To what extent could Nazi Germany be considered a totalitarian state in the Period 1933-45? Any consideration of the extent to which Nazi Germany could be considered a totalitarian state in the period 1933-45 involves the application and evaluation of political models or "typologies" to Nazi history. It is important to acknowledge that there are a number of totalitarian models, and that these theoretical descriptions attempt to emphasize certain characteristics and features of the Nazi dictatorship. This analysis will consider two theories of totalitarianism: the six point "syndrome" devel...

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Fascism was forged in the crucible of post-World War I nationalism in Europe. The national aspirations of many European peoples nations without states, peoples arbitrarily assigned to political entities with little regard for custom or culture had been crushed after World War I. The humiliation impo...

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