... a false sense of security and make them feel that they are making the right choice for their country by pledging loyalty to a man who is their country, even though he never proves the point to be true. "Be ever a servant of the whole, within the movement as well, and never forget that only the whole ... /her country on his/her shoulders, nor does (s)he want to be outside the circle. Hess is telling the people that by accepting Hitler and pledging loyalty to him, the people will be with the whole, as a group they will all move forward, but only if they have ALL of the group ... pressure...

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... fear of the Nazis had set in. Due to this fear instilled by the Nazis, the Nazis could sway the people in any direction they saw fit. This was the true essence of "The Nazification of a Town". One thing the Nazis were very good at was planning for the future. What better way to ensure complete support from future generations than ... start with the German youth? Detlev Peukert argues this point in his writing, "Obedient and Dissident Youth". Peukert writes, "National Socialist youth policy aimed to secure the younger generation's total loyalty to the regime and their willingness to figh...

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... concentration camps and who must share some of the blame because they were the ones doing the brunt of the actual killing. Because Hitler was always questioning his military of loyalty he created a military branch of the SS. The SS was a volunteer organization so those that belonged did so because they chose it. Another group that must shoulder some blame are ... of people there is no time to get into it all. To simplify it Hitler made Germany into a dictatorship. He took control and then convinced the German people that only true loyalty to him was their salvation from their bad times....

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... . After World War 1, when Germany was required to pay reparations to the Allies, Hitler used this fact to try and prove to potential followers that the "true- Germans were being abused by other nations and races, and the abuse had to stop. Going hand in hand with his lust for power was the fact ... the fact that he was consumed by anger towards something or someone. Hitler used his anger towards his situation in life in order to promote anger and loyalty in his followers. Fate seemed to smile on him after World War 1, when many Germans were upset with the outcome of the war. As has been ...

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... everyone will jump off the bridge if you tell them it's safe. Mussolini, being quite clever and devious in his own way, knew how to deal with this problem. In a true Machiavellian fashion of eliminating any dissenter that could not be "swayed" to understand the "glorious new ways" Mussolini formed organized gangs called "The Blackshirts". These men would deal with troublemakers ... Socialists , if he did not have complete control of the rising nation by the end of his one-year dictator term. It was a brilliant plan that worked successfully and through true Machiavellian politics Mussoli...

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... duty to see that the Third Reich prevailed where the old Reich had failed. In 1933 Hitler began laying the foundations of his totalitarian state. However Nazi Germany was never a true totalitarian state, it took until 1944 to fully coordinate the army, although in the first year of Nazi government, the army budget increased so much they were unable to spend ... of opposition. Trade unions were dangerous because they could revolt against the Third Reich. However the DAF coupled with a higher standard of living, for most Germans, insured the trade unions loyalty. The coordination of trade...

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... not brought to their fullest potential due to the ultimatums and compromises (both in principle and practice) that commonly occur. "...democracy will in practice lead to the destruction of a people's true values. And this also serves to explain how it is that people with a great past from the time when they surrender themselves to the unlimited, democratic rule of the masses ... culture founders; the Jews are culture bearers. I think this was Hitler's way to justify the attempt to get rid of them. He used this to anger his people and create loyalty to his cause. Hitler's ideas of a folk...

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Hitler gained power in 1993, and from that time on he wanted to make his dreams to come true. He wanted to form German Empire in Central and Eastern Europe. Hitler wanted to give Germans, as superior race, more space and security like they deserve. The only way to ... people. Gestapo, secret police, ended collective bargaining and strikes of trade union by arresting its leaders. Nazis did not destroy upper classes of the Old Regime. Hitler wanted from them loyalty, obedience and war machine. However, German industrialists had no real political power. Although workers thanked regime for endin...

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... things being difficult, like not having any money, and I didn't mind about that silly concierge this morning - just as long as we're all four together.""- Family love and family loyalty is thus very important to Anna. The other main character in the novel is Max, Anna's older brother. Because of the small age difference between them, they are very close ... . "You're too young!- "Our fathers, then,"" said Max crossly. It's the same thing.""- , Which shows how grown up and conversant Max believes he is. Max does not realise the true meaning of Hitler and the Nazis' rise into power. He, in...

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... the right answers and knew just the right things to do. He knew how to please, impress and charm the people he wanted support from. Even knowing that this was true, there exsisted exceptions because people like diplomats and journalists that got a chance to meet him and associate with him could see far beyond the charm he spread. This included the ... unworthy of what his could reach genius and had also failed to endure in the struggle for life. Little by little his person became weaker and weaker, as did the loyalty of his lieutenants. For example Albert Speer who was the minister of a...

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... leaders use persuasion to influence people. WHAT IS PERSUASION? "Persuasion is the act of motivating an audience, through communication, to voluntarily change a particular belief, attitude, or behavior" The test of true persuasion is (1) whether the recipient feels truly free to make a choice, and (2) whether the originator would feel comfortable if he or she were the recipient of the message instead of ... . As time went on he came to believe that Germany's victories were his alone and that most of his generals were narrow-minded, overly cautious and incapable despite the incredible loy...

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... organisation (Himmler was of greater importance), Heydrich could have been destroyed by Hitler at any moment. As there were accusations about Heydrich's ancestry, Hitler could have declared these rumours as true as Hitler felt threatened by big, tough men like Heydrich and liked to crush them before they became too powerful. Hitler considered Heydrich to be very useful in the Nazi ... Party though, and Heydrich obeyed all Hitler's orders with a slavish loyalty throughout his life. How powerful was Heydrich? Heydrich, it seems, did have power in the Nazi Party as he controlled several th...

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