Nazism

Hitler's speech-Triumph of the will :

“the people in ever
greater numbers have joined this
leadership and subordinated themselves.
(applause)
The German people are happy in the
knowledge that the constantly changing
leadership has now been replaced by a
fixed pole; a force which considers
itself the representative of the best
blood, and, knowing this, has elevated
themselves to the leadership of this
Nation and is determined to keep this
leadership, to use it to the best
advantage and never to relinquish it
again. ...
(applause)”

I chose this quote because it shows how by 1934, after being in power for one year, Hitler is telling the country that he does not plan on giving up the power. He’s is essentially telling them that he will be a dictator and they all applaud him!!!  He is also made his reference of what’s to come by saying that he is a force which considers  itself the representative of the best blood.

1. What were some of the major reasons that led to the rise of Nazi Germany?

One of the contributing factors that lead to the rise of the Nazi party in Germany was the Great Depression that hit worldwide as a result of the crash of the stock market in the USA. As a result there where mass bank failures and Germany’s economic recovery was tie to the US economy. Another reason was the DNVP endorsement of the Nazi as a junior political partner that gave them political legitimacy. Also the representative form of government instituted by the Weimar republic made it possible for a party to control government without winning the majority of the votes. However I would cite Hitler‘s   release from jail after serving only one a despite committing what could clearly be called treason. Had he remained in Jail for a decade or two, we probably wouldn’t be talking about him in the same manner.

2. How did Nazis resolve conflicts between workers and owners and why was this attractive model for business executives? They took control over wages and that appeased the workers, and for the owners they also controlled the prices of raw materials and got rid of the workers unions and replaced them with a national union control by the government.   I think it was an attractive business model for the executives because it guaranteed a profit at the end of the day and that is what they care the most about.

3. What is the significance of the phrase "Arbeit Macht Frei?" the significance is that it was both true and a lie. It was a lie because it means "work makes (one) free," meaning "work sets you free" or "work liberates” but in reality they where never going to let them go or “free” them to return to their homes. However, it was true because they where going to work them until they die and when you die you are free from working.

4. What is state capitalism and how does it relate to Nazi Germany? It is a form of capitalism where the state is in control but allows the business to make and keep the profits it makes. the Nazi regime was a form of “state capitalism.

5. How would you evaluate the psychological causes of anti-semitism in the context of German society? I believe that without a Hitler, the German people would not have done the atrocity that they did. I think the reason he made them the target of his anger was because they where the ones holding the money, they where the bankers. Most teachers of Marxist class-war politics in Germany where Jews; and they where Nazi opponents. That is not to say that the majority of the German population where not anti-Semite