Assesment of Adolf Hitler's Speech Giving Tactics

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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.

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