Hitler And The World

Hitler and the World

Berlin, Germany, November 19, 1932.
The crowd cheers on Hitler as he makes
his way up.

Many people are wondering how Hitler rose to power. They wonder who would want to support a vicious evil person like this. Hitler's rise to power had four major reasons. Hitler's rise to power was based upon long-term factors. These factors were long term bitterness, weak constitution, propaganda, and money. Deep anger about the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles created an underlying bitterness to which Hitler’s viciousness and expansionism appealed, so they gave him support. In addition to that, Nazi propaganda persuaded the German masses to believe that the Jews were to blame and that Hitler was their last hope so they supported him. Also, weaknesses in the Constitution crippled the government, leading to Hitler's advantage. In fact, there were many people in Germany who wanted a return to dictatorship. When the crisis came in 1929–1933, there was no way to fight to stop Hitler. Lastly, the most important reason was money. The financial support of wealthy businessmen gave Hitler the money to run his propaganda and election campaigns which was a major factor for him gaining his power. *(1)(2)
    

This poster of 1932 says: ‘Hitler – our last hope’

     In my opinion, the most important reason to Hitler's rise to power is the fact that the Weimar  Republic also known as their government was weak. This gave Hitler advantages to become the new leader. If the government had been steady and strong, then the Germans would have confidence in it and not have turned to Hitler for guidance. The reason that the Germans had turned to Hitler was because they had thought the government was no use and thought Hitler was their only hope and can save them.  In addition to that, Germany wanted to return to dictatorship because they had no hope and faith in their current government. They believed in Hitler's words and promises because Hitler was a brilliant speaker so he has had an influential power over people. *(1)(3)

      Hitler rose to power also due to another important reason. Hitler had set up a group called the stormtroopers that would protect his political meetings from attacks by rivals. They would attack Jews and everyone that opposed Hitler. Many opponents kept quiet simply because they were scared of being murdered and if they were, the judges simply let the Stormtroopers go free. *(4)

Adolf Hitler mingles with Nazi storm troopers.

   I think that opponents of Hitler shouldn't have kept quiet about the stormtroopers because if they were to sacrifice themselves and spread word out about them, the stormtroopers can be stopped and also the judges should have been replaced by more bold, courageous and righteous people rather than people who are afraid of Hitler or on Hitler's side. So, in my opinion the most important reason to Hitler's rise in power is the weak government that they had that led the Germans to doubt and supported Hitler out of desperation. *(1)(3)


Resources:
1. http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671
2. http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/p/Versailles-Treaty.htm
3.http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/germany/hitlerpowerrev1.shtml
4. http://www.historyonthenet.com/Nazi_Germany/stormtroopers.htm

Is War Inevitable?

Is War Inevitable?

War has it's good points as well as bad points.

      

War was being fought for
 freedom and power.

     Some people say that war is inevitable.  They say this because as humans and like any living creature, we have the instincts to survive. Charles Darwin studied natural selection which created the belief of Darwinism, survival of the fittest. Humans would need to become strong and willing to protect themselves to survive. Conflicts between humans, usually countries, cause these wars as one side doesn't agree with the other or to fight for more due to greed or self defense. Wars are usually caused by the human instincts of wanting to be more powerful or to fight for existence. Even if war is not in every persons nature it will always be in the majority. War is everywhere on earth whether it comes to actual war or just conflict it will never vanish because part of human nature is to want power and control. War is the ultimate tool to obtain these goals, primarily over those who would resist. (4)

Andrew Bonar Law says that war isn't inevitable.

    While some say war is inevitable, others say the opposite. War is actually not inevitable because due to human nature, war is not in our genes. War is created based on their culture to decide how best to deal with other groups of people. Most people turn to war because they feel the need to protect those close to home. In addition to that, each society's values, size, resources, and so on decide whether they participate in war. (1)(2)(3)

    In my opinion, I think that war is not inevitable. I think this because we can always work things out. War is not necessary because we can always work things out with other countries. We can make peace treaties and compromise, and become good friends. War isn't necessary because it just leads people to get hurt and a lot of innocent people die because of wars. It also takes a great abundance of money for war and after wars, countries become poor and will eventually have to go to great lengths to earn money again. This is when they start taxing the people unfairly and this makes the country's people suffer due to the government's decisions of involving in wars. In addition to that, many countries create wars rationally without the intention to try to work things out. In my opinion, I think that hearing each other's thoughts and respecting each country and becoming allies and friends instead of foes is better because that way you can help each other out if you need something and this is helping out the world as a whole. (1)(2)(3)

Resources: 

1.http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/07/05/war-has-deep-roots-in-human-nature-but-its-not-inevitable/#.UzReVPm-2So

2. http://www.worldbeyondwar.org/inevitable/
3. http://socialistworker.org/blog/critical-reading/2013/07/20/study-war-not-due-human-nature
4. https://www.wnyc.org/crowdsourcing/war-inevitable/report/1/