1.a) Explain how the Nazi Party consolidated its power in Germany in the period 1933-1939. The Nazi Party is now known as the most callously notorious political party of our modern times. ... The Nazi party was the very quintessence of Hitler himself. ... The Great Depression reached Germany in the early months of 1930. ... The elections of September 1930 brought about the extraordinary unforseen development; the Nazi Party increased its representation in the Reichstag from 12 members to 107, becoming the second largest party around. ...

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Bismarck used skilled diplomacy as well as opportunism to reach his goals. ... Soon after its establishment, the empire was concerned by the Kulturkampf, a brutal struggle between the state on the one hand and the Roman Catholic Church and Catholic Center party on the other. ... However, the struggle lost strength after Bismarck failed to break the authority of the Center party, which made great gains in the Reichstag in 1878. ... The relations between Bismarck and the Center party continued to improve, and the chancellor turned his consideration near the socialists, who had improved their po...

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These religion conflicts drew much resentment from general public onto these minority racial groups, and this hatred reached its peak in first part of the 20th century under the rule of the third Reich. ... Under the political and financial support of the Nazi party, eugenics was studied as cure for the sickness of society. ... The Nazi party just used this method successfully reversed the truth and turned the patriotism of German public into hatred. ...

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However, "even members of the more extreme left-wing parties did not expect the Reichstag to control the Kaiser or the Chancellor and his government."" ... The emergence of new parties to represent them only made their threat' against the new Germany Bismarck had worked so hard to set up worse. ... The Centre Party grew stronger in the Reichstag, as Catholics now believed that it was crucial to have representation to defend them. ... Despite the laws in place which banned party meetings and organisation, which stopped trade unions and any publications, "the demand for socialist reform wa...

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These political reforms eventually led to the liberalization in the Soviet Union thus limiting the far-reaching role of the communist party. ... This overthrow destroyed the monopoly of communists over political decisions as many of the countries attempted to reach out to the West and establish market economies. ... When both the principal and agent have common goals, progress is easy but if both parties disagree on some matters, problems arise thus affecting the dynamics of the system. ...

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He never identified himself with a party or laid down a precise programme. ... As the man responsible for domestic policy, how could Biz increase his power within Germany without a guiding political philosophy or party affiliation? ... " Understanding that power was always Biz's underlying motive, and that operating a political balance between a conservative emperor and a multi-party parliament was Biz's method to preserve and enhance his power, let us now look at some of the projects that Biz undertook that flowed from his aims and methods. ...

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"Today, as you know, competition, the law of supply and demand, freedom of trade, the effects of speculation, all radiate in a circle that reaches to the ends of the earth...that is a great complication, a great economic difficulty...an extremely serious problem. ... World War One is essential to the history of the Holocaust because the Nazi party was birthed from the post war economic and political problems. ...

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Architectural power was utilized as a form of propaganda by which "charismatic leadership, circumventing intermediary social and political institutions like parliaments, parties, and interest groups, gains direct hold upon the masses". ... The reclamation of the Pontine marshes was imperative to the fascist party in Italy because one of the central symbols of the regime was to convert wild nature into productive nature. ...

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As Moss puts it, politics marks the realm of rational persuasion through speech, legitimate institutions which are organized according to public written rules, and decisions which are reached by bargaining and compromise that can always be revised and reversed (Moss 1996,85). ... As Apter notes, "Martyrs of the Hamas of the party of God regard the Israelis they are ordered to kill as " pigs or monkeys", and their followers honoring the killers at the moment of their death"....

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Source C, however, is a much later source, as can be determined from the approach it uses to "persuade" people to enlist, preventing the "mad brute (of) militarism", in this case, a raving gorilla, that represents Germany, from reaching out from Europe (bottom-centre, right) which has been decimated, to the shores of "America" (bottom, centre). ...

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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. ... This changed in 1933 with a tripling of these expenditures to 3%, and by 1939 they would reach a staggering 23% of Germany's GNP. ...

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