The Power Of Propaganda And The Creation Of The Third Reich
...birth of their only son to survive infancy. Their son would prove to be important in their lives and the lives of millions of people around the world. They named their son Adolf Hitler. Hitler grew up to have extraordinary ambitions and a successful plan to carry them out. At the time of his death Hitler personified the totalitarian state. He spent decades of his life gathering support and rising to a position of power. He did this first as the leader of the Nazi party, then as the supreme dictator of Germany. How Hitler managed to achieve such immense power is a question that still plagues historians today. His power grew fast and he used a variety of techniques to gain it. The most important technique Hitler exercised was an exceptional use of propaganda which rallied the masses behind his cause and led him towards success. Hitler used his knowledge of speech and his understanding of worldly events to influence the German people. Ultimately, Hitler secured the power he needed to pursue his dreams of turning Germany into the most powerful state in the world.
Generating power for Germany was not an easy task for Hitler to accomplish. The roots of Hitler’s ambitions and the Nazi party can be found in the political events of post World War I Germany. When Germany requested an armistice on October 3, 1918, the existing German government created a “popular demand for radical change” among the population (Kershaw 111). The German revolution of November, 1918, united liberals and socialists under the goal of eradicating the existing autocratic regime. They succeeded and created the Weimer republic, which immediately declared defeat in World War I. The German people were left unsatisfied and confused by the actions of their government. The end of the war and the harsh regulations forced on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles created an unstable society. Germans were...
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