Charles Darwin’s theories about evolution are well known: he formed the idea of survival of the fittest. Herbert Spencer formed a theory of social Darwinism where he applied biology to society. Darwin’s ideas of struggle in nature were used by Spencer to describe class struggle. Hitler then brought these Darwinian theories into his Mein Kampf […]
The one aspect of Hitler’s rise to power that really intrigues me is the lack of opposition once Hitler became the Führer. Why was there no revolt by other political party members? In class we discussed how the Socialists could have done something early on, but they chose not to do anything. “The first task […]
Many political leaders believe the best way of persuaded the people to listen to their view points about government was through propaganda. The use of propaganda was very strong and started much earlier than World War One and Two. When people think of propaganda they think of the impact propaganda had during the World Wars when truly people forget the impact of political leaders […]