A2 History
Hitler- Historians & interpretations
Part 1- Hitler’s rise to power
Historian Commented on Quote/Argument
Mary Weimar Germany was “clearly saddled with a burden of
Weimar’s weak state
Fulbrook problems”
Weimar politicians were close to the point where they
Incompetence of “can no longer communicate [and] stop understanding the
Ian Weimar politicians language of the people they were supposed to be
Kershaw representing”
Desperation of the “People were ready to see the qualities of a national
people saviour in Hitler”
Part 2- Hitler’s governing of Germany
Historian Commented on Quote/Argument
“Hitler was seen as a type of political instructor”, but “He
always needs people who can translate his ideologies
into reality”
“What Hitler did was advertise unoriginal ideas in an
Hitler’s lack of
original way”
leadership
“Hitler’s style of leadership functioned because of the
readiness of all his subordinated to accept his unique
Ian standing in the party… someone they saw as a political
Kershaw genius”
Nazi ministers’ pursual “Leading Nazis were ‘working towards the Fuhrer’ whose
of their own agendas authority allowed the realisation of their own fantasies”
Why Hitler persecuted Hitler focused on “attacking a single enemy to avoid
the Jews fragmentation and disunity”
“Organisational forms remained of little concern to him as
Structuralist view of
long as his own freedom of action was not constrained by
Hitler’s leadership
them”
Part 3- Hitler’s economic policies
Historian Commented on Quote/Argument
Roderick “The development of Nazi economic policy occurred in
Stackelberg Nazi pursual of phases”
Structuralist economic policy Most policies evolved according to political whims
view
Joseph “Industrialisation was a fact of life and the foundation of
Bendersky Germany’s power”
War economy Hitler was an “economic simpleton” who thought all the
J. Heyl problems of Germany could be solved by wars of
plunder.
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Notes compiled by: Chew Wen Min
Hitler- Historians & interpretations
Part 1- Hitler’s rise to power
Historian Commented on Quote/Argument
Mary Weimar Germany was “clearly saddled with a burden of
Weimar’s weak state
Fulbrook problems”
Weimar politicians were close to the point where they
Incompetence of “can no longer communicate [and] stop understanding the
Ian Weimar politicians language of the people they were supposed to be
Kershaw representing”
Desperation of the “People were ready to see the qualities of a national
people saviour in Hitler”
Part 2- Hitler’s governing of Germany
Historian Commented on Quote/Argument
“Hitler was seen as a type of political instructor”, but “He
always needs people who can translate his ideologies
into reality”
“What Hitler did was advertise unoriginal ideas in an
Hitler’s lack of
original way”
leadership
“Hitler’s style of leadership functioned because of the
readiness of all his subordinated to accept his unique
Ian standing in the party… someone they saw as a political
Kershaw genius”
Nazi ministers’ pursual “Leading Nazis were ‘working towards the Fuhrer’ whose
of their own agendas authority allowed the realisation of their own fantasies”
Why Hitler persecuted Hitler focused on “attacking a single enemy to avoid
the Jews fragmentation and disunity”
“Organisational forms remained of little concern to him as
Structuralist view of
long as his own freedom of action was not constrained by
Hitler’s leadership
them”
Part 3- Hitler’s economic policies
Historian Commented on Quote/Argument
Roderick “The development of Nazi economic policy occurred in
Stackelberg Nazi pursual of phases”
Structuralist economic policy Most policies evolved according to political whims
view
Joseph “Industrialisation was a fact of life and the foundation of
Bendersky Germany’s power”
War economy Hitler was an “economic simpleton” who thought all the
J. Heyl problems of Germany could be solved by wars of
plunder.
1
Notes compiled by: Chew Wen Min
