Faced with a temporary improvement of the German economy by the Weimar Republic's ability to secure loans and investments (mostly from America), Hitler was forced to wait until economic conditions worsened to propel his Nazi agenda. In 1929 Hitler finally got his chance, the American stock market crash of 1929 affected nearly every nation in the world and German prosperity soon came to an end as a result of the Great Depression, vast unemployment and hunger that followed. ... During the early period of 1933 - 1939, the Fuehrer conducted purging campaigns of the S.A., political party membe...

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In North America, where the population is prevalently Teutonic, and where those elements intermingled with the inferior race only to a very small degree, we have a quality of mankind and a civilization which are different from those of Central and South America. ... But in North America the Teutonic element, which has kept its racial stock pure and did not mix it with any other racial stock, has come to dominate the American Continent and will remain master of it as long as that element does not fall a victim to the habit of adulterating its blood. ... Trevor- Roper and Allan Bullock supporte...

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Numerous theories have been put forward to somehow explain the popularity and audiences' seemingly endless macabre fascination with, what were truly horrendous events in the course world history. ... However, this theory does not explain the popularity, particularly in America of these films. ... In these terms, the depiction or subtle insinuation as America as the Hero' could explain American society's acceptance and indeed, embracing of the Holocaust genre. ... Throughout the early 1950's, 1960's and 1970's, the Holocaust films were mainly centred around...

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Early proponents of cloning hoped that this science could be used to create a better humanity. This idea, called eugenics, dominated early 20th Century thought and is concerned with the social direction of human evolution. ... Basic elements of early eugenic belief are still used today in discussions about cloning humans. ... Among the Americans present were the presidents of Harvard and Stanford universities and Alexander Graham Bell. ... The Pioneer Fund, an American eugenics foundation, proposed that American pilots should be encouraged to have more children by paying them stipends. ...

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It was the deadliest theatre of war in history causing the death of over 30 million people. ... This depth was not apparent to pre-invasion German reconnaissance and was key to their consistent regeneration of units in the early stages of the war. ... Early in the war, Stalin's insistence on "last stand tactics" often lead to soldiers' remaining in untenable positions resulting in drastic Russian casualties exemplified in Kiev where 660,000 encircled soldiers were captured. ... In the early stages of the war, Soviet numerical superiority was deceptive, many divisions were criminally ...

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(Carroll, 1966, 114) These sanctions would be in indirect cause for what would lead to the Nazi party taking power in the early 1930s. ... In the early morning hours of September 1, 1939 Nazi Germany, under the command of Adolf Hitler, would invade Poland and spark the largest conflict in modern history. ... As early as 1933 we could see such underlying plans that would foreshadow the Fuhrer's true plans. ...

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Anthropomorphism can be seen throughout human history. ... Early examples of anthropomorphism can be found throughout the Hindu culture and in several of their deities, such as Ganesha. ... Examples of humans protesting can be observed by looking at the American Revolution or groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). ... Throughout human history, dehumanization has been used as a technique to commit terrible acts. ...

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