Blog Post #12

For this blog post, I was told to create my own. I am studying to be a history teacher or social studies teacher, I just think history teacher sounds better. I decided to focus on my favorite time in history and the most interesting historical figure, Hilter and the Nazis. The blog post I created is stated and outlined below.

1. Watch Hitler's 1934 Speech at Nuremburg.
2. After watching the video, write at least one paragraphs about how Hitler pulls the people in by introducing the topic of a "fixed pole" and how only the strong will be allowed to be in the "Party" in the new Germany under Hitler and the Nazis.
3. Read The Nuremberg Laws.
4. After reading the laws, discuss how the "Jews" were being pushed out of society and what constituted someone to be labeled a "Jew" in at least one paragraph.

After creating the assignment, I was required to follow my own directions and do the assignment.

1. After watching Hitler's 1934 Speech at Nuremburg, I found that Hitler mentions the notion of a "fixed pole" as it relates to a stable government or leader. The German people were unsure of who they were and what their country was. They did not like the Weimar Republic, because they had agreed to the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty caused Germany to be unstable and poor. The Republic did not have the support of the people, but when Hitler entered the picture. he was like a savior to the people, he was their leader. He was a man that would make their homeland strong again. The "Party" refers to the new Germany and the Nazi Party. Hitler was all about the "Aryan" race. He wanted Germany to be pure and larger. He wanted all the Germanic speaking peoples into his empire. He wanted the best and only the purest Germans to be a part of his country an his new Germany for the next 1,000 years.

After reading The Nuremberg Laws, the "Jews" were labeled and socially demeaned. Jew refers to those who practice the Jewish faith, but to Hitler and many before Jew was a separate race not a separate religion. According to Article two or the FIrst Supplementary Decree of November 14, 1935, one is not considered a Jew if one or two grandparents practiced the Jewish faith. A Jew is also one who is descended from at least three grandparents who practice the Jewish faith and were part of the Jewish religion community. Jews were not allowed to vote, because they were not considered citizens of the Reich. They also have no tight to hold public office.