URL; http://campus.udayton.edu/~hst-102/fern.html (the text is the same color as the page so you need to highlight it to read it).
This is an essay written by a college student about the role of women in Nazi Germany, and it is titled "Individual vs. Society; Women In Nazi Germany". It mentions the way women were viewed in Germany prior to the rise to power of the Nazis. In 1918, women in Germany were given the right to vote, and after WWI, many women joined the labour force in factories and offices to replace the men who had been killed in the war, but it also says that this was short lived, because once the Nazis took over Germany, one of the first things they did (in 1921) was make it so that women could never hold positions of power in the Party, and this set the trend for the following years, and eventually women were stripped of everything except their ability to take care of their husband, children, and household and (hopefully) keep having children. The Nazi Party took from women everything they had worked for in the previous three decades, such as the right to vote. One other key fact that I picked out from that essay was that Hitler set up a National Socialist Women's Movement to ensure that women had help raising their children. While I did not know all of the facts mentioned, such as that women had previously been getting equal rights such as suffrage only to have them revoked by the Nazis, the basis of the essay is consistent with what we have learned in class - the Nazis saw women primarily as mothers, housekeepers, and the people who would raise the country's children. This adds value to what we learned in class because knowing that the women of Germany had been working for their rights prior to the Nazis shows me that the Nazis changed the way society viewed women and put them in a certain position - one that only allowed for housekeeping and the raising of children, which limited women's capabilities in the workforce as well and made women fill one specific role that the Nazis wanted women to fill. The only thing I'd really doubt about this source is that it was written by a college student and not by a professional writer or a historian, but then again the sources used were quoted at the bottom of the page in a bibliography. It's just difficult to determine the accuracy of the information, although for the most part it sounds plausible and consistent with what I have learned in class.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
IRL 9, December 7, 2009
URL; http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/hitlerssuccesses.htm
This source is a webpage from the United Kingdom designed for history students who are looking for a brief outline on Hitler's rise to power and why he appealed to the German people. This is pertinent to what we are studying in class because we learned how Hitler rose to power and why he appealed to the people of Germany and what led to his success, but this source gives a basic outline of the political and social climate at the time. According to this source, Germany at the time was recovering from the Treaty of Versailles and its restrictions on the country, which angered many Germans. Hitler used this for political gain, promising the people of Germany that he would restore the country to its former condition and do away with the Treaty of Versailles and this is one way that he won approval of some of the people. One thing we learned in class that is consistent with my findings here is that Hitler did not like the Communist party of Germany, and his rise to power was made able by his sneaky tactics of eliminating this political opposition, and I read here that the German middle class did not like the Communists either and was worried they would end up in power, so Hitler won their support as well. Other contributions to Hitler's success are outlined as well, such as his ability to convince the Germans that the Jews were responsible for their troubles, and that Hitler's book Mein Kampf was a great success as it showed the people of Germany what his intentions were, which many were supportive of. This adds value to what we studied in class because it is consistent with what was learned in class and it also provides an easy-to-read, summarized outline of Hitler's rise to power and how he appealed to the people. It is well organized and outlines the information, and in addition I read information here that I did not already know much about, such as Hitler's initial attempts at the Munich Putsch to weasel his way into power, and that since this tactic was a failure and landed him in prison, it was then that he had to think of another way to get into power, which is what he did. He became Chancellor not too long after this incident either so I learned that his rise to power was relatively quick. This source is just a good summary of what I already know and contains information that I did not know, or was less clear on, so it was useful to me in my understanding of Hitler's rise to power. The main limitation is that many situations or methods used by Hitler are mentioned here, such as his blaming the Jews for Germany's problems, and his desire to end the effects of the Treaty of Versailles, but it was not described exactly how he did this or HOW it contributed to his rise of power, it is just stated that he did these things. This source would be more helpful if it was more detailed and gave a little bit of description. If it says Hitler did such-and-such to gain the support of the people, it'd be more useful if it was explained what he did, or an example was given of when he did this or that.
This source is a webpage from the United Kingdom designed for history students who are looking for a brief outline on Hitler's rise to power and why he appealed to the German people. This is pertinent to what we are studying in class because we learned how Hitler rose to power and why he appealed to the people of Germany and what led to his success, but this source gives a basic outline of the political and social climate at the time. According to this source, Germany at the time was recovering from the Treaty of Versailles and its restrictions on the country, which angered many Germans. Hitler used this for political gain, promising the people of Germany that he would restore the country to its former condition and do away with the Treaty of Versailles and this is one way that he won approval of some of the people. One thing we learned in class that is consistent with my findings here is that Hitler did not like the Communist party of Germany, and his rise to power was made able by his sneaky tactics of eliminating this political opposition, and I read here that the German middle class did not like the Communists either and was worried they would end up in power, so Hitler won their support as well. Other contributions to Hitler's success are outlined as well, such as his ability to convince the Germans that the Jews were responsible for their troubles, and that Hitler's book Mein Kampf was a great success as it showed the people of Germany what his intentions were, which many were supportive of. This adds value to what we studied in class because it is consistent with what was learned in class and it also provides an easy-to-read, summarized outline of Hitler's rise to power and how he appealed to the people. It is well organized and outlines the information, and in addition I read information here that I did not already know much about, such as Hitler's initial attempts at the Munich Putsch to weasel his way into power, and that since this tactic was a failure and landed him in prison, it was then that he had to think of another way to get into power, which is what he did. He became Chancellor not too long after this incident either so I learned that his rise to power was relatively quick. This source is just a good summary of what I already know and contains information that I did not know, or was less clear on, so it was useful to me in my understanding of Hitler's rise to power. The main limitation is that many situations or methods used by Hitler are mentioned here, such as his blaming the Jews for Germany's problems, and his desire to end the effects of the Treaty of Versailles, but it was not described exactly how he did this or HOW it contributed to his rise of power, it is just stated that he did these things. This source would be more helpful if it was more detailed and gave a little bit of description. If it says Hitler did such-and-such to gain the support of the people, it'd be more useful if it was explained what he did, or an example was given of when he did this or that.
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