What Is Hitler A Functionalist Or Intentionalists
November 11, 1918 - World War I ended with German defeat. February 24, 1920 - The National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi Party) was founded. January 20, 1933 - Adolf Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor. January 30, 1942 - The Final Solution fell into place. These dates have similarities that forever changed the history of Germany, and ignited a long starting argument. Historians worldwide have dedicated their research to unveiling how the most devastating event in German history, the Holocaust, was set in motion. The debate is two sided: intentionalists versus functionalists. An intentionalist describes himself or herself as one who believes Hitler had previous intentions to commit genocide, while a functionalist describes himself or
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He suggested that had thousands of Jews been killed during World War II, the lives of German soldiers would have been saved (Hitler 679). In September 1919, Hitler’s first recorded concerns toward the “Jewish Problem” were written in a letter in which he describes Judaism as a race, not a religion. In the letter, he states that the final aim, which could only be attained in a government of national strength, had to be the removal of Jews altogether (Kershaw 89). Hitler declared the Jews as a serious threat to humankind, and insisted that they possessed a talent for corrupting culture practiced by other races. He compared the Jews to a germ: not only are they hard to get rid of, but they continue to spread as soon as a host provides them a location to reside. The effect of their existence is like that of parasites, wherever they appear, the host people disappear after a period of time (Pringle …show more content…
Only a few weeks afterward, he received orders to attend a course that was held for armed forces members. There, he was taught the fundamentals of civic thinking. Given the opportunity to meet like-minded comrades with whom he could discuss the situation of the unplanned movement, Hitler found greater value to the junction. All of his comrades were convinced that Germany could no longer be saved, a whole series of preconditions were lacking. Hitler had no intentions of joining a ready-made party, but wished to be the founder of his own (Hitler 220). Within their group, they discussed what needed to be acted upon. The basic ideas created that day were the same as those later pursued in the German Workers’ Party (Hitler
He suggested that had thousands of Jews been killed during World War II, the lives of German soldiers would have been saved (Hitler 679). In September 1919, Hitler’s first recorded concerns toward the “Jewish Problem” were written in a letter in which he describes Judaism as a race, not a religion. In the letter, he states that the final aim, which could only be attained in a government of national strength, had to be the removal of Jews altogether (Kershaw 89). Hitler declared the Jews as a serious threat to humankind, and insisted that they possessed a talent for corrupting culture practiced by other races. He compared the Jews to a germ: not only are they hard to get rid of, but they continue to spread as soon as a host provides them a location to reside. The effect of their existence is like that of parasites, wherever they appear, the host people disappear after a period of time (Pringle …show more content…
Only a few weeks afterward, he received orders to attend a course that was held for armed forces members. There, he was taught the fundamentals of civic thinking. Given the opportunity to meet like-minded comrades with whom he could discuss the situation of the unplanned movement, Hitler found greater value to the junction. All of his comrades were convinced that Germany could no longer be saved, a whole series of preconditions were lacking. Hitler had no intentions of joining a ready-made party, but wished to be the founder of his own (Hitler 220). Within their group, they discussed what needed to be acted upon. The basic ideas created that day were the same as those later pursued in the German Workers’ Party (Hitler