Wednesday, March 04, 2009

The Nazi Party

Here is a website I found about the rise of the Nazi Party with timelines from 1918~1933: http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/TIMELINE/nazirise.HTM

It tells about the depression of economy in Germany and the unstable German government after WWI ends. Hitler joined the right-wing political party in 1919 and became the leader of it. He not only encouraged the German nation pride, but also promoted the antisemitic feelings. The Nazi Party gathers approximately 3,000 members in 1920. Hitler went to jail after the attempt at an armed overturn of local authorities. In the prison, Hitler wrote Mein Kampf which shows his radical ideas of German nationalism, antisemitism, and anti-Bolshevism. It also became the basic belief of the members of Nazi Party. He began rebuilding the Nazi Party after he had been freed from the prison. The amount of the members of the Party grows from 27,000 in 1925, to 108,000 in 1929. The Germany goverment was almost collapsing. In the elect in 1932, the Nazi Party won 37% of the vote.

In the rise of the Nazi Party, I can see the Germany's government was filled with arguments, and the economy of Germany was declinong continuously. On the other hand, the Nazi Party grew bigger and stronger during the depression. Even though Hitler went jailed for a short time, it didn't wither away. Instead, more and more people joined the Party. Finally, the Nazi Party pushed the German's government.

Here are some videos I found about the Nazi Party: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/407190/Nazi-Party

We can see there were thousands and thousands of people joined the Nazi Party. They believed in the passive leader, Adolf Hitler, could change thier lives better. They burned lots of books about Jews, and Germans hated Jewish people very much.

In another video on the right side, we can see Germans killing Jewish families, including children, women and old men and women. I think they were really, really brutal. They killed thousands of people without any feelings. Fortunately, I live in this peaceful generation and place. No wars happen around me.

1 comment:

Savant English School said...

great work reading the sites and learning. You still have only found 2 sites though. I want you to find 3 and add photos and captions. Otherwise, it is ok.