History of Germany

Answer this question…People supported Hitler when he took power because conditions were so bad in Germany that they were willing to try anything. They continued to support him afterwards because, before he started his war, he was doing what he promised and things in Germany kept getting better, if you weren't a Jew, that is. When the war started, Hitler had been right about so many things before then that the people gave him the benefit of a doubt until it became obvious that it would not turn out well. Before Hitler began his war, his approval rating was in the 90's as he had achieved much up until that point. There is a consensus among historians that if Hitler would have died in 1938, he would today be remembered as the greatest German leader of modern times and would be honored along with Frederick the Great and Bismarck.

Official polling was not done during the war, but the Gestapo regularly made internal reports on the public mood, and certain underground opposition groups did the same. A close examination of these sources reveal, not surprisingly, that Hitler's approval rating diminished in direct proportion to German losses on the battlefield and the resultant effects on the German people at home. But at no point did the Germans of those days completely give up on their Fuehrer. When a group of Army officers attempted to assassinate Hitler shortly after the D-Day landings (the July 20, 1944 plot known as Valkyrie), they received no popular support. An entire generation of Germans had grown up in the Hitler Youth and many would remain loyal to Hitler long after he was dead.

Here is documentation of a POLL of Germans taken many decades back. It is from a book by Albert Speer about the Nuremberg criminals who served time in Spandau prison in Berlin for their crimes.

April 11, 1953 Spandau: The Secret Diaries: Through a clandestine note from his son-in-law, Doenitz has heard the results of a (July 1952) survey . . . . He himself stands at the head of the list of formerly prominent personages (former Nazis) whom the Germans still have a good opinion of. Doenitz has 46 percent; he is closely followed by Schacht with 42, Goering with 37, myself with 30, Hitler with 24 percent. Schirach and Hess lag behind with 22 percent. Seven percent have a bad opinion of Doenitz, 9 percent of me, 10 of Schacht, 29 of Schirach and Hess, 36 of Goering and 47 percent of Hitler. "Because the German people cherish me in their hearts, I shall soon be getting out," Doenitz observed complacently as he stood beside me today washing his hands. Nevertheless, the letter gave Doenitz no pleasure, for his son-in-law unforgivably passed on the information that he is now as popular as Rommel. In a tone of sharp repugnance, Doenitz commented that Rommel had been nothing but a propaganda hero because he participated in the July 20 conspiracy. Then Doenitz stalked off. (Speer II)

This poll reveals that in 1952, a full 25% of Germans still thought well of Hitler, and only 47% would say they disapproved of him!

As to why the German people continued to support Hitler during the war, the Allies policy of 'Unconditional Surrender' left them little realistic choice. Hitler was certain that if he surrendered to the Allies, no matter how dread the situation facing Germany was, the Allies would destroy Germany in the same manner that he himself intended to destroy his own enemies. Nazi propaganda utilized 'Unconditional Surrender' to spur the German people on, even in the face of hopeless odds. The behavior of the Red Army as they murdered and raped their way into Germany confirmed their worst fears and caused them to support their government until the last minute

The 1950's in East Germany, witnessed a massive numbers of East Germans leaving their country and relocating to West Berlin and West Germany. The great majority were young and highly educated or possessed technical skills that needed to rebuild the East German economy after the war. This "brain drain", created a huge problem for the leadership. Something had to be done and done quickly, if East Germany was to survive. Both the East Germans and the Soviet Union agreed to building the wall in Aug 1961.

~Building started June 15, 1961.

From 1945 till 1949 there was no German government and there were no benefits at national level. In the 1950s benefits for soldiers who had been disabled as a result of WW2 and for older war widows were introduced.

Adolph Hitler literally wanted to kill anybody who he thought did not fit according to his model.

The government was the Weimar Republic set up in 1918 after the fall of the German Empire in World War I

the success of American influence over communisim

The Aryan race was started by Adolf Hitler. Hitler believed that the Aryan race had to be pure German and well-built(for men) and beautiful(for women). The "blond Hair Blue Eyes" is a myth.

Any Jewish or "aliens" weren't allowed to be apart of the Aryan race.

It was not necessarily all Germany's fault that World War 1 started. It was collectively the fault of Germany, Russia, and Serbia for being unreasonable when dealing with each other.

Josef Goebbels (1897-1945) was one of the main political leaders in Nazi-Germany, during World War 2. He was Minister of Propaganda, and was very skilled at manipulating information in a way that helped the regime. Goebbels had been a journalist and a (failed) writer before becoming Minister. He used many modern techniques, especially the radio and cinema, but also newspapers, posters, paintings etc., to broadcast his propaganda messages. Goebbels was absolutely fanatic; he ordered operations like the public mass-burning of books (called "auto da-fe"), after issuing lists of books that the German people was forbidden to buy or read. Every media was strictly controlled, everything was done to prevent the people from reading, watching, listening to any free information. Theatre, art, movies, books... : everything was supposed to make the German people believe that Hitler was their great leader, that the country was going to take over Europe to make it a better place, that the Jews were a nuisance, etc. This propaganda was intented to control what people thought and believed. However, Goebbels was high-educated, and in a way he tried to save a part of the very rich German cultural heritage, partly because it contributed to the prestige of the country. As the Propaganda minister, he made huge campaigns with specific aims, like in 1939, in order to give Germany a reason to invade Poland, he imagined a complex scenario with false radio messages pretending that German minorities in Poland were being abused, thus giving Germany an excuse to invade the country. He was one of Hitler's closest advisors and he strongly believed that Hitler was right. Therefore, even at the very end of the war, when it had become clear that Germany was losing the war and that Hitler was becoming almost crazy, Goebbels remained with Hitler in a bunker, under the Chancellery in Berlin, unlike some high officers and close advisors, who tried to escape Berlin before the Allies enter the city. Goebbels committed suicide with his wife (after killing their 6 children), in the bunker, one day after Hitler's suicide. He had thus been the Reich Chancellor for one day, since Hitler had appointed him to be his successor at the head of the falling German Empire.

Alsace and Lorraine

During the early nineteenth century, Prussia was the only German state that could match the power and influence of the Austrian Empire. They were comparable in terms of size, population and wealth. Austria opposed the idea of German unification as it saw this as a threat to its own empire. Although they were a minority, there was a significant percentage of German-speakers in the empire. If they broke away to join a unified Germany, Austria would be smaller and weaker. To this end, Prussia and Austria were rivals.

The French, Americans, Russians and Britons decided to divide Germany into zones when they met at the Yalta Conference.

The reason was mostly boring politics. By colonizing Namibia, it kept Britain from securing a continuous stretch of Africa from the southern tip to the hammer part. It also gave Germany land in which to disturb England's territories while also striping Namibia of labor and resources. Mining natural resources wouldve been another major factor in controlling the lands. Diamond deposits can be found, but the deposits of lead, zinc, tin, silver and tungsten wouldve been reason enough, especially in a time of war.

so they can elect the offical they want to be in charge of Germany

The supporters of a democratic government in Germany in the late 1800s had hope of success in get rid on the monarchical form of governance. However, this did not happen and monarchy is always featured in the German government.

At acertain point the Germans started to ignore it by Mobilising an army. And simply printing the money it had to pay for reparations. eventualy it also took back lands confiscated after ww1 by the victors.

It was originally founded in January 1919 in Munich in response to the Munich Soviet.

For the regular police in East Germany, see Volkspolizei. Pacepa has noted that what happened in Russia and how KGB Colonel Vladimir When the parliament of Germany investigated public

It was the Germanic tribes including the Goths who attacked the Roman borders and invaded Italy. When the barbarians won and Rome fell, the middle ages began in 410 AD.
The name of a Germanic tribe.

It started when Martin Luther, a catholic who was against INDULGENCES which were pities from god being sold by catholics, put a 95 theses on a German church door and the theses spread over Europe , thus creating a full swing of protestant reformation.

"Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" was formed in 1933, the name is normally translated as "Life Guards of Adolph Hitler".Historically 'Guard' (German "Garde") formations are elite troops, receiving the best armament and equipment.

After the end of the First World War, political parties that came into being in Germany decided to reform German polity. This gave birth to the German Weimar Republic.

However, following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to pay reparation in the form of money. When the gold reserves in Germany were exhausted, Germany began to print the German Mark in huge numbers and this caused the Economic Depression of the 1930s.

It was amidst this confusion that Hitler marked his rise to power. The people held the Weimar Republic responsible for the Depression and broke their faith in the government.

Hitler's extensive propaganda to win the hearts of the people promised them a better future of economic prosperity. Demonstrations envisaged the ideals of unity and strength which won the confidence of the Germans.

The East and West Germany came to reunite when the Berlin wall falls down. And when the East German people lose its want of power they flee to the nation.