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Nazi Germany 1933-39 Handout for June 2011 HTA Lecture at Sydney University

GERMANY 1933-39 (i) Bases of Hitler’s power (ii) Nature of Nazi government By Ken Webb – HTA Lectures – University of Sydney, June 2011 Some early views of Nazism Hitler the “all-powerful” dictator A terror state with an all-pervasive Gestapo … Continue reading

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Some thoughts on Nazi anti-Semitism

(This item would be of use to NSW Modern History students studying either “Germany 1918-1939” or “Conflict in Europe 1935-1945”) In the long distant past when I was a school student, and later at university, the issue of the Holocaust … Continue reading

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

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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