The Final Solution

Adolf Hitler

MLA

""Final Solution": Overview." UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL               MUSEUM. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.

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Final Solution

Summary

This article talks about the Nazis plan to get rid of the Jews. This plan was called the Final Solution. It also gives information about the ways they killed the Jews.

Main Evidence

The “Final Solution” was the term that Nazis used when talking about the full annihilation of the Jews.

After the June 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union, SS and police units (acting as mobile killing units) began massive killing operations aimed at entire Jewish communities. By autumn 1941, the SS and police introduced mobile gas vans. These paneled trucks had exhaust pipes reconfigured to pump poisonous carbon monoxide gas into sealed spaces, killing those locked within. They were designed to complement ongoing shooting operations.

Fallacy

None

Response

Reading about how Hitler and the Nazis killed the Jews and how many he killed at once and altogether makes me sick to think about.

Source Quality

This was a good source to use because it gave good information about the Final Solution and what they did to kill Jews in a mass group. I would suggest this source to other people because it was helpful.

Thesis

Adolf Hitler

Thesis

Hitler had done a lot of evil, but was a good leader, which enabled him to have a large amount of staunch followers.

Gaining followers

Adolf Hitler

MLA

"Why They Followed Adolf Hitler. The Root Cause: The Germans' Fear of Modernism. By Rafael Seligmann." The Atlantic Times :: Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013.

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Why They Followed Adolf Hitler

Summary

This article has some good information about how Hitler got followers. It talks about how he was different from other leaders and that he used different methods of gaining followers than those other leaders.

Main Evidence

Hitler's power was based on the unconditional allegiance of the population. The Germans put their trust in Hitler. And that is how he was able to make his worldview, his politics, his hate, his war, and his crimes those of an entire nation.

Hitler gained German's trust when times were tough and they feared the future. They had trusted Hitler because he gave them hope and a sense of stability and they thought that if they stopped doing as he said it would end badly for them.

Fallacy

None

Response

Though he was only doing it to eventually do a lot of evil, it was a smart way to gain a lot of staunch followers.

Source

It was a good source because it told about how he gained followers. I would suggest it to other people because it helped me and was easy to follow.

Hatred towards Jews

Adolf Hitler

MLA

Hall, Allan. "Has Historian Finally Discovered Real Reason for Hitler's Obsessive Hatred of Jews?" Mail Online. N.p., 19 July 2009. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1194194/Has-historian-finally-real-reason-Hitlers-obsessive-hatred-Jews.html

Summary

This website talks about numerous different things that could have caused the hatred Hitler felt towards Jews. It consists mostly of quotes from a book that Ralf-George Reuth wrote.

Main evidence

Adolf Hitler's obsessive hatred for Jews was sparked by his experiences after World War One.

'With World War One lost and Germany in financial ruin, with revolution threatening, he came to see the Jews as solely responsible for stock-exchange capitalism, which caused acute poverty and suffering when it faltered, and Bolshevism,' said Reuth.

Fallacy

None

Response

Hitler's hatred towards Jews most likely started around World War 1. He blamed them for everything bad that happened. This didn't make sense because he really didn't have proof that they caused any of the things they were blamed for

Source Quality

This source was decent. It didn't tell much about his hatred towards them or really how it started. It really only gave a few possible reasons of what started his rancor towards Jews. I would not recommend this site because it doesn't give much information.

Abusive father

Adolf Hitler

MLA

"Adolf Hitler." History Learning Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Adolf-hitler.htm

Summary

This source had useful information on my topic and it was very clear cut and well organized. It talked about Hitler’s younger years, about his parents, and schooling. He dropped out of school at a young age because he was lazy and lacked determination.

Main Evidence

It has been reported that his father had abused him when he was growing up. He was also picked on at school. He was lazy and not ambitious whatsoever. His father did not accept this so he dealt with it the way he thought was right.

It is known that he frequently hit the young Hitler.

Hitler was not popular at school and he made few friends. He was lazy and he rarely excelled at school work.

Response

This information could very well explain why Hitler was the way he was. Being abused and bullied can have a life-long effect on someone.

Source Quality

This source was an okay source. It didn't have much information about Hitler being abused but it did give some insight as to how his childhood was growing up. I don't think I would suggest this site to someone if they were looking for the same answers I was. Not enough information on this topic.

Ivan the Terrible

Ivan the Terrible

MLA Documentation

"Ivan IV biography." bio. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.

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Ivan the Terrible

Summary

This site has useful information about Ivan IV. It tells about his personality and how he had outbreaks of rage. There isn’t much about his earl life, however. Though it does tell about his parents and that they died when he was young, leaving him in the hands of the nobility who neglected him. There is also useful information about how his he established the Russian territory and government during his reign.

Main Evidence

Evidence indicates Ivan was a sensitive, intelligent boy, neglected and occasionally scorned by members of the nobility who looked after him after his parents’ death. The environment nurtured his hatred for the boyar class, whom he suspected of being involved in his mother’s death.

Upon the death of his first wife in 1560, Ivan IV went into a deep depression. His suspicion that she had been murdered by the boyars only deepened his paranoia. He left Moscow suddenly and threatened to abdicate the throne. Leaderless, the Muscovites pleaded for his return. He agreed, on the condition that he be granted absolute power of the region surrounding Moscow, known as the oprichnina. He also demanded the authority to punish traitors and law breakers with execution and confiscation of property.

Ivan IV would conduct terror and destroy the boyar families for the next 24 years. He beat his pregnant daughter-in-law and caused her to have a miscarriage. His son found out that he was responsible for her death so they got in an argument and it ended with Ivan killing his own son.

In 1584, with his health failing, Ivan IV became obsessed with death, calling upon witches and soothsayers to sustain him, but to no avail.

He died on March 18, 1584 of a stroke.

Fallacies

None

Source Quality

This was a good source because it had the information I needed about Ivan and what he created and that he punished people. I would have liked to find out more about what he did to gain followers and what some of his reasons were for punishing all those people. I would suggest this site to other people because it was helpful and well organized.

Questions about Hitler

 

 

Questions about Hitler

 

Q: When and where was Hitler born?

A: He was born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria.

Source: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Adolf-hitler.htm

"Adolf Hitler." History Learning Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

Analysis: N/A

Q: Who were his parents?

A: His parents were Alois Hitler and Klara Pölzl.

Source: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm

"Adolf Hitler: 1889-1924." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

Analysis: N/A

Q: Did he have mental problems?

A: It has been concluded that even though Hitler had some psychiatric problems, such as paranoia, he did not truly have any illnesses.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/17/science/insane-or-just-evil-a-psychiatrist-takes-a-new-look-at-hitler.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm

Goode, Erica. "Insane or Just Evil? A Psychiatrist Takes a New Look at Hitler." The New York Times. The New York Times, 17 Nov. 1998. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

Analysis: Because there were no real illnesses found, I do not think this is a reason for his insanity and hatred toward the Jews.

Q: Was he abused or bullied?

A: Hitler’s father was very strict with his kids. It has been documented that Alois had hit Adolf Hitler quite frequently when he was growing up. He did not have many friends in school.

Source: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Adolf-hitler.htm

"Adolf Hitler." History Learning Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

Analysis: I truly believe that the bullying and abuse Hitler experienced as a child caused him to do all of the horrible things he did.

Q: What started his hatred towards Jews?

A: Hitler’s hatred towards Jews most likely started when World War I was lost and when Germany was having financial problems. He blamed the Jews for everything.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1194194/Has-historian-finally-real-reason-Hitlers-obsessive-hatred-Jews.html

Hall, Allan. "Has Historian Finally Discovered Real Reason for Hitler's Obsessive Hatred of Jews?" Mail Online. N.p., 19 June 2009. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

Analysis: To me, neither of these events are a good reason to cause all of the hatred he felt towards the Jews. The Jews didn’t technically cause any of it he just chose to blame them.

Q: Was he a Jew?

A: There were saliva samples taken from 39 relatives of Hitler and it was found that he may have had Jewish ancestors. Though this information was found, Hitler himself is not Jewish.

Source: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitlerjew.html

"Adolf Hitler: Was Hitler Jewish?" Jewish Virtual Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.


Analysis: I think that this can help to explain why Hitler hated Jews. He blamed them for everything. What doesn’t make sense is that he looks like a Jew, not German, like how he said the “perfect” German person should look.

Q: How did he convince other German’s to follow him?

A: Hitler was appointed president of Germany and did many great things to bring the economy back up. He gained followers because of all the great things he did for Germans.

Source: http://www.aish.com/ho/o/48954116.html

"Hitler In Power." Aish.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2013.

Analysis: Because Hitler did great things for the Germans such as, making their economy prosper and gaining their trust, it helped him to gain followers and eventually get them to help him with his evil plots.

Q: How did he come up with the ways of killing Jews?

A: Hitler tried getting rid of the Jews by telling them to move out of the country, but that didn't work very well. He then created death camps, like Auschwitz, where mass murdering of Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, Slavs, and mentally ill or elderly, would be sent to die. At first, the only way to kill them was by shooting them, but later the gas chambers were created.

Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/trio/TTQ03068/finalsolution.htm

"Holocaust- Final Solution." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

Analysis: I don't know how he decided to come up with a gas chamber, but I think it's disgusting. He tricked them into thinking they were going to be taking a shower only to be killed. That is awful.

Q: How many Jews did he kill?

A: It is estimated that around 6 million Jews were killed.

Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081202152008AA4jgqo

Analysis: N/A

Q: How many people did he kill that were non-Jews?

A: About 5 million were killed that were non-Jews, meaning Gypsies, homosexuals, Slavs, mentally ill and the elderly.

Source: http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/non-jewishvictims.htm

"Who Were the Five Million Non-Jewish Holocaust Victims?" Non-Jewish Holocaust Victims. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

Analysis: N/A

Q: Why did he kill himself?

A: Hitler killed himself because he did not want to be captured and tortured. He had much rather end his own life rather than die a slow painful death from enemies that hated him.
Source: "Why Did Hitler Kill Himself?" WikiAnswers. Answers, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

Analysis: N/A

Q: Did he ever feel regret or remorse for his actions?

A: He did not feel regret or remorse for any of the things he did to Jews and other people he killed. Instead he became arrogant in his last days, saying that the Germans weren't good enough for him.

Source:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_Hitler_have_any_regrets_about_what_he_did_to_the_Jews

Analysis: N/A

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

MLA

"Adolf Hitler." JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.

"Hitler: The Commander of Logical Fallacy." Whitneyshaegully. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.

 

Link

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitler.html

http://whitneyshaegully.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/hitler-the-commander-of-logical-fallacy/

Summary

This article contains useful information about Adolf Hitler's life as a child, as a soldier, and as a leader. It also talks about the rise of the Nazi Party and the terrible things he did to Jews. There is also information on Hitler's victory and what lead to his death.

Main Evidence

                Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. At the age of sixteen  he left school because he wanted to be a painter.

In May 1913 Hitler left Vienna for Munich and, when war broke out in August 1914, he joined the Sixteenth Bavarian Infantry Regiment, serving as a despatch runner. Hitler proved an able, courageous soldier, receiving the Iron Cross (First Class) for bravery, but did not rise above the rank of Lance Corporal. Twice wounded, he was badly gassed four weeks before the end of the war and spent three months recuperating in a hospital in Pomerania. Temporarily blinded and driven to impotent rage by the abortive November 1918 revolution in Germany as well as the military defeat, Hitler, once restored, was convinced that fate had chosen him to rescue a humiliated nation from the shackles of the Versailles Treaty, from Bolsheviks and Jews. (World War I

Hitler focused his propaganda against the Versailles Treaty, the "November criminals," the Marxists and the visible, internal enemy No. 1, the "Jew," who was responsible for all Germany's domestic problems.

Hitler's first written utterance on political questions dating from this period emphasized that what he called "the anti-Semitism of reason" must lead "to the systematic combating and elimination of Jewish privileges. Its ultimate goal must implacably be the total removal of the Jews." (Hitler Becomes a Leader)

In January 1925 the ban on the Nazi Party was removed and Hitler regained permission to speak in public. Outmaneuvering the "socialist" North German wing of the Party under Gregor Strasser, Hitler re-established himself in 1926 as the ultimate arbiter to whom all factions appealed in an ideologically and socially heterogeneous movement. (Rise of the Nazi Party)

 

Fallacies

A fallacy that Hitler used was using the past as a reference of how the future should/will be.

Response

Hitler will forever be remembered throughout history for bringing Germany's economy back up and for the Holocaust.

Source Quality

This was a good source to find information about Hitler and all the things he did in his life. I would suggest this source for other people who are looking to find out more about Hitler also.

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler 

MLA Documentation

"Vlad the Impaler." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2013.

Link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler

Summary

This article includes information about Vlad III's life, family, reign, defeat, and much more. It expands on his family and what happened to his father that led to him taking over his father's throne. It also discusses how Vlad killed over twenty-three thousand which led to Sultan Mehmed II raising an arm and heading towards Wallachia.

 

Main Evidence

Vlad III was born in Sighisoars, Transylvania in the year 1431. Vlad's father, Vlad II Dracul, and eldest brother were both killed by John Hunyadi, in December 1447. Vlad III was put on the throne because the Ottomans feared the Hungarians would take over.

"Vlad III's defeat at Poenari was due in part to the fact that the Boyars, who had been alienated by Vlad's policy of undermining their authority, had joined Radu under the assurance that they would regain their privileges. They may have also believed that Ottoman protection was better than Hungarian. By 8 September, Vlad had won another three victories, but continuous war had left him without any money and he could no longer pay his mercenaries. Vlad traveled to Hungary to ask for help from his former ally, Matthias Corvinus. Instead of receiving help, he found himself arrested and thrown into the dungeon for high treason. (Defeat)

Even during his lifetime, Vlad III Țepeș became famous as a tyrant taking sadistic pleasure in torturing and killing. Estimates of the number of his victims range from 40,000 to 100,000, comparable to the cumulative number of executions over four centuries of European witchhunts. According to the German stories the number of victims he had killed was at least 80,000. In addition to the 80,000 victims mentioned he also had whole villages and fortresses destroyed and burned to the ground. Impalement was Vlad's preferred method of torture and execution. Several woodcuts from German pamphlets of the late 15th and early 16th centuries show Vlad feasting in a forest of stakes and their grisly burdens outside Brașov, while a nearby executioner cuts apart other victims. (Reputation for cruelty)

Fallacies

None

Response

Vlad the Impaler was known for the numerous ways of killing people. The one most gruesome was how he would set them on a pole and their body would slowly slide down the pole.

Source Quality

This was a good source for information about him and what he did in his life. It would have been more helpful to not have had to read through so much information that was not very important for this paper. I would suggest this source to other people because it had very useful information and it was organized well.