They let Hitler rebuild and conquer again. One way that Hitler was able to rebuild Germany was by a society called S.A. The leader was Ernst Roehm and he was a very powerful leader during this time. The S.A was gaining too much power and was becoming a threat to Hitler’s power. Therefore Hitler had no other choice but to purge the Sturmabteilung or S.A. After World War 1 the Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany could have a standing army.
Furthermore, it can be argued that propaganda was crucial to the maintenance of power by the Nazis as they portrayed Hitler as powerful and showed him to be good for the country, making sure people continued to show support for the Nazis and it portrayed Hitler as above all party politicking and as a figure for national focus and loyalty. This would have made sure people continued to support Hitler even after he was voted in as they would feel a kind of loyalty towards him. However, Propaganda cannot be described as the only crucial factor in the maintenance of power by the Nazis as propaganda alone cannot change an entire countries views. The introduction of new social controls further aided in the Nazi’s maintenance of power. Anti-Nazi judges were removed and replaced by those
Firstly, they were successful at controlling the society, as Hitler managed to get the Reichstag to agree to the Enabling Act. This meant that the Reichstag was literally voting themself out of power. It allowed Hitler and the Nazi Party to pass any laws they wanted to without permission from the Reichstag or the German people. This allowed Germany to be totally under control of one dictator, Hitler, and gave him all the power he wanted. Through the Enabling Act, he could then step out and truly begin transforming Germany into one big Nazi-controlled country that would obey his every word.
The most popular methods were propaganda and some forceful coercion and many historians see these as the most significant factor with Hans Rothfels stating “hundreds of thousands were defenceless and without legal remedy” suggesting that many Germans had succumbed to the regime purely down to fear and not due to them believing in the viscous Nazi policies, other historians justify this view such as Hinton and Hite they argue that “the night of long knives showed how brute force was used to maintain power by eliminating the potential threat of the SA leaders" this is pointing to that if a threat was seen it was eliminated before it could grow and challenge the regime which is showing how effective coercion and force can be in maintaining power. But on the flip side of the argument historians such as Ralph Fleny state that consent was the major element in the maintenance of power as they were giving the regime “vote after vote of overwhelming confidence” and also down to tradition through the previous authoritarian state so they were seen as “meek before authority”, the latter statement here is inferring that the German public seen the authoritarian way of life as more beneficial due to the failings of the war, being blamed on the Weimar republic and this shown democracy in a bad light and less favourable, because when under control by the emperor Germany was very
Explain why Ernst Rohm came into conflict with Hitler Ernst Rohm came into conflict with Hitler for reasons which can be that Rohm felt hitler was moving to slow also that Rohm wanted to take control of the Army swell as the SA and finally Rohm felt that hitler was bringing in to many foreign enforcements. Rohm wanted to increase the speed at which Hitler was continuing with the revolution of the nazi party. This was because he could see what he thought was great chances to make an impact on Germany as a party and that he was just being held back by Hitler, that Hitler was doing nothing but wasting time as Rohm thought that Hitler felt that the power that he had at the time was okay and Rohm wanted more and quick instead of waiting for hitler to do what he wanted and when he wanted it to be done. In Rohm’s words Hitler was ‘playing God’. As a result of this Hitler very strongly disagreed with this idea that Rohm had come up with, so therefore argued that time is what he needed also that if the revolution moved to fast something could go wrong, such as the German population could start to panic about who was in power also what they were using it for and possibly revolt loosing votes and the support that they desperately need ruining the whole campaign and possibly party.
However structuralists have argued that mass political movements in Germany were on the rise and did in fact influence politics. The power the Kaiser has was overwhelming because he didnt have to answer to neither the reichstag or the bundesrat, he ultimately has complete utter control over domestic and foreign policy. This would suggest that Wilhelmine Germany was an authoritarian state under the kaisers rule, but many historians such as Wehler suggested his own version of the argument which states that Wilhelmine Germany was in fact shaped by the elites (junkers) and the army which simply controlled the Kaiser from the shadows. In this essay i will discuss these interpretations offering the view that Wilhelmine Germany was an 'authoritarian' state under the rule of elites and ultimately the kaiser. Kaiser Wilhem II was an unpredictable, intelligent man with a poor judgement, hardly the kind of person you would give almost unchallenged political powers.
The more team members know each other the more they are comfortable working together, giving suggestions and challenging ideas to ensure the best possible outcome. Christine had a significant problem with Mike because of his distancing from the group and the lack of effort which was required of him. Christine should have begun to reverse this problem as soon as she observed it in order to prevent it from becoming worse. From the beginning Mike had proved to be difficult. The problem first became present when the suggestion to meet before class had been given and Mike “balked”.
At the time, the German General Staff was depending on the Schiefflen Plan to make World War I quick and decisive — allegedly making industry rather useless and unnecessary. Historian Joseph Borkin, argues that it was this idea that led to the decline of Germany in World War I. Those that supported the Schiefflen Plan clearly did not understand the importance of industrial supremacy during wartime and its ability to make a war of exhaustion possible. His argument was sound, The
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ESSAY “Why do people obey?” “It’s always a simple matter to drag people along whether it’s a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to great danger.”(Quote by Herman Goring, Hitler’s Commander of Nazi Storm Troopers, 1893 -1946) Obedience is a socially induced way of thinking that influences individuals to follow the orders and/or commands of those who are deemed to hold a higher level of authority over everyday life. While this is also true of Conformity, obedience is a more conscious manner of action. When individuals relinquish their own autonomy for the benefit of the larger group, they are no longer individual but products of conformity. Obedience to authority can become dangerous when morality and independent thought are stifled to the point that harm is inflicted upon another person.
He then asked Jim to set up a session with just Serena and himself so he could tell Jim his side of the story. Jim called him and Serena’s mom separately, and said that the next meeting would have to be with both adults and no child because the reason for treatment was so far removed from the nonsense that was going on. Jim felt he was being ineffective because of the difficult place they put him in. It is not an ethical violation to tape a session, but in this case it was an ethical concern because of what it was being used for. Serena’s father wanted to use it in court against her mother for personal gain.