... them, the prisoners were expected to work all day and the labor was hard. Anyone who collapsed was killed immediately (Aroneanu 51). In addition, the prisoners were subject to harsh discipline. Discipline consisted of both humiliating and painful measures. This included things such as being forced to stand naked in freezing weather, being caned or whipped, and being starved. The beatings were ... ...

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... with the Austrian Civil Service. His mother, Klara was a former servant girl and became Alois" third wife. The young Hitler had ability but performed poorly at school. He reacted against discipline. One of his teachers described Hitler as "wilful, arrogant and bad tempered. He had obvious difficulty in fitting in at school. Moreover he was lazy . He demanded of his fellow ... 5 Inadequate Chemistry 4 Adequate Physics 3 Satisfactory Geometry 4 Adequate Freehand Drawing 2 Praiseworthy Gymnastics 1 Excellent Handwriting 5 Unpleasing Hitler had a poor relationship with his father, who could...

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... . The child was supposed to vindicate all the suffering the parent had endured. Furthermore, the parents put unusual amounts of stress on a child forcing undeserving discipline, molding them into a lost loved one. In addition the discipline was not necessary for the child's development and was often not related to any of the child's needs but of those from the parents. Therefore the ... ...

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... good at his job, and was able to manipulate peoples" minds in the way Hitler did. Source 38 is a good example of the effect the parades and constant displays of discipline and order had on the people, giving them the impression of stability and tranquility in a time of chaos. It was these very things that Goebbles knew would win over the ... hearts of many Germans because they demonstrated Hitler's abilities as a leader. Not only did Goebbels want to provide the German people with a feeling of security by demonstrating order and discipline, but he also put a lot of effort into giving th...

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... the Jungmadel, which ranged in ages ten to fourteen. The goal of these groups were to instill values such as obedience, self sacrifice, discipline, and many others based on the Nazi ideal woman. One example of the discipline they were suppose to exhibit was the wearing of the school type uniforms consisting of skirts, blouses, and military style hiking boots. These girls ... ...

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... . Germany was a country built upon its proud military history. Parades, marches, displays of pageantry, and military bands were common sites throughout cities in Germany long before the Prussian Empire. Order, discipline, and pride were traits that defined Germany. In 1914, Germany provoked a World War that plunged the country into chaos rather than build a strong empire that dominated Europe (Beck, et. al ... , 617). By 1919, streets were no longer filled with military marches. Instead, the poor scuttled through the streets searching for food and work. The order and discipline that had d...

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... they themselves felt was right. The Government Years (1933-1939): The Hitler Youth however became less popular towards the late 1930's as its activities became more war oriented and the discipline more strict. Large numbers of youth began to resist the Hitler Youth and Nazi state in general. Laws were passed restricting youth leisure and freedom and as a result an increasing ... schooling which was a very negative aspect as childhood is an important time to grow and learn but on the other hand it was effective as it taught skills such as discipline, encouraged camaraderie and gave the y...

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... governance and sense of self-determination was destroyed. The conch had symbolized order and power at the beginning however it then demonstrates the breakdown of civilization. Golding portrays that without discipline, civilization shall crumble to pieces. History itself exhibits how sinister humans can be. There have been many cases within our history that exhibit how dangerous humans can be with each ... ...

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... a close with enrollment in primary school. Second, his father retired from his job as a mid-level customs official with a full pension. These two consecutive events meant a lot of supervision and discipline from both his teachers and his father. Adolf's father was abusive and cruel to his older brother Alois. However, when Alois ran away, young Adolf was next in line for ... ...

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... injuries resulting in death caused by accidents. Work was carried out through intimidation, blows and other punishment measures by the SS guards. There were food shortages and prisoners suffered harsh discipline and torture. "People were treated in such an inhumane manner, it is unimaginable the hardship we faced. There were times when we wondered whether we would ever be happy again ... ...

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... place. Another example that shows how they are peaceful people was while they were in camps; Witnesses were viewed highly compared to the other inmates for their order, cleanliness, and discipline. In addition, they did not cooperate with illegal political groups nor tried to escape and offer resistance to the guards. Their actions prove what serene people they are. Even the ... ...

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... be aware of his own country and its response, he also had to be aware of the other nations and their perception of what was happening. Probably the most important discipline mastered was psychology. Hitler was able to prey upon both the Jews and the others by determining what motivated each group. By weaving together the perfect' plan, Hitler was able ... ...

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... forever, and the wounded were left behind. Each soldier carried his own four-day ration, but unfortunally, these rations were all consumed during the first day due to lack of discipline; therefore, out of the 500,000 troops that Napoleon brought, only 20,000 of these man managed and straggled to save their lives. Finally, Napoleon's hunger for power and dominion ... ...

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... . All totalitarian regimes demand "total" control of the society and its economy by dictatorial power and this is what Stalin gained, total control of everything. The measures he took to discipline those who refused his will involved either death by execution or starvation. This resulted in at least 10 million peasants perishing; some of these peasants included both his enemies and ... ...

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... . Such forces were themselves above the law. Special courts had the power to sentence people to death for treason while concentration camps and penal settlements were other means of enforcing discipline and uniformity of thought and action. In terms of both Italy and Germany, the use of violence or threats of violence to impose their views on others (fascism and Nazism ... ...

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... friends from my school days, like virtually everyone else. It must have been during these months that my mother saw an S.A. parade in the streets of Heidelberg. The sight of discipline in a time of chaos, the impression of energy in an atmosphere of universal hopelessness, seems to have won her over (Sereny, 123). The Treaty of Versailles had weakened and utterly ... ...

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... end when he entered primary school. Secondly, his father retired from the Austrian civil service at the age of 58. What this meant to Adolf was a double dose of supervision, discipline and regimentation under the watchful eyes of his strict father and school teachers. His father was used to giving orders and having them obeyed . . . especially by his children ("The Rise ... ...

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... the Hitler Youth (HJ) mandatory, driving up membership of the organisation to 8,870,000 at the beginning of 1939. The Hitler Youth indoctrinated young Germans with Nazi concepts of race, discipline and obedience. Summer camps were set up, in which political ideological teachings, physical fitness, rifle practice, endurance and team-building games were core activities. The aim was to breed a new ... ...

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... Hiedler his stepuncle. this confession reveals at an early ago. Hitler's rigidity and lack of spirit of compromise. as a schoolboy he lacked according to his teachers, any powers of self-discipline and concentration. He was talented in some ways, but lazy and hostile to either reproof or advice. Hitler's school days were to an extra ordinary degree days of decision for ... ...

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... followers: Aas long as I am its leader, It will never become a debating club for rootless intellectuals or chaotic parlor Bolsheviks, but will remain what it is today: an organization of discipline, which was not created for the doctrinaire foolishness of political dilettantes, but rather for the battle for a new Germany of the future in which class concepts will be destroyed and ... ...

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... small Austrian town of Braunau Am Inn to parents Alois Schicklgruber (who changed his last name to Hitler in 1877) and Klara PÖlzl. He was born into a life of discipline and their father often savagely beat him and his 3 siblings if they did not do as told. Whilst growing up, Hitler was surrounded by Catholicism, and being the devoted Christian ... ...

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... made promises that would benefit all sectors of the population. In addition to this was the Nazi's open and forceful opposition to communism and the impressive use of force and discipline to engineer success for themselves. These characteristics were highly valued in a Germany where law and order were being constantly threatened. Add to this the weaknesses of the Weimar government itself ... ...

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... they themselves felt was right. The Government Years (1933-1939): The Hitler Youth however became less popular towards the late 1930's as its activities became more war oriented and the discipline more strict. Large numbers of youth began to resist the Hitler Youth and Nazi state in general. Laws were passed restricting youth leisure and freedom and as a result an increasing ... ...

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... , Hitler lost the election to von Hindenburg but established himself and the National Socialists as a credible alternative. Although the Nazis did not have detailed policies, their strong points were order, discipline and Hitler's charismatic personality. In the 1932 elections, the majority of people had voted for either the communists or the Nazis. Hitler was against democracy, and was quoted as saying ... ...

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... went into the Gasthaus Stiefler for his morning drink. Moments later Alois Hitler was dead of pleural hemorrhage. The family moved to an apartment in Linz, but without his father's discipline, Adolf did even poorly academically. He failed to graduate from high school. (Hitler, 1978, p.3) In early 1908 Hitler moved to Vienna, with his friend Gustl Kubizek following soon after. Gustal ... ...

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