanced, planes soared overhead while they brandished flags of crimson with a symbol in yellow. In the face of a Soviet Union attack, an older man with a mustache quickly seized a woman and they both drew their pistols as the enemy soldiers approached their camp. Understanding what had to be done, they […]

Many humans have been discriminated against and have been treated poorly because of their race, religion and background. During World War II, one of the most terrible catastrophes in modern day history occurred; the Holocaust. This brutal event left about six million Jewish people dead by the end of the war and left many people […]

There are growing worries that Pervez Musharraf, who governed Pakistan for 8 years, may be replicating the actions of Adolf Hitler in Germany during the 1930s. Throughout his tenure, which commenced in 1999, Musharraf has been linked with deceit. The Asian Development Bank characterizes Pakistan as a country with poor governance, extensive corruption and social […]

In Germany, the HJ movement served two main purposes: educating and training young Germans to become future members of the Storm Regiment, and instilling physical and mental strength without weakness. As Hitler famously proclaimed, “The weak must be chiselled led away. I want young men and women who can suffer pain.” The requirements for a […]

The approach presented In the following extract on Frank Macintosh’s understanding of appeasement is that being of structuralism. We can understand from his taken approach that Chamberlain’s actions were as a result of current situations, structures and constraints, whereby his decisions were not Immediately decided but were determined by outside Influences which controlled his decision […]

Vermeer’s paintings? Adolph Hitler and Hermann Goring were dominant, pitiless leaders that were obsessed with art. As Edward Dolling quoted Goring “I love art for art’s sake”. Hitler aspired to be painter, and applied to an art school in Vienna, but was rejected as mentioned in “rape of Europe”. According to rape of Europe, this […]