After the invasion of Poland in 1940, Hitler sent a group of archaeologists to try to prove that the Germans had lived there first and had legitimate claim to the land. But the quest to prove Germany's superiority didn't start with World War II; it started quite a few years earlier. ...
A new survey signals that Germany, where the term 'Fuhrer,' or leader, is explicitly linked to Adolf Hitler, is not immune from the far-right sentiments that are spreading across Europe.Marquand, Robert
Did people resist temptations such as the benefits to be gained from joining the Nazi Party or collaborating with the Germans? Opportunism flourished. Attitudes hardened. Some people never took a clear position. Labels and descriptions of people multiplied. We got patriots, Quislings and traitors, N...
” (historyplace). In Hitler’s mind, there could only be one race to rule and anyone outside of his circle was a threat therefore no one was safe. He believed Germans with blue eyes, blonde hair, and fair skin were the master race (historyplace). On November 9, 1938 the violence ...
Some of the parents in the discussion seem to be fine with boys and girls being separated for lunch and recess, others say that they want their kids to be able to interact with those of the opposite sex while at school.A mom did post that she thinks it's healthy for kids of the opp...
100 years ago, there were others who preferred abolition to gradualism, but with an important distinction when compared to Francione—they did not oppose reforms that came along. If you want to help animals now, you would welcome anything that helps them. Not Francione. He opposes all single ...
You'llrecognizeone of thosearchistsabove asAdolph Hitler. Hitler did not kill six million Jews. Name one Jew whom you can prove Hitler killed. Six million Jews were killed by six million Germans who chose to wear a silly uniform, walk a silly goose-step, andfollow the ordersof a beyond...
The victors of WWI brought Hitler to power in their treatment of the Germans by the Treaty of Versailles. They kicked them like a dead dog and made them admit they like it. Then when a strong figure such as Hitler rises up and tells them to be proud to be German, this is what they...
The whole business of the Spartan citizenry was war -- although they were reluctant to go to war, lest the helots revolt behind them, as they sometimes did. Unlike Athens, Sparta had no nearby seaport. It was not engaged in or interested in commerce. It had no resident alien population...
The beloved “Bug,” subject of a Disney movie from the 1960s, was small, cheap, and utilitarian, with an engine in the rear of the vehicle. It was created by Ferdinand Porsche at the behest of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, to provide a cheap car for working-class Germans. 1950: Jaguar...