How Did Germany Appeal To National Grievances
The Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler, was a left-wing totalitarian fascist political movement that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. Before and while they were in power, the Nazi regime was “guided by the principle of extreme nationalism” (Szalay, 2017). They existed to “rescue Germany from the disgrace of weak democratic leadership and from the threat of communism” and they lead by their belief of national socialism and social Darwinism. The Nazi appeal rested on approximately 90% nationalism and 10% socialism (Cowie, 1993). The Nazi regime had presented their appeal as a solution to national grievances that arose in Germany post World War I, as well as economic crises that were presented, all with the promise of strength and unity. Whenever Germans relinquished
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The Nazi regime in Germany had emerged as a counterforce to a combination of national grievances and economic crises, strengthening their appeal with the promise of strength and unity. The people of Germany had such a strong desire for this strength and unity that they did not see the loss of their civil liberties until after the Nazis were in control of Germany.
Hitler and the Nazi regime had utilised Germany’s anger and distress over the national grievances that occured to the country to strengthen their appeal. “After World War I, many in Germany were anxious about the future of their country and felt shame and frustration with their defeat” after the war (Szalay, 2017). Germany had felt as if they had been ‘stabbed in the back’ when their government had signed the armistice, and later on, the Treaty of Versailles. Due to the Treaty, “Germany gave up important territory,” and “lost all its colonies”. In addition, they were forced to “reduce their armed forces greatly and was required to pay
The Nazi regime in Germany had emerged as a counterforce to a combination of national grievances and economic crises, strengthening their appeal with the promise of strength and unity. The people of Germany had such a strong desire for this strength and unity that they did not see the loss of their civil liberties until after the Nazis were in control of Germany.
Hitler and the Nazi regime had utilised Germany’s anger and distress over the national grievances that occured to the country to strengthen their appeal. “After World War I, many in Germany were anxious about the future of their country and felt shame and frustration with their defeat” after the war (Szalay, 2017). Germany had felt as if they had been ‘stabbed in the back’ when their government had signed the armistice, and later on, the Treaty of Versailles. Due to the Treaty, “Germany gave up important territory,” and “lost all its colonies”. In addition, they were forced to “reduce their armed forces greatly and was required to pay