Politically, he began to have strong nationalism and traces of anti- Marxism which would be the basis of his new regime. ... At the breakout of the first world war, in 1914 he volunteered. He was accepted into the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment and fought bravely. ... He then made a statement that would forever change his life and the lives of people throughout the world... He developed a new system of political propaganda, one that emphasized mass emotionalism and violent provocation. ...

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German nationalism, stirred up after World War 1, was an important part of Nazi policy. ... I Knew Hitler) Hitler and the Nazis also believe in tight control of society, national greatness and the right to acquire new territories in the east (Lebensraum). ... Germans had little experience and interest in a republic, but they felt a passionate desire to pay the Allies back and make Germany the "greatest nation" in the world again. ... School textbooks were rewritten, new subjects such as the science of races were introduced (appendix) and teachers were forced to educate pupils according t...

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The term 'totalitarianism' was first coined in Italy in May 1923 as a term of abuse against Mussolini's Fascist government. In England in 1929 the term was used to describe both Fascist (Italy and later Germany) and Communist (Soviet Union) states. Indeed, these countries were ruled by a single mas...

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