WORLD WAR II
The Nazi Rise to Power
AND HOW IT AFFECTED THE LIVES OF GERMANS
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Issue #1
Sept 1945
Jules Robinson Block C
THE NAZI RISE TO POWER AFFECTED THE LIVES OF MANY
THE START OF WORLD WAR TWO HAS BEGUN
It was September 1st 1939, and the Nazi invasion of Poland had begun. The Nazi rise to power was a very important historical event because as part of Hitler's “perfect world,” he wanted everyone to be the same. No one could be different or unique. The Nazis burned and destroyed any knowledge (literature, art, music etc.) that did not support or contribute to Hitler. Because of this many Jewish and German families started to rebel against Hitler and the Nazis.
HITLER'S PERFECT WORLD
HITLER YOUTH WAS AN ORGANIZATION TO GET YOUNG BOYS TO CONTINUE THERE EDUCATION WHILE TRAINING TO SOMEDAY SERVE IN THE AARMY.
Many years before in 1933, Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power. They had begun creating their vision of a “perfect world.” Their idea of a perfect world was one in which only people that had "pure German" or Aryan blood could live in Germany. They thought that because Aryans had blue eyes and blonde hair that that they were the start of creating the “master race”. In 1933 they started the first concentration camp. According to the article Nazi Party-World war II “In addition to Jews, the camp’s prisoners included members of other groups Hitler considered unfit for the new Germany, including artists, intellectuals, Gypsies, the physically and mentally handicapped and homosexuals”. Hitler also created a program in which all boys had to join once they turned 10. It was called Hitler Youth, and they continued their education while learning to fight for him. Because of this, organizations all over Germany started to destroy knowledge and books.
AN EXAMPLE OF NAZI PROPAGANDA OF THE HITLER YOUTH
DESTROYING
KNOWLEDGE Art, literature, and music were the creative pieces of culture that Hitler wanted to destroy. A reason he wanted to destroy knowledge and books was that Hitler only wanted him and his closest followers to have knowledge. That made the rest of the German people easier to manipulate and to control. He also destroyed art because he wanted to get rid of all possible Jewish influences on German culture. On the website Reference it said: “He initiated book burnings and destroyed books created by Jewish authors and adversaries of Adolf Hitler. He also used his position to censor other forms of public communication, including magazines, newspapers and transcripts for radio broadcasts.” Because some of the knowledge that the Nazis destroyed was work by Albert Einstein and other important figures, many Germans were not happy and started to rebel.
GROUPS REBELLING AGAINST THE NAZIS This is a map of the Nazi Rise to Power who had power where in Europe
This is the symbol of the rebellious While Rose Movement
This is the symbol of the Kreisau Circle, the most famous group that rebelled against the Nazis
Life was becoming very hard for everyone, not just Jews. Many Germans that were not supportive of Hitler started to resist Nazisum. For example, many men would refuse to join the army. Also many Hitler youth groups started “swing movements” where they listened to music and wore clothing other than what they were allowed to listen to and wear. There were also many groups that were formed to stand up to the Nazis. According to Opposition in Nazi Germany “However, this did not discourage some, especially youths. Some students started protest movements against Hitler and his regime. These included the White Rose Movement and the Edelweiss Pirates.” There were also many other groups such as the The Kreisau Circle that did not agree with the Nazis. In the article Opposition in Nazi Germany, it says that “The Kreisau Circle was one of the most famous groups to oppose Hitler. It was made up of churchmen, scholars and politicians. Rather than plan active resistance against Hitler and his regime, the Kreisau Circle was more concerned with planning for Germany’s future.” Even though many people and groups rebelled against Hitler and the Nazis, all of them were unsuccessful.
This is a timeline of the event of WWII
HOW IT AFFECTED THE GERMANSÂ An important part of the Nazi rise to power in Germany was the censorship of media, art, and other cultural knowledge. Hitler and his followers banned anything that did not contribute to the rise of the Aryan race. Â Both German and Jewish descent did not think this was fair. They rebelled against Hitler both individually and together. This important era of history showed us that people are willing to fight for what they believe is right, and they will not be oppressed.
References
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nazi-germany/opposition-in-nazi-germany/ https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005420 https://www.reference.com/history/did-hitler-burn-books-558437ffd773cac2# https://www.ushmm.org/collections/bibliography/1933-book-burnings http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nazi-party http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/anti-semitism/nazi-racial-ideas-and-antisemitism/what-were-hitler-s-ideas/#.WTAhlLzyuT9