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The Nazi regime: structure, justice and the essence of totalitarian rule

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Ken

The Nazi regime is often viewed as being chaotic, confused and incoherent.  There were rivalries between various individuals: the dislike between Goering and Goebbels is well known, and during the war Speer faced opposition from Bormann.  There was much “empire-building” … Continue reading →

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Why the Axis lost WWII: an interpretation

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Ken

(This piece will be of use to HSC students studying the Conflict in Europe 1935-1945.  A possible question in the HSC concerns reasons for the defeat of the Axis in World War II.  This piece offers some ideas that might … Continue reading →

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President Ebert and the early problems of the Weimar Republic

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Ken

The first president of the Weimar Republic was the Social Democrat, Friedrich Ebert.  During Bismarckian times in the late 19th Century, the German Social Democrat Party (SPD) had revolutionary pretensions.  By Ebert’s time these had disappeared.  Following the abdication of … Continue reading →

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