Essays on Nazi Germany

Abstract This paper examines the devastating economic, social and political situation in Weimar Republic and the concept of hyperinflation as part of the daily life of the Germans during those times. A movie ‘M’ and a TV series ‘Babylon Berlin’ will be described as examples...

The Weimar Republic was a government in Germany between 1919-1933. During the Weimar Republic period, it shows the aftermath of political failure but also cultural growth that remains present to this day. Germany experienced difficulties after World War I where families suffered high mortality rates,...

Along with its chaotic economic state, The Weimar Republic had many political problems; that is, problems within the government structure, or within the political landscape of the people, which directly removed opposition, or led to the German people’s resentment of the government, which all contributed...

Between 1919 when the Treaty of Versailles condemned Germany to scandalous debt to 1934 when Adolf Hitler became Führer, major changes that greatly impacted citizens’ lives occurred in Germany. Public issues began inserting their way into the private lives of Germans. In his novel Little...

Introduction While The Great Depression played a minor factor in bringing the Nazis to power, a variety of other factors had a greater impact. Political divide within the military and German social division compromised governmental stability. Mistakes made by Weimar leadership deteriorated government power and...

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ continues a literary tradition of the evil of the Holocaust through the eyes of a child. In this book it contrasts the differences of man’s inhumanity to man with man’s capacity to care and love. The main theme however,...

Introduction In 1859, Charles Darwin published his notions on natural selection and the theory of evolution in his influential book ‘On the Origin of Species’. Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was a scientific theory which focused on explaining his observations about biological diversity...

Films are a source of entertainment for countless people. They can also be used for other reasons such as propaganda. Especially in WWII with so many powerful forces at work, films used as source of propaganda were a very effective method of gaining support. Leni...

The conspiracy theories of Adolf Hitler on Netflix can display a great theory. Adolf Hitler deaths and escapes are really interesting but if you pay attention to the details they can have you really thinking. Adolf Hitler was a really cruel and angry person but...

Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah and Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List are known as two of the most important films in the 20th century that portray the historical tragedy of the Holocaust. Although made eight years apart, both directors used techniques to present specific aspects of these historical...

Schindler’s List is a historical period drama that takes place and is filmed in Krakow, Poland. The film was directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and is based on the novel written by Australian author, Thomas Keneally. Keneally wrote Schindler’s Ark, which was published in...

Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List” and Alain Resnais’ “Night and Fog”, both are a source of light on the horrible event of the Holocaust, but what differentiates one from the other is the fact that they both are portrayed through different styles of film-making, have different...

Despite the countless award-winning recollections of indifference throughout history, the persecution depicted within Thomas Keneally’s Schindler’s List against the Jewish people during the Holocaust remains as a significant substantiation of detrimental human oppression. Thomas Keneally’s novel titled Schindler’s List should be the recipient of the...

In his book, Ordinary Men, Christopher R. Browning creates a vivid and heart wrenching depiction of the genocide of the Jewish population living in Poland during the 1940’s. Approximately six million Jews were killed throughout the course of the Holocaust. Thousands of Nazi soldiers, under...

“We must close union offices, confiscate their money and put their leaders in prison. We must reduce workers salaries and take away their right to strike.” Hitler, Adolf. Hitler is known for after he entered the parliament. Hitler is still known as one of the...

The book Night is a memoir of Elie Wiesel, his family, and other fellow Jewish practicing people’s experiences during the Holocaust. The word Holocaust is used when there is “destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.” – Google...

As we all know, the Second World War was a dark time ever, for as though many individuals got executed and frightened throughout the Holocaust. The memoir Night by Elie Wiesel mentions the harsh circumstances, he and the others endured and how they were close...

Imagine being ripped away from your home and family, and only given the bare minimum to survive. This is how Elie Wiesel felt when he was just 12 years old. This book was written by Elie Wiesel and it explains all of his situations he...

A world with corruption and violence is what Elie Wiesel painfully dealt with as mentioned in the written memoir, Night. This novel describes of the horror and terror Wiesel went through in his childhood in the midst of the Holocaust. His family was taken from...