TO WHAT EXTENT WAS NAZI GERMANY A TOTALITARIAN STATE?
To a great extent,
under the direction of Adolf Hitler and his national socialist party, You don't really need this! All you need is a straightforward judgement :-) Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state,
which was a system of government where
by power and all aspects of state affairs were in the hands of one party and its charismatic leader
that tolerated no opposition. Following the death of Hindenburg, Hitler became the F
ührer (please include the umlaut)
(supreme ruler) of the German state, rapidly altering the country into an all controlled nation;
installing many of the characteristics which can be usually defined as totalitarianism. This was manifested through the extreme application of propaganda, terror and repression
through the implementation of the Radio, the SS and the Gestapo to construct a system of terror and advertise the official ideology of Nazism. Hitler obtained jurisdiction of social and cultural life in Germany through youth and women, permitting him to express his Nazi ideology into all aspects of life and ensuring the success of his government,
although he did tolerate particular opposition with the swing youth, Edelweiss pirates and confessional church. Additionally, the severe Nazi racial policy being drilled into Germany with anti-semitic laws and full-scale violence meant that the moral and ethical codes of a liberal democratic state were disregarded, forming a totalitarian state. Thus, Nazi Germany was to a great extent a totalitarian state as it featured many of the aspects of totalitarianism.
Clearly, Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state to a great extent, You don't need 'clearly' here - just "To a great extent, Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state" will do. as apparent through the employment of propaganda, terror and repression to achieve complete domination
I wouldn't say propaganda, terror and repression achieved complete domination - maybe 'indoctrination' would be a better word here. throughout all aspects of German life. Under the direction of Joseph Goebbels, propaganda was utilised successfully by the Nazis in an attempt to broadcast the party and promote the new government as one of national recovery. Propaganda was
essentially employed to advocate their party, upbraid other political parties, promote the ideologies of nationalism
and articulate a sense of hatred among the enemies and form an image of Hitler as a saviour
(Fuhrer myth).
Ultimately, it is apparent through the use of The radio was an essential tool that was developed in order to be employed for propaganda
in industrialising Germany as it which had a significant impact upon citizens of Germany. Goebbels realised the capabilities of the radio and developed the
people’s radio (Volksempfanger)
I think you can just use "Volksempfanger" here :-), which was cheap and effective, granting him the ability to compose public opinion through the telecom of Hitler’s speeches and playing of popular music. As a result, the Germans were continuously being advised of Hitler’s authority and power, endorsing the official ideology of the Nazi party,
the foundation of a totalitarian state. This is reinforced by Guberger who places strong importance on the responsibility and impact of propaganda on the people of Germany, to the extent where public opinion was created with the assistance of the radio.
Insert your judgement here to link back to the question. Your topic sentence should relate back to the question! Additionally, the Nazi regime exercised terror and repression to infuse fear and violence into Germans,
in turn upholding control over the individuals who did not support their cause and removing any conflicting political parties. This terror was authorised through militaristic means with the development of the SS (Schutzstaffel)
Choose which term you want to use, a greatly structured and cruelly resourceful police structure. The SS dealt with all internal enemies of the Nazi regime, living and acting out the philosophy of National Socialism, henceforth advancing the official ideology of Nazism.
How? A bit confused lol Founded by a decree on the 30th of November 1933, The Gestapo, controlled by Heinrich Himmler, was in charge of the internal security of the Reich. They were vicious and successful in pinpointing enemies of the Nazi party and were seen by Germans as a terror system, stifling any opposition to the Nazi regime. Through this, Germany encapsulated a system of terror, adding to its essence of being a totalitarian state. Himmler
supports this as he stated that “the best political weapon is terror”, clear in the way he utilised the Gestapo to create fear and terror amongst Nazi opposition. Hence, Nazi Germany was significantly a totalitarian state as the party promoted one official ideology with no opposition and incorporated a system of terror through means of propaganda, terror and repression.
Moreover, Hitler and Nazi party founded Germany as a totalitarian state to a significant extent
I think you could put "to a significant extent" at the beginning of your sentence as they obtained control of social and cultural life
through Hitler youth and women. The Nazi party wanted to shape Germany in relation to their ideology of Nazism, campaigning the idea of Volksgemeinschaft, the concept of a new, harmonious community where all societal divisions were to be replaced by a sense of national unity. This was achieved through
the Gleichschaltung
period, meaning coordination; where Hitler transformed Germany into a Nazi state with the purpose of creating a racially pure nation,
rooting his ideology into all aspects of life. In 1926, Hitler commenced the
Hitler youth league Hitler Jugend and
the its female equivalent,
the league of German girlsBund Deutscher Mädel, to control and shape
the entire youth of the nation German youth. Followers of the Hitler youth were brought up and educated so that they could become future inheritors of the Nazi party. By embracing the significance of the young generation, Hitler assured the maintenance of his third Reich, claiming, “He alone who owns the youth, gains the future”. Likewise, Nazi ideology positioned women in a
very traditional role; they were sustained by men, not allowed to have leadership positions, could not work in certain occupations and were encouraged to stay at home. The German women’s league encouraged this traditional role of women, testifying that “the women has her own battlefield… with every child she brings into the world, she fights a battle for the nation”.
Large families and more children toughened Germany, allowing Hitler to further erect his racially ‘pure’ nation, programming his Nazi ideology even into unborn babies by influencing their mothers. While Hitler did take control of most social and cultural aspects in Germany, there were numerous groups which opposed his regime.
, in particular, the youth. This is emphasised through the middle-class Germans who combined the swing youth and the working class who contributed to the For example, the Edelweiss Pirates, aggressively opposed Nazi ideology. Furthermore, some religions tried to stand against Hitler, especially the Protestant clergy
who recognised the confessional church,
nevertheless but the Nazi regime was able to control these rebellions by arresting and incarcerating anyone who spoke out. Thus, Nazi Germany was to a large extent a totalitarian state as its ideology consumed all levels of society, especially youth and women.
Furthermore, the authoritarian Nazi racial policy demonstrates in what way the moral and ethical codes that feature a liberal democratic state were overlooked, thus being a totalitarian state to a great extent.
Best understood as discrimination towards Jews, anti-Semitism was implemented by anti-Semitic laws and through full-scale persecution commencing in 1933. The Nuremberg laws of September 1935 were a number of anti-semitic laws intending to end German rights and freedoms and disregard the integrity of all Jewish people, establishing Jew’s as second-class citizens. Kristallnacht, on the 9th and 10th of November 1930, was the annihilation of Jewish business and synagogues where almost 100 people were killed and over 30000 arrested. This revealed the ruthlessness of these anti-semitic policies,
for the first time creating making Hitler’s objectives clear to Germany and the world. Stein Weis mirrors this as he stated that “Kristallnacht was a monumental development in Nazi anti-Jewish policy”. As a result of these vicious anti-semitic policies, Jews were strongly discriminated against, separated from the rest of Germany and humiliated. Evidently, moral and ethical codes were not in place as Hitler was eager to remove Jews and other enemies of the state, reflecting how Nazi Germany was, in fact, a Totalitarian state to a great extent.
Evidently, it is clear that to a great extent Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state. This is apparent as Hitler and his Nazi party were striving for complete control over Germany, encouraging their official ideology and programming it into all levels of society, existing a system of terror and ignoring any moral and ethical codes. Hitler effectively accomplished this as he went to tremendous measures to obtain support for his party by means of propaganda, terror and repression. By obtaining control of German social and cultural life, combined with the authority over youth and women it granted Hitler the ability to form a totalitarian state. Additionally, the authoritarian Nazi policy through anti-Semitic laws and full-scale violence towards Jew’s meant that Hitler eradicated his enemies and opposition, achieving direct jurisdiction over Germany. Ultimately, it can be said that Nazi Germany was to a great extent a totalitarian state.
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