The investigation evaluates the significance the change in speech tactics Adolf Hitler used in his speech on the 26th, of April 1942 to the Reichstag. To assess the speech tactics Hitler employed in this particular speech, the investigation will look at what tactics were used and how they differed from speeches Adolf Hitler had given previously. Psychoanalysis documents and the original translated speech were primarily used throughout the investigation. Two of the sources used in this investigation are Analysis of Hitler’s speech on the 26th April, 1942. written by Joseph McCurdy, and the translated speech Adolf Hitler: Speech to the Reichstag Assuming New Power (April 26, 1942) from Jewish Virtual Library but originally from The Propogander, a magazine.
Part B
Evidence:
• Hitler’s execution of the speech
-Psychologists revealed it may have been the most calculated ever
-Psychological Projection6
-atypical speech of Hitler1
-few emotional outbursts and shouting, something Hitler was known for
- Does not boast about superiority of the Germans
-Boasts about the undeserving achievements of the Italians and attempts to minimalize the achievements of the Japanese, deserving of praise.
• The calculations behind the speech
-Appears modest 3
-tries to show that he is interested primarily in the wellbeing of Germany.1
-laying a foundation for peace offer as a precaution in case Germany lost the war2
-wanted to gain unlimited power, exempt from the law3
• Why the speech is different than normal
-cockiness is gone1
-employs different methods that are typical of the speaker1
-praises other countries more than Germany, maybe because of the battle of Moscow
-Doesn’t brag about the German power or speak negatively about the people of his e...
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...ion why they were sided with Germany when clearly they were more powerful. Hitler claims that if England wins, she wins nothing but losing would mean losing everything and the same could be said of Germany. It becomes clear that Hitler regrets bringing Japan into the war through his use of projection.
Part E
The speech that Hitler gave on the radio in Berlin on the 26th of April, 1942 was the most calculated speech Hitler had given up to that time. It set the foundation for possible peace offerings in the event that Germany was to lose WWII. To the normal person the speech sounded like Germany is losing and will not survive much longer. However, this technique that Hitler uses shows how calculated his speech was. Every factor in Adolf Hitler’s speech that seems different compared to his past speeches was done so intentionally and with a clear purpose behind it.
...here their interests were indeed greatest, they could have not only held off the Allies for a longer period of time, but perhaps could have actually ended the war on favorable terms. Failing to work with their Axis partners, failing to learn any lessons on warfare from other theaters, and failing to logically prioritize their interests was a combination of strategic errors which proved catastrophic for the Japanese in World War Two.
Kershaw later depicts a comment made by Hitler discussing the dire need to deport German Jews, away from the ‘Procterate,’ calling them “dangerous ‘fifth columnists’” that threatened the integrity of Germany. In 1941, Hitler discusses, more fervently his anger towards the Jews, claiming them to responsible for the deaths caused by the First World War: “this criminal race has the two million dead of the World War on its conscience…don’t anyone tell me we can’t send them into the marshes (Morast)!” (Kershaw 30). These recorded comments illustrate the deep rooted hatred and resentment Hitler held for the Jewish population that proved ultimately dangerous. Though these anti-Semitic remarks and beliefs existed among the entirety of the Nazi Political party, it didn’t become a nationwide prejudice until Hitler established such ideologies through the use of oral performance and
5. Weinberg, Gerhard L. "Plans For The Defeat-And Defense-Of Japan." A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge [England: Cambridge UP, 1994. 871. Print.
Hitler got everything he wanted for so long, without even having to resort to force. Lukacs describes Hitler as ''being an amateur at generalship, but he posessed the great professional talent applicable to all human affairs: an understanding of human nature and the understanding of the weaknesses of his opponents. That was enough to carry him very far''(3). Lukacs wants to make that a point in all of his readers' minds; that Hitler could manipulate people so he could get what he wanted without resorting to violence. Of course, the threat of violence was always present but Hitler was smart enough that he could scare his enemies enough that they would not want to engage in combat.
Adolf Hitler had a plethora of assassination attempts on his life. Three Assassination attempts happened in Munich, Berlin and his own Headquarters called “Wolf’s lair” in Poland. Few of the attempts even came close to actually killing him. In fact, none of the assassination attempts worked, some facts point to him actually taking his own life.
And like many Austrian Germans in his time, his German nationalism began to grow as well. He and his friends would even great each other with the German greeting: “Heil”. However, at the time he lived in Vienna, everywhere you’d look was prejudice and racist people. Most of them were against the Jews even though they played a Christian act. It may be very hypocritical and deceiving, but everyone was practically acting the same way, so no one could correct each other and lead them down the right path.
However, when confronted with a strict policy of appeasement, by both the French and the English, the stage was set for a second World War. Taylor constructs a powerful and effective argument by expelling certain dogmas that painted Hitler as a madman, and by evaluating historical events as a body of actions and reactions, disagreeing with the common idea that the Axis had a specific program from the start. The book begins with the conclusion of the First World War, by exploring the idea that critical mistakes made then made a second war likely, yet not inevitable. Taylor points out that although Germany was defeated on the Western front, “Russia fell out of Europe and ceased to exist, for the time being, as a Great Power. The constellation of Europe was profoundly changed—and to Germany’s advantage.”
Bibliography Primary Sources J Hite and C Hinton, ‘Weimar and Nazi Germany 2000’. Manchester Guardian Report, 13th April 1933. Franz Von Papen’s Speech at Marburg University, 17th June 1934. Rohm’s Speech to foreign press April 18th 1934. Field von Weich’s account of Hitler’s Speech to the leaders of the SA and most of the senior Reichswehr generals 28th February 1934.
...eaknesses to win their loyalty. Finally, the written agreement of Versailles was purported to represent the peaceful ending to warfare I, however, it became the prelude to a different war. it had been originally an attempt to revive order and supply a peaceful conclusion to warfare I. The sick feelings and economic upheaval that resulted provided the proper climate for Hitler's dominance, in post-war FRG. The contributor’s participants of Versailles had alternative motives behind the peace agreement apart from a peace settlement. Their stingy actions resulted in not solely the economic hardship of FRG, however inflation and state altogether of Europe. The severity of the reparations contained during this document set the stage for history to repeat itself. Therefore the terribly method within which the written agreement of Versailles was forced on the German people.
Ÿ To make Germany pay for what they had done to France, both in the
At this time, Japan was in the Far East, and Asia was in turmoil. Imperial Japan invaded China and various other territories in 1937, which made them a real strong ally for Nazi Germany.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Japan was the only nation that was still fighting against the allied countries when Germany surrendered, and its army was in very poor conditions: its troops were considerably weak, its amount of armament was running out, and the government was about to surrender in a matter of months . In addition, the final decision was not informed or warned to Japanese authorities which, in that case, could have probably prevented the catastrophe, the dropping place of the devastating bombs were of limited military value and, finally, the decision was made partly thinking of the value of its development, the political intimidation that it would create on the Soviet Union and the rest of the world, and man’s natural but vicious need of power and leadership.
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“Among these dictators was Adolf Hitler, who called on the German masses to restore the national glory that had been damaged by defeat in 1918. He urged German scorn democratic rights and roo...
This is what had made Hitler one of the greatest public speakers that the world had ever seen from his time and in history. "The German people and it 's soldiers work and fight today not for themselves and their own age, but also for many generations to come. A historical task of unique dimensions has been entrusted to us by the Creator that we are now obliged to carry out." Hitler, the Fuhrer of Germany, was a very talented spokesman in ways that leaders today could not even begin to compare with. He was charismatic and bold, making it easier for him to win over the minds of many Germans with these two traits. He believed that during his rise to power, he and the people of Germany had been given a duty by God to purify the nation of its imperfect races and weaker people so as to make the mother country strong again for future generations. "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live." In many ways, Hitler felt he was justified in what he was doing, and in some