They were not chosen because they were cruel. Some of these people actually wanted to join the SS because they thought they were ridding the world of Jews who were subhumans. ... If not, it was cut off with scissors. ... For shoes, the men and women were provided with wooden clogs. ... This panic was allowed to go on for several minutes because the ever-efficient SS had discovered that the gas was more effective the victims' body heat raised the temperature in the chamber. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The only way to explain how such a thing could happen is to go back to where it all started. ... The Nazi party came to power almost entirely because of certain events. ... Hitler was sentenced for high treason for 5 years. ... Hitler did not get along with his father when he was young because his father wanted him to get into politics and he like drawing instead, but he still got into art and the reason he started to hate Jews is because he could not sell his artwork, but the Jews could. ... Hitler also occupied Denmark, because it was in the way of the German attack (Shirer 991). ...

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• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However he only received the minimum sentence as the judge showed sympathy towards the Nazi cause. ... That changed with the Wall Street crash in 1929 and with skilful propaganda under Dr Joseph Goebbels the Nazi Party was able to attract a large number of votes, especially from the industrial and middle classes. ... After WW1 Germany was left with huge reparation debts, which heavily burdened the German economy. ... Germans even voted to have their rights taken away with the Emergency decree. ... As soon as they took power Adolf Hitler and the Nazis started to reclaim Germany's lost ...

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Germany needed rearmament and domestic consolidation, coupled with the gaining of alliances with Britain and Italy. ... Hitler's revisionism did contain special traits from the start that would set him apart from other fringe politicians, and set him down the course to eventually developing his program. ... Hitler had dealt with two of the four major European powers, next in line were the Soviet Union and Great Britain. ... For the British and again in line with his racial dogma, he had long held deep respect. ... Also on this first page he demanded that "one blood demands on R...

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• Approx Pages: 32
• Grade Level: High School

The European allies were odd with democracy, offering some liberties but not others. ... When a man cannot earn a living simply because there is nothing he can do no matter how willing he quickly turns on the government for help. ... People want to be told what to do when faced with a problem they cannot handle alone. ... This is important because it relays the message again the appearing to be what the people want is a critical factor in popular opinion and accomplishing goals. ... They did this because this was what they wanted. ...

• Word Count: 8195
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