... state, or State within a State in 1942. The implementation of Hitler's most extreme and problematic ideological goal the "final solution" of the Jews appears to agree with the totalitarian model. A. Mayer has said, "Spiraling total war was the crucible for the fusion of circumstance and ideology which fueled the cold blooded rush into the final solution." The intentionalists argue and support this point. As Kershaw ... adds "the final solution is to be seen as the central goal of the dictator from the ... very beginning of his political career, and the result of a more or less consisten...

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... in history have culminated into extreme results thanks to mass hysteria. Very significant event throughout history that demonstrate the effect of mass hysteria on society is the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Based on this historical event, Arthur Miller wrote in 1860 his drama called "The Crucible ". The Salem Witch Trials were classic examples of mass hysteria. They were a series of hearings and prosecutions of ... tried to bring into court the voice of reason was held in contempt. The only way to get out of the prison was to make false confessions and join the accusers. These witch tria...

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Fascism was forged in the crucible of post-World War I nationalism in Europe. The national aspirations of many European peoples nations without states, peoples arbitrarily assigned to political entities with little regard for custom or culture had been crushed after World War I. The humiliation imposed by the victors in the Great War, coupled with the hardship of the economic Depression, created bitterness and anger. ... Hitler's Germany, dealt efficiently with those who remained aloof, critical or overtly reactionary. Italy established a secret police force in the form of the OVRA, Germany e...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate