Causal Argument
When we look back upon the twentieth century[,] there are several instances in which we wonder how certain events could have taken place. One such event was the rise of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party to power in Germany. It becomes very confusing when one thinks about how someone, who did such horrible things, would ever have been allowed to come to power. To discover this, we must not look at the man who was Adolf Hitler, but rather what he did and what was happening in Germany around time that he came to power.
On November 11, 1918, an armistice was signed by the German government and the Allies ending the First World War. As part of the armistice the German army was not forced to be disbanded and the German Generals were not required to formally surrender. This blunder of the armistice began to create the idea that Germany had been betrayed by its politicians and that the army could have won the war. The idea of this betrayal by the government became known as the ‘Stab in the Back’ theory and many German citizens and soldiers, including Adolf Hitler, strongly believed it. Because of this the German leaders were given the name the ‘November Criminals.’ The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to make very high reparation payments to the Allies. Along with the reparations, the treaty forced Germany to give up land in Poland and France, and the German army had to be limited to 100,000 troops and was not allowed to have any military aircraft or submarines (
Rise of Hitler – War Ends with German Defeat). The German people felt betrayed and were infuriated by how their government handled the end of the war. This would help to set the stage for Hitler and his government to come to power.
Germany needed to take out loans from America in order to make their payments to France and Great Britain. On October 29, 1929, also known as ‘Black Tuesday’, the U.S. stock market crashed. Because of the crash, the United Sates could no longer afford to loan Germany money. The U.S. even called for payment of previous loans. Because of this, Germany lacked the funds to make their reparation payments to France and England. This sent the world into a giant economic depression. Almost instantly German industries began to shut down, laying-off many workers. The German standard of living almost instantaneously dropped. Many Germans lost most of their savings (
The Rise of Hitler - Great Depression Begins). The German people were crying out for an answer to their problems and Hitler gave them that answer.
Hitler offered the German people someone to blame for all of their troubles. Hitler blamed Germany’s problems on three groups of people: the ‘November Criminals’, the Jews, and the Marxists. Hitler, along with the German people, had not forgotten about the ‘Stab in the Back’ theory and how the country had been betrayed by its leaders. He made claims that the Jews were responsible [for] all the ills of society and were the reason that Germany was in
the trouble
that it was in. Hitler also claimed that there existed one master race, the Aryan race, which was a Germanic male with fair, blond hair, and blue eyes, and that the Jews were the lesser race and were inferior in all aspects of life. He said that the Jews even created forms of government, such as Marxism, to keep the Aryan race from taking power. They also controlled the world finances and the press
so as part of a conspiracy to keep the Aryan’s out of power (
The Rise of Hitler – Hitler’s Book “Mien Kampf”). The German people, hearing what Hitler had to say, were capable of believing that he might have the answers to their problems, largely because of their economic plight.
Hitler promised the German people that he would restore pride to Germany and that he would create jobs. He said that he would tear up the Treaty Versailles. Germany would stop making their reparation payments and that he would begin the rebuild the German army, which in itself created jobs. He also promised large amounts of public work projects to get even more people back to work. In 1932 the Nazi party won several seats in the German parliament known as the Reichstag, making it the largest party in Germany. Finally, on January 30, 1933, Hitler was finally appointed Chancellor of Germany, and from there it was obvious that he had absolute control of the country. Almost immediately after taking power, Hitler began to create work that began to pull Germany out of their depression. [For instance, h]e instantly created 600,000 jobs building the autobahns (“The Rise of Adolph Hitler”). He also created countless other jobs rebuilding the German war machine.
From this point on Hitler was unstoppable
,[.] [H]e had delivered as he said he would, and the German people loved him for it. They had become clay in his hands. Germany had now entered into a very dark time period. Over the next twelve years Hitler would kill over six million Jews in his concentration camps, as well as millions of others who he saw as “inferior.” Worst of all[,] people believed what he said. Whether it was because
, he was a convincing orator or because the German people just wanted to have someone to blame, they did what he said. The German people, like most human beings[,] were willing to do anything to survive in
the desperate times
that they were in [you don't need to say "in" twice. If you say "survive in desperate times" it is obvious to the reader that the people are in such times], even if it meant turning on their own neighbor. Hitler simply offered Germany an answer to their problems at a time when they were looking for one wherever they could find it.
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This is an well-researched paper and well structured paper. It still indicates a problem with comma usage and repetitive sentence structure. That said, a very nice causal argument]
Works Cited
(1) “The Rise of Adolph Hitler”.
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/Prelude03.html∞
(1)
Rise of Hitler – War Ends with German Defeat.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/ends.htm∞
(1)
The Rise of Hitler - Great Depression Begins.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/begins.htm∞
(1)
The Rise of Hitler – Hitler’s Book “Mien Kampf”.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/kampf.htm∞
Causal Argument
When we look back upon the twentieth century there are several instances when we wonder how certain events could have taken place. One such event was the rise of Adolf Hitler to power in Germany. It boggles the mind when one begins to think how someone, who did such horrible things, would be able to ever come to power. To discover this, we must not look at the man who was Adolf Hitler, but rather what he did and what was happening in Germany around time that he came to power.
After the First World War, an armistice was signed by the German government and the Allies on November 11, 1918 which did not require that the German army be disbanded and it didn’t require that the German Generals formally surrender. This blunder of the armistice began to create the idea that Germany had been betrayed by its politicians and that the army could have won the war. This became known as the ‘Stab in the Back’ theory and many German citizens and soldiers, including Adolf Hitler, strongly believed it. Because of this the German leaders were given the name the ‘November Criminals.’ The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to make very high reparation payments to the Allies. Along with the reparations, the treaty forced Germany to give up land in Poland and France, and the German army was limited to 100,000 troops and was not allowed to have any military aircraft or submarines (
Rise of Hitler – War Ends with German Defeat). The German people felt betrayed were infuriated by how their government handled the end of the war. This would help to set the stage for Hitler and his government to come to power.
Due to the large quantities of payments that Germany had to make to the France and Great Britain, Germany needed to take out loans from America. On October 29, 1929, also known as ‘Black Tuesday’, the American stock market crashed. Because of the crash the United Sates could no longer afford to loan Germany any more money and the U.S. even called for payment of previous loans, thus Germany lacked the funds to make their reparation payments to France and England. This sent the world into one giant economic depression. Almost instantly German industries began to shut down laying-off many workers. The German standard of living almost instantaneous dropped. Many Germans lost most of their savings (
The Rise of Hitler - Great Depression Begins). The German people were crying out for an answer to their problems and Hitler gave them that answer.
Hitler came to the German people, and offered to them who was to blame and he promised them work. He claimed that Germany’s problems could all be blamed upon three groups: the ‘November Criminals’, the Jews, and the Marxists. Hitler, along with the German people, had not for gotten about the ‘Stab in the Back’ theory and how the country had been betrayed by its leaders. He made claims that the Jews were responsible all the ills of society and were the reason that Germany was in the trouble that it was in. Hitler also claimed that there existed one master race, the Aryan race, which was a Germanic male with fair, blond hair, and blue eyes, and that the Jews were the lesser race and were inferior in all aspects of life. He claimed that the Jews even created forms of government, such as Marxism, to keep the Aryan race from taking power. They also controlled the world finances and the press so as part of a conspiracy to keep the Aryan’s out of power (
The Rise of Hitler – Hitler’s Book “Mien Kampf”). The German people heard this and largely because of their economic plight were capable of believing that these might actually be the answers to their problems.
Once Hitler did take to power he began to create work that began to pull Germany out of their depression. He instantly created 600,000 jobs building the autobahns (“The Rise of Adolph Hitler”). He also created countless other jobs rebuilding the German war machine. Hitler seemed to have all the answers in time when Germany was looking for them wherever they could find them. Hitler saw this and realized that that was the time for him to seize power and impose his will upon the world.
Works Cited
(1) “The Rise of Adolph Hitler”.
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/Prelude03.html∞
(1)
Rise of Hitler – War Ends with German Defeat.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/ends.htm∞
(1)
The Rise of Hitler - Great Depression Begins.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/begins.htm∞
(1)
The Rise of Hitler – Hitler’s Book “Mien Kampf”.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/kampf.htm∞