According to the book "1984" written by George Orwell and the short article "Control the Language, Control the Masses", the effect of the use of language has rationalized the people's thoughts of rebellion against each other and limits their choices of being self-independent. ... Alinsky, once had said that, "He who controls the language controls the masses.... But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parli...

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Garraty argues that Nazi and New Deal anti depression policies bear striking similarities, and because the systems were perceived to be so fundamentally different his comparison is expository of how people handled the crisis. He accomplished this by focusing on the policies and their effects not on the motives of the policy makers. Garraty suggested similarities between the two systems were: having a strong leader, an ideology stressing the nation, the people, the land, the state control of economic and social affairs, and the quality and quantity of government propaganda. ... Though The Hall ...

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They consolidated their power by creating domestic policies which would in effect oppress the opposition, attract the masses, and also control their points of views. ... One of Hitler's domestic policies which did just that was his economic policy. The highlight of the policy was that it reduced unemployment by millions. ... The final way in which domestic policies helped Hitler and Mao strengthen their power was through citizen mind control. ... The educational and arts policies also helped to control the minds of the masses, though Hitler's was more successful to a larger extent, ...

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In Hitler's expansionist policy, Hitler invaded targetted countries in order to achieve his goals of a Greater Germany. When he saw how Britain adopted a policy of appeasement in order to not risk a war, he took a gamble and set his sights on Czechoslovakia. ... Because of their fear of another war breaking out, they adopted a policy of appeasement that settled conflicts between countries on peaceful and non-military terms. This applied to when Hitler wanted control over Sudetenland, Britain and France decided on the Munich Agreement in the Munich conference that Hitler was to be given co...

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Hitler became Fuhrer in 1934 and from there he continued his policy of Gleischaltung or co-ordination, which had begun, with the co-ordination of German political parties in 1933. Gleischaltung was the policy of turning Germany into a totalitarian state, where all aspects of life where controlled/manipulated by the Fuhrer. ... Craig - "Gleischaltung" The SS where heavily involved in the policy of Gleischaltung as it was their duty to see that the Third Reich prevailed where the old Reich had failed . ... He was in sole control of everything and everyone in the Reich, whose word was law. ......

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The conservative's believed that they could contain Hitler and his policies. ... Using government institutions Hitler used the law and government policies fashioned around his ideology to consolidate his authority. ... Once again showing his ability to be "master of the Third Reich", Hitler used the intended Machiavellian policy to "divide and rule." ... An example of the divide and rule strategy is found in which Hitler broke up unified control over the Nazi organization and government. ... Hitler wanted a strong power base to support his policies and ultimate ideologies. ...

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Therefore the British government sought to follow a policy of appeasement. However, everyone did not share the acceptance of the policy of appeasement. ... That the policy of appeasement was deemed to fail from the onset. ... She was also to lose European territory including Alsace-Lorraine, Eupen, Malmedy, North Schleswig, West Prussia, Poznania, and parts of Upper Silesia and Memel, and all her non-European colonies were to be placed under the control of the League of Nations. The Saar coalmining region was to be placed under the leagues control until 1935 and all foreign currency and go...

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Assignment 'The foreign policy of the Third Reich derived from the ideological principles and long-range goals of National Socialism. ... Therefore, Mein Kampf was considered a source for early National Socialism foreign policy because of its content. ... In the opening paragraph is submitted a correlation between racism and the foreign policy. ... The plan was that Hitler would set up a continental empire that would have had the control over the entire continent. ... By this, he gained more freedom in action in foreign policy. ...

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" This course aimed to identify ethnic classification, population policy and racial genetics. ... This Nazi education policy had two main objectives, the first, indoctrination of the young and the second, training of a party elite to control the armed services and the state. The independent nationalist socialist education system had three branches; the Napolas (National Political Institutes) and Adolf Hitler schools (later created more firmly under the party's control). ...

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Between the years 1939-42 there was a clear vacillation of policies over the economy, which had never fully mobilized solely towards the war effort, indicating that it was unsuccessful. ... For example, there were 4 different departments that controlled the war economy. ... For example, he exerted greater control over the armed forces by making them submit requirements to Speer's ministry. ... Similarly, Speer was able to bring the Gauleiters under control through threatening to stop providing them with coal. ... Within 6 months Speer's policies had led to an increase in ammunition o...

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Whoever controls the mind controls everything. ... He used mass communication to control Germany and dehumanize the human population. ... Mussolini followed the Nazis in adopting a racial policy that led to persecution of the Jews, and the creation of apartheid in the Italian empire. ... Lastly, Mussolini's major changes in political views and beliefs were fueled by his ever-growing dreams of total control. ... In foreign policy, Mussolini soon shifted from pacifist-imperialism to an extreme form of aggressive nationalism. ...

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The fourth feature is the Monopoly control over communications or propaganda. ... This illustrates an obvious lack of control, to an extreme measure. ... The Nazis never controlled big business (Cartels) but rather struck deals in order to co-exist. ... The limits of Nazi control are clearly evident in the failure of the autarky program. ... In this sense, under Bracher's model; if Hitler's dictatorship is to be described as total, it must be shown that Hitlarian ideology determined the policies and reality of Nazi Germany. ...

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However, others saw Hitler as having complete control over all aspects of Nazi government and did in fact set up a social Darwinist bureaucracy which was driven to implement his world view. ... Also Hitler's reluctance to intervene came from a sense of his own inadequacy and hesitancy and that he was concerned by the impact unpopular policies would have on groups in German society, particularly the working class. ... In his book explaining Hitler's Germany, an entry in Goebbel's (a German politician at that time) diary made in March of 1943 seems to support the view that the Thi...

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It is known that Hitler wanted a "thousand year reich" but for that to happen you cannot have someone who wants to take control of you and dictate you, which is what Hitler seems to think and it sounds as though it's a survival of the fittest between the two where only one can remain which is where they "will die out only with him comes from." ... However to counter this a functionalist would say that while Hitler has recently been imprisoned and so has lost vital support due to his actions in the Muinich putch, therefore to gain support he is taking advanatage of the hated foreign policy...

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Gradually, through masterful organizational skills, astute manuevering in the corridors of Nazi power, and a thorough devotion to his leader, he gathered all police and security powers under his control and built the SS, the most powerful institution in Germany. ... Hitler, the visionary leader, conceived and laid down the outlines of the Nazi policy toward the Jews. ...

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First, in Stalin's Russia, his Five Year Plans controlled the national economy. Once assuming control, Stalin planned for five years into the future using these legislative acts. ... In Stalin's Russia, his regime of totalitarianism controlled every aspect of Russian society. ... Hitler had complete control of German politics and society, while Stalin, who still had a great deal of control, did not have as much influence as Hitler. ... The most noteworthy aspect of Stalin's social policies in the USSR was his purges and deportations. ...

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Huxley would consider Obama's policies foolish for undermining the capacity of ISIS and accuse him of using non-rational propaganda through the nation's media to target human emotions by depicting the beheading of two American journalists. ... By creating an irrational fear of terrorism and targeting human emotions, the masses are truly controllable. ...

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While this shocking and unusual process went on, this is not very first time that humans tried to control the genetic quality for their advantage. ... Hitler's annihilation of selected populations deemed to be unsatisfactory was implemented with the intent of improving the overall genetic quality of humans under his control. ... Hitler and Nazi Germany cruelly implemented policies that reflected social and political ideas with little to no scientific support. ... Hitler and Nazi Germany cruelly implemented policies that reflected social and political ideas with little to no scientific s...

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Gellately is known also for his publication The Gestapo and German Society: Enforcing Racial Policy 1933-1945, which was released in 1990. ... The book tells about the Nazi's use of propaganda, policies, policing and image as a way to influence people and the enemies from within. ... Gellately believes that there would've been at least some organized resistance to Hitler's actions, but as his policies turned bloodier and more barbaric, the population's opinion was never changing, despite a minority of contrasting views. ... He argues that it was never fully intended to k...

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The immediate origins may be found in the failed military coup of July 1936 which left part of the country in the hands of Franco and his fellow rebels and the rest under the control of supporters of the Second Republic(Beevor). Above all, however, it was the use of Spain's countryside as a testing ground for brutal new military devices and strategies by Hitler and Mussolini, the international policies of non-intervention and appeasement by nations such as Britain, and intense internal social disarray and unrest that left Spain the isolated, unstable nation wracked by civil war. ...

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Through following a policy of legality from 1924, with the Nazis prepared to 'hold their noses' alongside their enemies, as well as intense restructuring efforts such as a Gauleiters in every German region, the Nazis had put themselves in a position to exploit any potential chaos. ... Hindenburg's advisors and his previous chancellor, Von Papen, believed that Hitler could be controlled and by believing this, drastically underestimated his potential power and wit. ... This deliberate tactic by Hitler meant that the elites who were, in effect, in charge of decision making overest...

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The leader dictates policies and procedures, and controls all activities without any meaningful participation by members of said group. This leadership style involves absolute control over a group. ... An authoritarian leader displays close control over groups and motivates individuals through enforced rules, regulations, and penalties. They not only control the efforts of the group, but also monitor them for completion often under close scrutiny (Cherry 2000). ... This style of leadership is focused on both command by the leader and control of the followers creating a clear division between t...

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Hitler Youth organisations brought together youths of all walks of life and indoctrinate them with Nazi policies and propaganda. ... In order to implement complete rule, control and power over the German population, the Nazis established both a Ministry of Propaganda to monitor and restrain information, and particular police agencies to track down and deal with dissidents. ... Goebbels controlled and censored al...

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There are no alarming ideas, intransigent proposals or any indication of the vices that followed party policies, such as execution of Jews and attempted control of the world. ... No one had the freedom to protest in the country and all political parties were controlled by the Nazis. ...

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Nazi Germany regulated and controlled the art produced between 1933 and 1945 to ensure they embodied the values they wished to indoctrinate into the German people. ... The composition is extremely ordered, controlled, and dignified, there is no indication of social unrest under the rule of the Third Reich, it is an ideal Utopia where the every day person a subject worthy of intense interest. ... The painting displays this ancient German ideology that was appropriated and extended by the Nazis to rationalize the policy of Lebensraum or "living space" so that the superior Nordic race could contr...

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