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The Hitler Youth, 2003.
An analysis of the atttraction of the Hitler Youth to so many young Germans.
1,746 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 82.95
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In the 1920's Hitler created a youth movement that would spearhead a new generation of superior Germans. He named it the Hitler Jugend or Hitler Youth. The paper looks at the circumstances in which the Hitler Youth was introduced and why it was so popular with German youths. It discusses the purpose of the movement including the activities it involved.
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"By 1933 Hitler's dream of the Hitler Youth being a staging point for a new Germany was set back when he found out that only but 100 thousand members were part of it. Hitler was not swayed by this, and in 1934 when he came to complete power, he concluded that in order to make the Hitler Youth an epic orginisation, all other youth groups must be shut down and the Hitler Youth must be the sole and best organisation for young Germans. His idea worked and with much encouragement and promotion of the benefits of joining, by 1936 the number of members had reached a staggering 4 million. Although this was a huge number Hitler was not convinced that it would satisfy his dreams, so in that same year, 1936, Hitler made it compulsory to be a member but not compulsory to be an active one. In 1939 and the introduction of war, attendance of non-active members had dropped to 25%, so Hitler made it compulsory to be an active member."
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The Hitler Youth, 2003.
A look at both sides of the arguments as to whether Hitler's youth policy actually succeeded.
2,406 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 107.95
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This paper examines how, from the beginning of the Nazi regime, Hitler set particular store in winning over the youth and how it cannot be denied that the surface impact he achieved was phenomenal. It looks at how Hitler always believed that the youth were enthusiastic, malleable and ready to be totally infused into the Nazi culture and ideals. It also discusses how despite the seeming popularity of the Nazis to the youth, whether it is true to say that Hitler penetrated the minds and souls of them and achieved the full indoctrination that he so craved, or whether the policy towards youth nothing more than a superficial show of strength for the Nazis.
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"Indeed, the idea that the Nazis successfully mobilised the German youth totally, must be at least partly refuted when a wider picture of the Third Reich is examined. The more the Hitler Youth assumed state powers and the more completely young folk were roped into the organisation, especially when the Hitler Youth became compulsory in 1936, the more clear and obvious became an emerging tide of resistance and nonconformity. One obvious sign of this was the steadily rising number of youth delinquency cases that came up before the German courts throughout the Third Reich."
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The Hitler Youth, 2008.
This paper argues that the Hitler Youth was well-integrated within the Nazi apparatus and committed to the objectives of the Nazi government.
2,429 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 108.95
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The paper explores how so many of Germany's best and brightest young people could become swept up in the machinations of a hate-filled and destructive Nazi regime. The paper provides evidence to show that the Hitler Youth's members were very committed to the objectives of the Nazi government because of their integration with the SS, the SA and the frightfully brutal SS-Totenkopfverbande. The paper then discusses how the situation in pre-war Germany and German youth's exposure to wide-spread indoctrination made it easier for them to be implements of the Nazi regime.
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"As much as some might wish to deny it, there is strong evidence that the Hitler Youth (the Hitlerjugend or HJ) was well-integrated within the Nazi apparatus. For one thing, it was sometimes said within Nazi Party circles during the midst of the Second World War that the HJ actually walked in lock-step with Himmler's SS (Schutzstaffel). As if this involvement was not troubling enough, it appears as though the Hitler Youth was intimately associated with both the SA (Sturmabteilung) and the SS - though the SS influence and relationship did grow stronger over the course of the 1930s. In any case, the SA did begin training HJ members (under Hitlerjugend auspices) at the age of 17, thereby preparing them for military roles in the war just ahead (Rempel, 19-20)."
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Hitler's Youth and Politics, 2007.
This paper traces how Adolf Hitler's experiences as a youth affected his political beliefs.
1,384 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 67.95
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In this article, the writer relates that, through his use of propaganda and his formidable oratorical skills, Hitler was able to build the Nazi Party into a mass movement, based on a strong foundation of anti-Semitism. The paper further explains that Hitler's idea of ensuring the racial purity among the German people ultimately led to his "final solution," where he instituted the mass murder of millions of Jews, as well as the Sinti and Roma tribes, Slavic peoples, homosexuals and other groups of peoples that were considered racially inferior.
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"By 1907, Hitler had moved to Vienna, hoping to pursue studies in art. However, a rejection from the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts dashed his hopes, and his mother's death a year later contributed to his impoverishment. He eventually ended up in a homeless shelter. It was in the homeless shelter where Hitler was first exposed to the extreme political views of Lanz von Liebenfels, a proponent of the racial superiority of the Aryans. Von Liebfels believed, among others, that "the Aryan race was in danger of annihilation" at the hands of enemy races, most notably the European Jews."
"During this period, the poverty-stricken Hitler was also exposed to several anti-Semitic pamphlets, accusing the Jews of conspiring against the rest of the German population and of gaining riches at the expense of the Christian population. Given his poverty, the young Hitler was a prime target for such propaganda. Hitler would later draw from these ideas in speeches railing about the need to protect Germany and Europe from the influence of the Jews."
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Life of a Hitler Youth, 2003.
A review of Alfons Heck's book "A Child of Hitler".
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 83.95
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This paper discusses the book "A Child of Hitler" written by Alfons Heck. The paper presents Heck's story of growing up in Nazi Germany and his affiliation with the Hitler youth movement. The paper examines the author's childhood and education, focusing on the Nationalist instruction he received. The paper questions whether Heck was a victim of the Nazi regime, even though he was a part of it.
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"In A Child of Hitler written by Alfons Heck, he tells a story of a young boy who grew up entirely in Hitler's Germany and was a fanatic until the day the Allied troops took him captured in 1945. Even then he did not want to believe the horrors of the holocaust and other brutality's of the Nazi regime. Heck blames his way of thinking on the Nazi propaganda machine and feels he was a victim just as the Jewish population. Alfons Heck is definitely a victim of the Nazi's. Now many people could not believe this because he was a member of the Nazi's and participated in their activities. However it is because he was in the Hitler Youth and followed every order that was thrown his way. A boy of six years of age in 1933 until 1945 when the Nazi's surrendered, which he was brainwashed with the Nationalist Socialist ideals and knew nothing better."
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Youth Culture v. Youth Market, 2005.
An analysis of the youth culture versus the youth market in the music and clothing industries.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 116.95
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This paper discusses the youth market and the youth culture as a separate entity within the overall demographic of the U.S. The paper pays particular attention to the integration of the music and clothing industry and who these industries have become associated in the minds of the youth as being consistent with their culture and self expression.
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" Youth Culture v. Youth Market The concept of youth culture as a separate entity within the broader demographic of the U.S. population is tenuous at best because it shifts constantly from one point to another. At times various groups co-opt what they perceive to be youth culture for their own unique and idiosyncratic purposes: "Through magazines, music, sit-com style videos, cartoons, and other media, Focus strives to construct an alternative Christian youth culture that mirrors secular culture's style and consumption habits" (Hendershot, 1995, para.5). Just as likely is the current trend in Hip-Hop to turn its primary audience; a grand collage of youth from across the various demographics making up the U.S. population, into one conceptual body comprising a unique youth culture all its own (Taylor & Taylor, 2004)."
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Hitler's Other Victims, 2006.
This paper explores how the young German people were essentially robbed of their youth by Hitler.
1,316 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 64.95
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The paper discusses how the education system in Germany just prior to and during WWII was very much controlled by the German party and describes how schools would feed constant propaganda to the students. The paper relates that membership in the Hitler Youth was compulsory for all teenagers and it would ultimately prepare the youths to become future Nazi leaders. The paper reveals that these teenagers would be used for the war effort, with thousands either left dead or wounded. The paper stresses how these young impressionable minds were faced with propaganda and caught up, unknowingly, in Hitler's fanaticism.
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"The early youth movement was part of the German Workers' Party which was founded in Germany in 1919. During Hitler's imprisonment the group failed during that time. Other groups were formed, but a large common unit did not exist. Other units still managed to exist until "Hitler banned all independent youth groups in 1933", Cassidy writes. (Cassidy, 1998) Hein furthers states that "In 1931, Baldur von Schirach was appointed Reich Youth Leader and one of his primary goals was to unify all of the different Nazi youth organizations." (Hein, 2005) The most common synonym for the Hitler Youth group after this period was Hitler-Jugend often referred to with just two letter, HJ."
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Nazi Youth, 2004.
An historical account of the Nazi youth movement.
3,539 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 19 sources, MLA, AU$ 144.95
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This paper presents an insight into the Nazi youth movement and illustrates how these children were used by the German military machine. The paper describes how the youth were initially lured into joining Hitler's youth movement and, ultimately, forced by law to join. The paper discusses the role played by the youth in the war.
Outline
Introduction
When Did the Movement Evolve and Why?
Youth Group History
What Was Hitler?s Involvement?
How Did They Lure in the Youth?
Who Ran the Clubs?
What Role Did the Youth Play in the War?
Conclusion
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"In hindsight, we now know that Hitler was obviously not thinking of the young German children as he suggested but instead he was focused on an objective of achieving the ultimate power for himself and his supporters. With all that power in his hands, one question comes to mind in regard to the Hitler Youths: Did Adolf Hitler actually control the Nazi youth movement? Because Adolf Hitler is considered today as having been an absolute ruler or tyrant over the Nazi Party and the German People, it is hard to imagine that he did not institute the programs that led to the youth movement."
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Adolf Hitler, 2008.
A description of the life of the leader of the Nazis - Adolf Hitler.
3,543 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 144.95
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This paper explores the life and career of Adolf Hitler. The paper describes his youth and reluctance to join the army, at first. The paper then looks at his political influence in Germany. The paper also looks at his time as chancellor of Germany. The paper then discusses his leadership style and personal characteristics.
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Introduction
Political and Military Influence
Leadership Style
Characteristics Demerits
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"Adolf Hitler was inspired by the concept of Pan German-ism for the combination of "German peoples in various countries in Europe as well as look east for Lebensraum". Hitler annexed Austria in 1938, because the international community was extremely sensitive about the possibility of starting another world war. The annexure of Austria took place without any battle. However once he permitted the aggression of Poland by the German forces, the England and United States boycotted, which ultimately led to the World War II. Hitler then started a movement aimed at removal of Jewish community from German society, in this regarded Nuremberg Laws and Kristallnacht were implemented in 1935 and 1938 respectively. During the World War II, the Nazis established an intricate and rigorous system to work Jews as slaves and slay them."
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The Psychological Development of Adolph Hitler, 2007.
This paper examines the various influences that affected Adolph Hitler's psychological development.
1,963 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 91.95
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This paper considers several incidents that took place throughout the course of Hitler's childhood and youth and discusses how they may have been instrumental in shaping the future personality, philosophy and beliefs of the dictator. The paper explores the different influences that affected his psychological development, with a view to determining how his growth could have been optimized. Finally, the paper discusses two different personality theories and the writer asserts that the authoritative personality theory partly explains Hitler's behavior.
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Introduction
Background
Contradictions
Possible Personality Disorders
Conclusion
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"Psychopath, murderer, insane, and numerous other labels, have been employed to describe the behavior and actions of Adolph Hitler, as people from all walks of life try to make sense of one of the world's most infamous killer. What caused him to behave in the ways that he did? Why was he filled with so much hatred? What happened to this man throughout the course of his life? And can these events have played a part in the formation of Hitler's psychological make up?"
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Hitler's Home Front Program, 2002.
Discusses how the Nazis kept the Germans loyal.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 69.95
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Discusses how the Nazis kept the Germans loyal. Germany's economic problems following WWI, and a bankrupt Germany. How Hitler revitalized the German economy. Providing work for the unemployed. Use of propaganda that blamed the Jews and Communists for Germany's problems. Initiation of health and pension programs to ensure loyalty. Hitler Youth.
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"HOW THE NAZIS KEPT THE GERMANS LOYAL
Money talks; and a bankrupt Germany looked for any and all reasons to get out from under the severe penalties that the Treaty of Versailles imposed on it. It was the early financing by German industrialists, most of whom were not merely angry at the terms of the 1919 Versailles Treaty, but saw their nation sink into severe Depression and high inflation, who backed Hitler from the very outset.
Some of the 'influential industrial magnates' were…Emil Kirdorf, the union-hating coal baron who presided over Treasury'. . . Fritz Thyssen, the head of the steel trust…Joining Thyssen was Albert Voegler, also a power in the United Steel Works. . . George von S industrialists and their firms, plus the major banks ..."
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Youth Gangs in Schools, 2002.
This paper is a literature review of youth gangs in schools, focusing on a historical overview, characteristics and traits of youth gang members and prevention of youth gang membership and activity.
6,020 words (approx. 24.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 207.95
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This paper explains that, although youth gang activities in schools continue to increase, intensify and spread to small towns and rural areas, youth gangs are not new. The author believes that,when institutions and moral visions fail, then individuals will try to manufacture structures to replace them; in the case of youth gangs, the creators of these structures are young people, with little experience of the world and little knowledge of alternatives. This paper points out that a common sign of gang activity moving into the neighborhood or into the region of the school is graffiti, which is one of the most common ways for gangs to communicate, identify their turf, issue challenges and attract other adherents.
Table of Contents
Background
Organization of Review
Historical Overview
Characteristics and Traits
Prevention
Rationale for Study
Summary and Conclusions
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"This is an important historical development, representing the extension of gang behavior and gang culture into new regions of the country and with new styles. While the gangs may have begun in imitation of such gangs as the Crips and Bloods, and may still wear typical gang clothing and paraphernalia, they are more of an organization of those youth who are prone to violence and delinquent behavior than they are instances of ethnic turf battles. Again, another movie might be helpful in thinking about these kinds of gangs. The movie Grease portrayed a certain class of young teen-agers who had clothing, culture, and behaviors in common. Yet, they were not seen as youth gangs, but as a faction or clique within the overall high school environment. In 1999, however, these greasers are more likely to be organized into youth gangs of the type identified in Puyallup. They have borrowed some of the behavior and culture from the urban gangs, become more organized, and engaged in more conflict between groups. They tend to harass and intimidate the other students."
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Hitler and Democracy, 2004.
An analysis of Adolf Hitler's notion about the philosophy of democracy.
2,476 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 17 sources, MLA, AU$ 110.95
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This paper examines how and what Adolf Hitler may have considered to be a concept of democracy. It looks at how democracy and Hitler crossed paths on numerous occasions and reviews a number of Hitler?s known ideas and public utterances and provides some speculation and interpretation regarding Hitler?s opinions about the democratic philosophy. It also attempts to show how Adolf Hitler manipulated the democratic process because of how he understood the concept; in order for him to attain true power, the German people needed to elect him into office.
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Introduction
Democracy
Hitler, the Checks and Balance System of Democracy
Hitler and the Competition of Ideas Essential for Democracy
Hitler and the Freedom of Expression
Hitler and the Freedom of Religion
Hitler and Exercise of Power Through Elected Representatives and the Right to Vote
Hitler and Economical System of the Democratic Style of Government (Capitalism)
Conclusion
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"Adolf Hitler was obviously not a pious man. ?The Old Testament conceived of as a volume written to expound the nationalistic philosophy of the Jewish race is now a favorite item on the Nazi cultural menu. Rosenberg writes in Mythus des 20n Jahrhunderts (Myth of the 20th Century): 'As a book of religion, the Old Testament must be done away with once and for all. That will end the unsuccessful attempt of 1500 years to turn us mentally into Jews.? (Hitler) In the sense that freedom of religion is an essential part of a democratic way of life, Adolf Hitler was totally against several religions other than Judaism. But because his position was strong against the Jews, all of democracy was wrong because of the concept associated with a freedom of religion."
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"Hitler and Nazism", 2002.
An analysis of Hitler's intentions and regime in "Hitler and Nazism" by Enzo Callotti.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 90.95
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This paper will discuss the book by Enzo Callotti entitled "Hitler and Nazism" and describe the author's aim in telling his perspective on Hitler and the Third Reich. From differing angles, the purpose of this paper will be to describe what Hitler's intentions were and the way that his regime functioned during the Second World War in Colletti's historical opinion. By analyzing his perspectives about Hitler, his purpose as a historian can be better defined within annals of history and in the opinions of the author.
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The Nazi Youth, 2006.
A look at how the Nazi Party appealed to the youth of Germany.
1,641 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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This paper examines how the Nazi party under the leadership of Adolph Hitler tried to educate and encourage the youth of Germany to form a solid basis for the country and the Nazi party in the future. In particular, it looks at the schooling in Germany and how sports and physical discipline were used to encourage a competitive edge. It also examines how strict and nationalist education was taught to narrow opinion and discourage debate as well as the attempts of Hitler and the Nazi Party to become the substitute family for the youth of Germany.
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"Hitler capitalised on a boy's desire to succeed, to be more competitive than his fellow competitor and to become the best at his chosen activity. The vast majority of any youth enjoys the participation in any sport and to be competitive, what Hitler was doing was harnessing this spirit and competitiveness of youth and channelling it towards his own ideology and benefit. The compulsory introduction of sports and clubs gave boys pride and unity, and every boy succeeding would benefit from higher rank within their Hitler Youth unit and more recognition. Raising nationalistic feeling through sport would make boys more committed and willing to sacrifice themselves for Germany."
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Adolf Hitler, 2002.
This paper looks at the life of Adolf Hitler, from early childhood to his ascension to the head of Germany. The essay discusses the contending ideologies present in Germany, and the methods used by Hitler to combat these ideas.
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 69.95
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This paper takes a brief look at the life of Adolf Hitler, from his early family years until his suicide in 1945. The author discusses Hitler's influences and political ideologies as he rose to become the leader of the Nazi Party and then Nazi Germany. The paper also discusses Hitler's "Final Solution", his plans to rid the world of "inferior" races and preserve an Aryan society.
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"Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, located in Austria . He was the fourth child of Klara and Alois Hitler. Hitler?s childhood was rather stress-free, as his father had worked his way up considerably through the Austrian customs service. He worked as a customs guard near the Austrian-German border. Hitler began his schooling in 1900, at the age of 11, and his grades were above average. It was after his first years of schooling that Hitler and his father began to disagree about his future. Hitler wanted to attend Realschule, a secondary school that would prepare him for further study and place an emphasis on modern languages and technical subjects. However, his father preferred that he enter the civil service."
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