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The following article regarding the question of what did Hitler believe in is an excerpt from Richard Weikart's book Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The question "What did Hitler believe in?" is not a sterile academic controversy over the…
The following article on the Nuremberg Laws is an excerpt from Richard Weikart's book Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. On September 15, 1935, the German state stripped its Jews of their citizenship, reducing them to the status of "subjects" under…
The following article is an excerpt from Richard Weikart's book Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. In mid-January of 1940, Hitler was discussing with his colleagues a rather frequent topic of his conversations and monologues: the church. After he sarcastically…
The following article on "Was Hitler a Christian" is an excerpt from Richard Weikart's book Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Was Hitler a Christian? This question has been asked by historians and World War Two aficionados for decades. During…
Hitler Consolidates Power With the Enabling Act The Enabling Act (Ermächtigungsgesetz) of 1933 gave the German Cabinet power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag and the Reichsrat, the legislative bodies of the Weimar government. It gave Adolph Hitler complete and absolute power over Germany. The passage of the…
The following article on Nazi eugenics is an excerpt from Richard Weikart's book Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The origins of eugenics beliefs Hitler's views on eugenics were based on social policies that placed the biological improvement of the…
The following article about Kristallnacht is an excerpt from Richard Weikart's book Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The Crystal Night (Kristallnacht) pogrom against the Jews on November 9–10, 1938 was an attack against Germany's Jewish population carried out by SA…
Contains images of 14 different paper currencies from the Revolution Era (reproductions). [enter] This article is part of our larger resource on the Colonial America culture, society, economics, and warfare. Click here for our comprehensive article on Colonial America.
Contains images and artifacts related to Manifest Destiny and the early years of The United States, up to the Civil War. Subjects include the Articles of Confederation, Lewis and Clark, early Westward expansion and the acquisition of new lands, and American slavery. [enter] This article is part of our larger resource…
Contains images and artifacts related to the American Revolution, including paintings, sketches, engravings, political cartoons, photographs, and excerpts from an audio documentary. Subjects include the Founding Fathers, British taxation policies, The Boston Massacre, and The Declaration of Independence. [enter] This article is part of our larger resource on the Colonial…
