The really interesting thing that I find about Adolf Hitler is when he was young and poor, he was a follower too. In the movie, did you not see him crying out "WAR!!" when there was another man giving a speech about going into WWI? Also, regarding his opinion about the Jews, he took other people's opinions on the Jews and expanded on it. In the beginning of the movie, people were preaching about the Jews and how "they have done no good to Germany.." and he listened to them. As he grew older, that hatred of the Jews grew in him and he eventually wanted to exterminate them. When he got the opportunity to express his ideas, he was very persuasive. He preached about "Equality for the German nation, and racial superiority..." Many people listened to his preaching because lots of people were angry about the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was frowned upon and was getting smaller, Germany had no hope. So when someone like Hitler gets up and preaches about Equality for Germany, of course people are going to follow. And when Hitler hired "Brownshirts" or military that served in the war (Of course they're not happy about the war because they lost) Hitler's power grew. And when his power grew and when he had the attention of everybody, he blamed the Jews for everything. And if someone disagreed with him, he basically yelled at them saying "How can you not see the Jews have cost us the war?" In some cases, I'm guessing he murdered those people that were willing to stand up against Hitler. So "good men" didn't do anything because they were scared of Hitler. Those good men did nothing because they were overcome by fear. But in my opinion, I would rather die for what I believe in then stand and live watching the world being taken over by one evil ruler, Hitler.

Adolf Hitler was undoubtedly a great leader, in the terms of followers of course. He was able to spawn followers using radical ideas and using the "outsiders" as scapegoats. Is it possible that Herr Hitler was only successful due to the desperation of the Germans? After all, they lost the war and throughout history, chaos brings forth a natural leader.

I feel like Hitler was just an opportunist. He was easily persuaded and didn't really have a mind of his own. And probably border line crazy. He recognized when the German people were desperate for something or someone to follow and he took advantage of that opportunity for his own good.

Im not trying to say that Hilter is great or anything but I think that Hilter was some what of a genius because he persuaded thousands of people to start a genocide. He also showed that he was smart in the video when he was working his way up the ladder and going for the presidence he first needed the vice chanceller spot and president von Hindenburg gave him exactly what he wanted. Then it was just a matter of time before before von Hindenburg died and he became the ruler of Germany.

Hitler was a great politician but not the best humanist. He tried to exterminate an entire religion, killing an estimated 6,000,000 Jewish people and killing an estimated 5,000,000 other "ethnic origins".

Hitler was a force of nature. He believed whole heartedly in what he was doing. While i do not agree with his opinions or his actions i do admire his resolve. I just want to know why so many people agreed with him at that time and all we hear is how Hitler was the only Jew hater.

Hitler fought along side many jews during the war and even took commands which put his life at risk from a jewish man so why all of a sudden did he decide he didnt want jews to be around any longer?

Hitler was an anti-communist big time. He used communists, along with Jews as a political scapegoat. He also had extreme homophobia leading to persecution of homosexuals. There was also persecution of "degenerate art." Which is basically modern art. He promoted a strong rejection of premarital sex, prostitution, pornography, and any type of "sexual vice". His level of hatred towards people were involved in any of these such things was so extreme I wouldn't even be able to image being so cruel. He invested his life to prove his point to a nation, leaving a huge mark on the rest of the world.

i honstly dont even know what to do do i just answer the questions?????????? i have never bloged before

The thing i find intersting about Hitler is his motives. what caused him to hate the jews so much. He was disgusted with the jewish soldiers and he already had a chip on his shoulder becuase of his rejection in the art feild. what i want to know is how he went from having unfortunate events lead to the genocide of the jews

I'm curious about what Hitler's motives were, and why he decided on killing the Jews..

Just wanna know why he hated them.

The thing i find intersting about Hitler is his motives. what caused him to hate the jews so much. He was disgusted with the jewish soldiers and he already had a chip on his shoulder becuase of his rejection in the art feild. what i want to know is how he went from having unfortunate events lead to the genocide of the jews.

Hitler hated the jews because as he grew up, a few different instances in his life made him not like jews. But when everything is unbearable for him he knew exactly who he wanted to blame every single thing on. They jews where getting rich and watching as the germans and everyone else got poorer and poorer. So throught his life he had more and more reasons to hate the jews, but jews are just people they succeed the way they can and wouldnt stop if it was not them getting hurt, just like anyone probably would. The jews are just selfish humans like the rest of the world just better at it....

Jessica

Okay, so I wrote an entire long blog post that took me a half hour, I pressed a button, and it disappeared, so I hope that this one won't disappear and I have to spend another half hour typing. So, on Hitler calling the Jewish people profiteers...I think he called them profiteers because people really started to take advantage of Germany's war loss to profit themselves. The treaty of Versailles left Germany humiliated and penniless, while other countries were laughing and reveling in their wealth. Hitler was infuriated with how they fought, and how they stripped the Germans of their time and solders. (I got this information from a video I watched, which I'll add the link to, however, its not from a .org site, so I'm not 100% sure of its legitimacy, but it seemed pretty good to me.) Especially because some Jews were living in Germany, Hitler was infuriated that they were profiting in a time of Germany's weakness. On the Treaty of Versailles....the treaty itself left Germany in a state of economic, political, and social turmoil. The people were feeling humiliated, inflation was rising like no other, and the country was poor, weaponless, and was made a laughing stock. However, this was perfect opportunity for Hitler. He, although insane and cruel, was, I guess you could say, slightly genius, and very charismatic. He took opportunity of the German peoples rage and anger, to impose his will on people who were looking for a way to gain back their pride. By promising to make Germany a great nation again, he gained so many new followers, just ordinary people looking for hope. And to them, Hitler was that hope. I was curious, on the Treaty, if it was less harsh, if the Germans had less dues to pay, and if it didn't send the country into a whirlwind, if Hitler would have gained as much power as he did. I think any nation can take from this that if a country is corrupt, and in a state of disarray, that people will hold on to anything that gives them hope, good or bad. That hope could be a great leader, who brings a country to power again, or that hope could be a Hitler, bringing about the deaths of thousands of innocent people. The advent of film has changed politics because it is just another avenue for propaganda. Now instead of just newsprint and word of mouth, politicians could spread their ideas much more rapidly, through shows, commercials, photographs, you name it. Film was just one more media for political propaganda. On the quote, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing," I think this relates quite a lot to the film. In the film, like the dinner scene, we see many people who knew Hitlers anti-Jewish agenda. Even wealthy rich Jewish men, and men with Jewish heritage knew! But did anyone dare speak out against Hitler in the beginning? Did anyone ever think of saying something before the problem got to out of control? Sometimes, I think people find it easier to submit than to fight back, which is unjust. It is our right as people to question authority. I think by not fighting back, we were just enabling Hitler. I mean, its obvious that Hitler wasn't all there mentally. He was abused and beaten by his father, and coddled slightly by his mother. I think it was the war that pushed him over the edge. Corporal Hitler....gassed in the trenches, and driven mad because the war was over and there was nothing to fight for. Honestly, its hard to pinpoint his hatred for Jews to just once cause, but his fight to keep Germans "pure" seems to be a good starting point for his hatred. I think Hitler created his own war to fight, since he had nothing to fight for anymore. I hope this was proficient, and I hope that we continue to find out more as the movie goes on!

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Adolf Hitler was undoubtedly a great leader, in the terms of followers of course. He was able to spawn followers using radical ideas and using the "outsiders" as scapegoats. Is it possible that Herr Hitler was only successful due to the desperation of the Germans? After all, they lost the war and throughout history, chaos brings forth a natural leader.

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Hitler fought along side many jews during the war and even took commands which put his life at risk from a jewish man so why all of a sudden did he decide he didnt want jews to be around any longer?

SierraAlexis From the start Hitler was shown as weak and unfulfilled as a person, from his father beating him to living on the streets. He didn't have much to stand for and I think his personality contributed to the way he reacted to the Jewish people. Maybe Hitler didn't hate Jews all his life but at some point he started to blame them and in my opinion he saw how positive people reacted to his words, he was finally getting recognition for something and the feeling of power fueled his hatred.

kauffy There was a part in the movie when it showed how he disagreed whith one of his Jewish commanders so maybe along with all the other things this could have been another factor of why he hates them so much.

NikkiChumley Hitler was a force of nature. He believed whole heartedly in what he was doing. While i do not agree with his opinions or his actions i do admire his resolve. I just want to know why so many people agreed with him at that time and all we hear is how Hitler was the only Jew hater.

carlygoglin I personally feel his drive was not so much from admirable resolve and determination, but fueled by hatred. It may seem like he truly believed what was doing was right, but personally I don't think he could have truly thought he was doing something good when it was fueled by fiery hate, its a natural instinct to know hurting others and hating is bad so he had to have known deep down it was wrong. Or just be crazy. Also with us nowadays we could blame Hitler as the only Jew hater simply because its easier to believe in society that there was one crazy man who did all of this, not hundreds of thousands of hateful, blind people.

hailey_macho Hitler was an anti-communist big time. He used communists, along with Jews as a political scapegoat. He also had extreme homophobia leading to persecution of homosexuals. There was also persecution of "degenerate art." Which is basically modern art. He promoted a strong rejection of premarital sex, prostitution, pornography, and any type of "sexual vice". His level of hatred towards people were involved in any of these such things was so extreme I wouldn't even be able to image being so cruel. He invested his life to prove his point to a nation, leaving a huge mark on the rest of the world.

carlygoglin The thing i find intersting about Hitler is his motives. what caused him to hate the jews so much. He was disgusted with the jewish soldiers and he already had a chip on his shoulder becuase of his rejection in the art feild. what i want to know is how he went from having unfortunate events lead to the genocide of the jews

phillip

I'm curious about what Hitler's motives were, and why he decided on killing the Jews..

Just wanna know why he hated them.

phillip The thing i find intersting about Hitler is his motives. what caused him to hate the jews so much. He was disgusted with the jewish soldiers and he already had a chip on his shoulder becuase of his rejection in the art feild. what i want to know is how he went from having unfortunate events lead to the genocide of the jews.

melbaby Jessie is totally agree with you know one should bring out there hatred in that way. Though I think Hitler could have used his knowledge for the better. He says " It's not time for silence,It's time for revolution." That brings on to how you said he brought on his own war because the war was over and there was nothing to fight for.

hailee69 What I dont get is how people went along with this. At first, I didn't know how so many people could join hitler. But after watching the way he persuaded those men, he was a huge threat. I also didn't get why he made his mustache look like that, then seeing that man tell him he needs to stand out and be different. That's just what he did.

carsten8 what I don't get is how people turned on there friends that were Jews. They completely stereotyped the Jewish religion. Not all the Jews were bad or not supporting/ contributing to Germany. It makes no sense at all.

CarlyBuck I honestly wasn't sure how Helene and her husband could tag along with this whole, "anti-jew" thing? I mean, COME ON. They have good friends that are jewish! They didn't judge them upon it before, why now? Because some guy with a dorky mustache came along and told them to hate them, and that they're the reason for poor economy or whatever. I call bologna! But if you really think about it? Hitler's timing was impeccable. He came along broadcasting his ideas just in time! The war was over, and the veterans had no jobs and nothing to do other than to work out. He managed to approach a man who had great power and this is what he said, "My men can not only crush a revolution, they can create one." What's he saying? He's basically saying, (from my understanding) that his men had a great influence on the country. He was right! I don't know about you, but I sure would be easily convinced to be anti jew if it involved big buff mean men that were going to beat me up, or even beat me to death if I didn't! Hitler managed to use those scare tactics to convince the people who control money, and the proletarians! He obviously was devilishly genius. I hate to say it. But he was. But, all for the wrong reasons, and he was insanely crazy from the get go.

While Hitler was recovering from the gas attack that the armistice was announced. Hitler was furious that Germany had surrendered and felt strongly that Germany had been "stabbed in the back" by its leaders. He wanted to keep fighting not with other country’s but the communist Jews. I could understand why he was furious about that but I don’t agree with the fact that he wanted to lead the germen people and drive the Jews out by doing everything in his power and he gain more power with every speech.

I think that Hitler was also very hypocritical given the fact that he wasn't even born in Germany, he was from Austria, but he hatred immigrants as well as jews. Also, Jews has been in Germany for centuries and were people that everyone was used to and had a few friends of their descent. For one person to be able to changethe mindset of thousands of people he had to be genius. For him to scareand intimidate them and find there fears as well as convince them that it was okay to kill these people he was a genius. Just imagine what could of happened if he would've used his powers over people for the benefit and good of everyone.

I want to know what happened to the journalist. How did he get away with printing those articles, why didn't the Brownshirts stop him? And how long could his opinion last after Hitler eligibility for parole comes into effect? I hope nothing bad happens to him! Lol

I don't know enough of Hitler to know why is so evil, but to him he isn't evil. To him those who didn't have the same beliefs as him were the evil ones, that is simply why he didn't like Jews, Blacks, etc. That still applies to today's politics because those who don't favor Obama or share the same beliefs as him are the ones running around saying he has an undeniable link to Hitler in the thought that he had taken pictures with little kids while signing legal papers for gun laws. I absolutely disagree with Hitler's actions because as society is today every move he made was completely out of line, but if you look at it from an optimists perspective, he was very smart and he knew that he could do whatever it took to make what he believed in happen. For that people should simply learn by history and watch out for those people who can sweet talk themselves into higher power because they think they know what is right for the United States just as Hitler thought he knew what was right and the "common good" for Germany.

Hitler as a young adult grew up oppressed to the Jews, and when he applied to the art academy in France it was Jews who said he couldn't join. He blamed all of his problems on the Jews instead of taking responsibility to change them himself. This being after World War 1 and the German people were down, Hitler saw an opening for himself to assert himself in power. Basically, the people were feeling down and out and needed someone to look up to, and here comes along a knight in shinning armor telling you he will change everything and bring you back to how things once were, telling you its the Jews fault your country is being taken over by immigrants. And after being arrested i think that made him more bad so he wanted to ruin the coutry even more.

I am reading the book Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf. And in the very beginning is a not from Hitler himself saying, "... and in so far it may serve to destroy the foul legends about my perspn dished up in the Jewish press." He wrote this book to basically defend himself and to further humiliate Jews. And the fact that he says there are legends about him?!?! Conceited much?

Fritz Gerlich was a writer and reporter that is a perfect example of the quote above. Even though it was a risky move at the time, he believed it was his job to inform and warn the all the people at that time what was really going on, and how much power they were giving Hitler. He wanted to wake them up from all the propaganda that Hitler was displaying. Fritz was the good person that was trying to stop the rise of evil. The question I have is how caught up in it his followers were...how could they not see in what direction this "plan" was headed?

Why did Hitler choose the Jewish people as his targets? Why not the Allied forces? Then he wouldn't have been tearing his country apart. After all it wasn't the Jews who fought against him it was the allied forces. The Jews were in the war with him, fighting along side him.

i think hitler thinks the jews are profiteers because they "run" the banks... and now day profiteers are old white rich men because most of the time they use the system to there advantage by writing everything off as taxes

Demagogue's are so dangerous because they are people who state their opinion while making it seem like a very good idea. They are persuaders who could use charisma to make any ridiculous, terrible idea sound like a perfectly sane option, like Hitler did with blaming it on the Jews and punishing them in horrendous ways. Demagogue's make it easy for people. The person listening to a demagogue is not a victim, they are submitting their own minds to whatever someone says because it makes it easier. To simply follow orders and adopt ideas needs a lot less deep thought, and you don't have to question your morals. With everyone wanting to follow the leader that makes it sound so good its easy to bandwagon into a very bad idea.

i'm a little confused on how Hitler got his power... he gave a speech one day and people decided they liked him and gave him the courage to continue speaking? didn't a lot of other people realize that what he was saying wasn't cool, or they did but were to afraid to stand up and say something, or did they not realize where this was headed?

At the beginning of the movie it seemed like it would be impossible him to come to any real power. I think it is crazy that anyone started to follow him. They were obviously desperate for a leader. It seemed that as he got more power that it got tO his head and he became more radical

i think the reason Hitler became so powerful is because many of the people in Germany were afraid of being left out so instead of going against the majority of people they just joined the rest, resulting in the spread of Nazi's and people who believed in what Hitler says.

Hitler believed that the Jews were involved in a great conspiracy to control the wealth of Europe and to dominate and destroy the German or Aryan people. Whether that belief was the basis for his hatred or was a result of it is not something I think can be determined. He believed a bizarre conspiracy that claimed that the Jews were planning to dominate the world. In the interwar period (1918-1939) it was perfectly acceptable to express racist, ethnic, religious and cultural prejudice loud and clear, both in Europe and the U.S. Most German Jews did not take the Nazis' anti-Semitism particularly seriously before 1933. Almost none had made any practical arrangements in advance to leave the country or respond to Hitler.

Hitler was the Head of State, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and guiding spirit, and led a lot of Germans. Why didn't people who believed different of Hitler do anything about it. in the movie it didn't really show how anything about that.

Q:In what ways did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the rise of radical political parties in Germany during the 1920s? What lessons should the U.S. learn from this?

A: I think that, because the treaty left Germany in such a vulnerable and poor state(little land, inflation in the economy), people were more likely to accept these political parties because they were looking for a way out of the mess. In my opinion the U.S should make more treaties but go about it in a different way.

I want to know what types of things caused Hitler's insanity. Also what types of mental illnesses did he have?

I found it suprising how hate of jews was the message that came from everywhere. In the movie, the girl is singing about the jews being the ones to blame. It seems like this was just a part of their everyday lives

The jews seem to be Hitler's scapegoat for all his problems

A lot of people did not support Hitler because of his beliefs. Often people only supported him because of the things he promised them. These include him promising farmers more pay for their crops, to give jobs to those who did not have them, and to help raise profit of middle class buisnesses.

One of Hitler's claimed beliefs was that sexual immorality was wrong. I find this very hypocritical. He himself molested his niece which is sexually immoral, so how could he claim to be against it?

In the beginning of the movie people were talking about how the Jews are worthless or something? and as Hitler got more power he hated them more and more. I don't remember much from the movie. Adolf Hitler would of been a great leader If he used his leadership for the "good" But instead he killed people from other races. I don't understand why people wanted him as a "leader" and listened to him if he was so cruel and controlling to other people.

What i dont understand is why someone didnt just stand up for their people and shoot him. Going off of what a lot of other people talked about is why he did what he did. He had to of had some kind of mentalt disorder to do the things he did. I didnt see part of the movie but having his neice and wife kill themselves. I guess that wasn't enough for him to stop his crazy ways. Alot of people lives were lost because of Hitler and for me, i wish that hehad a slow painful death for the things he had done to those helpless people.

Why did the German army not step in and stop Hitler and the Nazis when they were smaller and just a militia, instead of allowing them to grow and eventually overthrow the government?

Why did the German army not step in and stop Hitler and the Nazis when they were smaller and not as powerful? Instead of allowing them to grow and eventually take over the government and turn Germany into a Dictatorship.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." The first person that came to my mind was Fritz Gerlich. Gerlich knew that Germany was headed for trouble and he had warned the German people that the worst thing that they can do is to stand by and do nothing. When Gerlich's wife gave Gerlich the choice to move forward, move backwards or to stay content, Gerlich had chosen to stay content because he did not want to lose his job. Eventually, he gives up and chooses to move forward. He risked his life to warn others because he knew he could not live with himself if he just stood by and watched the terror going on. Once the rest of Germany had realized what was actually going on, it was too late to try and stop it from happening. This shows us today that we need to stand up for what we believe but still be open-minded. We need to be open-minded to try and understand other people's point of views, but not get to obsessed with it to where they brainwash us.

Hitler's rise to power was based upon long-term factors - resentment in the German people, the weakness of the Weimar system - which he exploited through propaganda (paid for by his rich, Communist-fearing backers), the terror of his storm troopers, and the brilliance of his speeches. During the 'roaring twenties' Germans ignored this vicious little man with his programme of hatred. But when the Great Depression ruined their lives, they voted for him in increasing numbers. Needing support, and thinking he could control Hitler, President Hindenburg made the mistake in January 1933 of giving Hitler the post of Chancellor. Nazi propaganda persuaded the German masses to believe that the Jews were to blame and that Hitler was their last hope. The Storm troopers attacked Jews and people who opposed Hitler. Many opponents kept quiet simply because they were scared of being murdered – and, if they were, the judges simply let the Storm troopers go free.

Hitler was an egotistical person who blamed his personal failures on a race of people. His failure in art school and in the failure to move up in the army only fuels the rage and hatred for the Jews.

It is amazing how Adolf Hitler went from giving speeches to a handful of people at a beer hall to the “FÜHRER” of the Nazi party. He gained power through parliament seats filled with his army of “Brown Shirts”. His views got a lot of attention for being so extreme, and it took a while before a he had large groups of people behind him. When he did get the numbers he used his power to win over elections and control German’s rights. When he was at the peak of power he began to quickly limit free speech of those who opposed his view. Newspapers that went against him were shut out of business. Hitler wanted everyone to follow him and to have his way be the only way. I think Hitler got so many people to agree with him because many people were angry about the result of WWI. They didn’t want their country to be so powerless and they needed someone to blame. Hitler saw the Jewish religion and it’s believers as an excuse for why they didn’t win. He thought that they were taking all the jobs, and that they profited off of Germany’s loss while Germany stood alone and helpless while the winning country’s had gained the upper hand. The loss of WWI sparked Hitler’s rise because of all the emotions of other Germans he could use.

I found it interesting how in the film they mentioned that Hitler had gotten his name changed (well his father did and that was passed on to him). They only briefly showed that when he got his German citizenship. I would like to know more about that. Hitler was so into Germany being only 100% German citizens and he wasn’t even German! At what point did he think he was any better than the others living in Germany who weren’t of that nationality.

In the Rise of Evil film they showed over time how the Hanfstaengl Family’s views of Hitler shifted. In the beginning of the film Ernst was the one who supported Hitler in ways while Helen strongly didn’t want to get involved. She was an American brought to the country and Ernst was raised in Germany. Over time Ernst did not follow Hitler’s beliefs any longer and was always trying to find ways to get out of supporting him. He tried to take his family and leave to America numerous times (even when his daughter was sick) but Hitler would not let them leave. After talking to Hitler at a party, Helen was offered a job helping with the building and organization of a meeting building for Hitler and his affairs. She started to see his ways and became one of many Hitler followers. Ernst’s and Helen’s marriage started to break when they started not being together and they were both always working. When it was there anniversary Ernst finally got permission from Hitler to leave and they had the chance to escape to America but Helen would not go. She wanted to stay and help Hitler. Ernst leaving Helen and their son behind left the country anyways. He so strongly disagreed with the persecution of Jews that he would not stay and watch.

Hitler was a good leader by bringing in followers and bringing his country together, but for all the wrong reasons. He had a way of brainwashing the Germans by creating false propaganda. Rather than disputing his statements and questioning Hitler, most Germans followed his ideas. A huge reason to this is most likely because they wanted to feel a "part" of what everyone was else was joining and becoming a part of. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to go against and dispute Hitler, while his statements, face, and voice was all over Germany. Not to mention what could happen to you if you expressed that you did not agree with Hitler...

With the power he had, he could twist the rules or laws to harm or kill anybody he pleased. He had a sick way with drawing people in and gaining his power.

Every time I think of Hitler I think of a crazy schizophrenic maniac who hated Jews and killed millions upon millions of poeple. And every time I think of this I think of what if Hitler used his power and dictatorship to help Germany in good reasons with no killing? What if Jews helped Hitler become a better person and be friends with him when he first started preaching about how Germany needs to get rid of the Jews... Always a what if that goes on in my head. I admire Hitler for taking a stand and speaking for what he believes in, if only he did it for the good of Germany, not for the bad.

I've never done a debate before, but here goes:

The question asks why Fritz took on such a dangerous role during the time of Hitler. I think that there are very few individuals who actually stand up against the popular crowd. Because it is so much easier to follow the "flock", the majority of the people were persuaded to follow in the footsteps of Hitler. Some followed only because they were afraid to do otherwise. Fritz was one of the "black sheep". He held his own beliefs and stood firmly with them, and against the majority of the people. During these times of crisis, Fritz had his job (which was very important), his wife, and his own life to lose. But as stated in the film, he claimed that he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he didn't stand against Hitler's rule and beliefs. In the end, Fritz ended up losing ALL because of his acts toward opening the eyes of others.

What I found really odd about Hitler was the fact that he wasn’t born German. Hitler’s whole thing was that he wanted a “pure Germany”, and that the Jewish population was coming in and stealing money that they could be working for and earning. Hitler’s family did the exact same thing that he was complaining about. His family, moved to Germany when Adolf was 3 years old, and moved around quite a bit, trying to find a better way of life, which there is nothing wrong with. I don’t understand why Hitler was so obsessed and upset about all the Jewish people and immigrants coming to Germany. All they were doing was trying to find a good place to live, just like his family had. I understand if he felt like they were somehow getting jobs instead of him strictly because they were Jewish, but that’s not what was going on was it? Hitler was extremely hypocritical. The movie should have showed a little more about how he changed his citizenship because that’s something that really shows his character.

So Hitler never became the president/chancellor after he died? At the end of the movie he took the position as the fuhrer... and I looked online and it says he never became Chancellor... I wanna know why he didn't become Chancellor when that's what he wanted to be, and if the fuhrer has more power than a Chancellor..

Did Hitler refer to the Jews a profiteers because they were rapidly growing and working in Germany. Where the Jewish people talking jobs and Hitler saw this as a threat?

I think journalist Fritz Gerlich provided the perfect counter example to the quote we've been talking about, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Gerlich had the opportunity to join Hitler in his rise of power and support him, but instead went with what he knew was right and reported to the people what really was going on. I think he did this because he was true to his people and country and wanted Germany to realize they were being fooled, that as a journalist it was his duty to reveal the truth. When Gerlich met Hitler he knew Hitler was an unstable and power crazed man. I think Gerlich risked his job, family, social status and his own life. Gerlich was one of the few that successfully stood up against Hitler and raised awareness.

Hitler was a very persuasive and manipulative man, and he had an objective. He knew exactly what he wanted and he went and got it. Just like any situation you must look at it from more than one point of view. Society today and culture in America tell us that what Hitler did was absolutely wrong on so many levels but to him he thought he was doing Germany a favor. I still am on the edge as to why he would want to be so faithful to a country he doesn't originate from I think he is a very brave and smart man. There is so much more background to his life that we are unsure of and I think that could also be held accountable when making inferences about why he did what he did. I think that diversity is a very good thing for people to experience, and yet I still see some pros to having a pure country and trying to keep pure blood. We have all heard the quote "History repeats its self" does that mean that Germany or any other country could run into a similar situation? Of course we could, but as a nation our country needs to stand strong and be sure to try and learn a lesson from Adolf Hitler, which is why it was very important that we all learn about what he did and how he did it because he wasn't the first unfair ruler, and won't be the last.

Hitler calls the jews profitteers because he wanted to get the german people angry against the jews. When Hitler began burning down jewish buildings and and killing jews, the german people were fine just to watch. They did nothing to go against the Nazis or stick up for the jews. The profiteers in america are the people who are billionares and make tons of money. I dont see people killing americans and burning their homes because they make too much money.

Why and how would Hitler know who were Jewish? Also if he was killing the right people randomly off the streets like shown in the movie how would he and his army know exactly who and what religion they believed in? A quote i found was " As a Christian i have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but i have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice." i believe this quote fit him in a way because Hitler is a fighter but for stupid reasons. He knows how to speak his mind and get his point cross which i learned from watching the movie. He is a intense speaker and makes good points but i think the people who were agents what he was saying should have fought more for what they believed in.

What would any of you had done if you lived in this time period? Especially since the choices you make is a matter between life and death. Would you have tried to save your friends or even total strangers? Would you have helped with their execution? Or would you sit back and not do anything?

What would any of you had done if you lived in this time period? Especially since the choices you make is a matter between life and death. Would you have tried to save your friends or even total strangers? Would you have helped with their execution? Or would you sit back and not do anything?

During this time, Germany was facing an economic crisis. Did you remember when Hitler was pointing out how much it costed for an individual to go to the market and buy bread? Because of this crisis, the people were desperate for change. Society wanted so badly for something to turn to that promised a rise in the economy. Hitler's scapegoat for the economic slump was the Jews, and many people believed, or were persuaded to believe, that this was true. When more and more people began to follow him, Hitler became more powerful and more influential.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". This quote is perfect for the film that we watched. During the events presented in the film, there were many good men who did nothing. The people who never spoke up were perceived as ones who supported Hitler's cause, because they never outwardly opposed it! In fact, i can only think of one individual who actually stood against Hitler, and that was Fritz Gerlich. People like Fritz are the ones who have the capability of opening the eyes of others to the truth. Writing news articles that pointed fingers in anger toward the Nazi party was the riskiest thing one could do during these times, and Fritz ended up paying his life for it! My point is that when the people who disagreed with Hitler's beliefs never spoke up, they were doing just as much as supporting them.

just as many of you are stating, Hitler didn't grow up in the nicest of environments. Beaten as a kid, living on the streets, etc. Nobody wants to admit that hard times like that are their own faults. And i'm not saying it was Hitler's fault that he was beaten. But i am saying that he might have felt guilt. When he heard of the Jews being "at fault for taking food, and jobs, and wealth", He jumped on the idea of blame! Hitler blamed the Jews for everything that irritated him, that disgusted him, his misfortune after the war, and that degraded him while he grew up. Because he was such a powerful speaker, many people listened. People of the community liked Hitler's idea of blame probably because they clung the idea of pointing fingers at others, instead of making actions to bring up the economy/society. As time passed, this blame escalated to the extreme!

Let's talk about propaganda. In many scenes in the movie The Rise of Evil, they prove that propaganda is one of the main causes of Hitler's success to gain followers, and along with that, power. An example from the film is when the housekeeper is scolded for reading a paper questioning the motives of Hitler. One fact that the movie failed to convey was that Hitler served in the German army for World War I. Maybe this is where he decided although he wasn't born in Germany, that was who he fought for. My question is Can your own experiences and what you are exposed to count as propaganda if it changes or sways your opinion? In some ways I think your own experiences are the most persuasive factor when creating an opinion. In the film Helene put her faith into Hitler and her housekeeper did not. Was it really the advertising that caught Helene's eye? No, it was her relationship with Hitler himself. In fact she through out the newspaper full of propaganda fighting Hitler and banned it from her house. What creates your opinions? and What makes you think that way?

It isn't arguable that Hitler was a very unique and powerful leader. His intention was to keep Germany as a pure blood country. He didn't believe that Jews, blacks, gays, etc. were as human as he was and not only didn't deserve to live in Germany, but didn't deserve to live. With his loud, influential words he made his vision come true. He believed in a christian Germany, and the thought that Jews are profiteers is a very debatable idea. With his power, it didn't matter what those who argued with him thought. He thought that Jews were profiteers because they worked the hardest and got the highest paying jobs in Germany. But a question I have for anyone who reads to the end of this blog, how can Hitler blame Jews for losing the war??

Another thought I have is that going back to the quote "THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL 
IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING.” is that Hellen's husband leaving might not be what Hitler intended, but in the long run he was the good man and he did nothing. In result? The triumph of Hitler. Evil.

What I think is crazy is that when Hitler was at his trial, and they let him start a speech. Eventually, the court agreed with him, which made his sentence way shorter. He must of had such a valid point that he could get anybody to follow him. Hitler must of had a strong voice to persuade an entire country. But, in the film at least, he never flat out said his motivation behind everything. We still don't know why he had so much hatred towards the Jews.

I never got to see the end of the movie but I feel like Helens husband started out sort of baiting Hitler with Helen because he took a liking to her. For examble when her suband sent her to the jail to talk with hitler. And at first Helen didn't seem at all interested in him but as the movie progressed it seemed Helen became more fond of Hitler and her husband grew less. It seemed like Hitler in a way had a thing for Helen until his neice came about. Then things just got really sick and twisted.

As shown in the movie, Hitler was not a powerful man when he first started sharing his political views. This goes to show how people really need to be careful about who they follow and who they trust. It also goes to show that we should never understimate people. Though Hitler started with little power, he gained enough to manipulate everyone that supported him. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing," was a quote written by Edmund Burke supporting this. There are many people in the world in the state Hitler was at. Everyone needs to be prepared to be strong enough to stand for what is right to fight against any evil forces that may be the next to rise.

I think that hitler believed in his own mind, that he was doing the right thing. He seemed like he meant to do good, however, like the movie we watched stated, hitler wasn't completely "there". Another thing I do not get, is why he was fighting for a stronger Germany, considering he was an Austrian citizen.

In the movie "Rise of Evil' I thought it was crazy how Hitler had all the leaders killed in the party and none of the citizens even reacted to this. It was almost like they didn't even care about all those leaders that helped lead the country. I think the reason why nobody cared was because they all had so much trust in him and thought everything that Hitler was doing was right. I remember at the beginning of the movie he asked how the swastika looked at the party and Elana said" It looks hypnotizing." Hitler hypnotized everyone with his speeches. He used promises and persuasive techniques to get every ones attention. He embedded ideologies into peoples brains telling them "We need a leader to rise up for Germany!" Who knew that Hitler was going to be the one to rise up. As the Nazi Party got bigger and bigger, it was like a crime to not be a part of the Nazi party. Throughout the whole movie, I think the people of Germany were so hypnotized with Hitler's methods that they couldn't see what was right and what was wrong anymore.

What was the point of Hitler murdering his wife? Why was he so upset when she tried to kill herself if he was just going to kill her himself? She tried to kill herself, and he got upset with her, but then killed her himself before comitting suicide... What?

Before Hitler had millions of followers, he himself was a follower. You would see him cry out Jews in the film. In the movie when he went into that bar and saw all of the people preaching about hating the Jews and how he shouted out war! He used very catchy techniques to get people to follow him and his ways. The slogans, the hand signs, he got very important people to follow him which got more people to join in the hate. Propaganda was a huge part of why he got so powerful. Their are many instances in the film where he was going crazy. It was never confirmed but you can tell he had skitzifrenia. You could tell in the film when he was trying to shoot himself and had lots of different voices in his head. Hitler was a crazy man. After a while many people saw how psycho he was crazy or knew he was for a long time. Like his niece and the woman he married killed themselves because he's a crazy man. And some people never learned how crazy he was like the woman who left her husband to follow him. I don't understand or willl ever understand why no one could stand up and kill him, I knew their were few who tried. But overall, he got millions of followers and never really stopped the hate until the day he died.

One important piece of information I discovered about Hitler was not only was he thought to be a great man by the way he could convince and manipulate people, It was the fact he might not have gotten to become of what he did if the 'rich political powers' weren’t using him as a puppet just to make sure they could stay in power and not lose a cent. This is shown in the movie when Ernst Hanfstaengl consults with Hilter helping him believe that is how can get further to his goals.

i didn't know much about Hitler until we started learning about him and watching the movie, i knew he wasn't a good guy but i didn't know he killed a lot of people just because of their religion. Now that we started to get into the holocaust I'm excited to learn more about Hitler and the other things he has done. Even though he was a terrible guy, he was smart. He was able to get a strong army by his side and have them do what ever he said. Did he become popular by giving his speeches and saying how he felt about his country? because in school he wasn't popular growing up.

Hitler also used other groups as scapegoats such as homosexuals, people with disabilities, communists, and even Freemasons. (There is more then just these three groups)

Hitler identified Jewish people as the enemy because they were stealing jobs and dominating rich positions. Hitler joined the army and risked his life countless times, and came home to no job and living on the street. He thought the Jews as lesser then him and he should be in control. America has not ever done any thing like a holocaust but treated a group lesser such as blacks, we made them slaves and do are work for many years.

I further researched the nazi hunters of the Nuremberg trials and found a famous man named Simon wiethenthol. Simon was a holocaust survivor who went through a lot of difficult hard work in order to find nazi war criminals who had tried to escape. Simon was one of the most famous nazi hunters and had a big impact on the Nuremberg trials. I thought it was really interesting how many nazi hunters were holocaust survivors who had dedicated there life to finding nazi criminals. I think if weren't for people like Simon, the mayhem hitler started may have continued.

When I think about Hitler I think of a terrible person. However, the most interesting part about him is that he was so successful in such a current time. There are new waves that happen every day. Trends, discoveries, creations, and technologies all become a part of one society and then the next. Updates in our society eventually reach each capable community in a trendy fashion. My point is that Hitler was one of these waves in society. This idea was illustrated in a book/movie called "The Wave".

Wikipedia Link to "The Wave":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave_(novel) )

As I was thinking about this I had another thought. What would it be like if Hitler had started this wave now? What if he had other things to help him campaign? Things like the internet, cellphones, and television. Do you guys think that he would have succeeded the way that he did in our time? Why or why not?

Another thing I just thought of is how much propaganda was involved in Hitler's campaign. Think about the building he used, the symbol, the uniforms, the pledges, and the movies. All of these things helped him make people think the way he wanted them to think. I then thought about how this applies to us today. There are so many ways for politicians to make us as citizens believe something simply because they want us to. Who knows if they honestly have good intentions or if their claims are even true? It's hard to say. We do know that we are responsible for educating ourselves so that our votes and contributions are valid. However, the knowledge we have available to obtain can't change the fact that politicians have to use propaganda. Are they trying to help our country or just simply trying to get our vote? Was Hitler actually concerned about his country or just his popularity?

Fritz Gerlich had his life to lose and possibly his wife’s safety when he stood up to Adolf Hitler and the cause he supported but to himself it did not matter as the whole country was in danger of making a horrible mistake and destroy lives and their reputation to be thought of as the worst. The way he tried to stop was hard at first as nobody would stand with him which lead to his termination at the newspaper until he realized he could pay to use the enemies own newspaper as they couldn’t stop him from the contract that was signed. It was possible Gerlich could prevent Hitler’s future plans if he just had a little bit more time to convince and show people that they were being diluted from the truth of how wrong they were and would be.

Before i watched the rise of evil I did not know that he molested his niece. i thought this was very strange but also i think Hitler was a bully and a great leader but the the bad guy. Hitler did not care about other people he used them to get what he wanted so he used the whole German nation to control the world. the Holocaust reminds me of the United States around the Vietnam War times where there was racism and other stuff like that to control. (except for the genocide)

A large reason why Hitler succeeded with the Holocaust was that he played on people emotions and worries about their Country for the future and how they could benefit. Most of his reasoning was that the Jewish community was taking over their Jobs, Lands, school opportunities and more though the Jewish people did do this, It was because that was how they were raised and taught that working hard was the way to become successful. – Not all Germans wanted to work for what they wanted and for other reasons, They blamed the Jews for what they lost. He also killed Homosexuals, Disabled people and Slavs doing so he believed this would bring Germany to the ‘top’ and be known as the “Master Race” Most in this class would have blue eyes and blonde hair.

What really made me realize how much of an impact Hitler made, was in the end of the film, how much the common people of Germany changed. Either they were die hard Nazis, dead or their lives were flipped upside down. Honestly, their lives had to be hell. I mean, Ernest or whatever his name is, lost his family because he wanted to get out ASAP. Helena was crazy and 'fell in love' with Hitler. Fritz was killed. Hitlers niece went from being the sweetest girl to committing suicide. Hitler lost his best friend. Even the Supreme Court changed their ways of thinking. Hitler changed Germany forever.

I guess throughout this movie, and the learning experience I got from it, I never really knew anything about Hitler. I mean, yeah, I knew some things.. Like the basics. But the main important things I never really knew. I thought that Hitler had all of this power instantly and that he had already had all of those followers. I was really surprised when it showed how long of a struggle he had to gain control, and how crazy he was. Instantly I can tell that Hitler had some type of Mental problem, and through out the movie it definitely showed that he had Schizophrenia. I'm amazed at how stubborn and cruel he was, and how he wouldn't change his ways no matter what. His way of life was repulsive, and I truly feel as though as if I was there, I would have done whatever it took to get him out of office. The fact that someone wants to wipe out a whole group of people is terrible, and I would have been able to see right through it. Hitler had so many red flags, that were SO obvious, yet no one really saw them... And I'm not sure why no one did see them? From his anger problems, to his obsession with his niece, to his obsession with anti Jews, they were all there. He was creepy, rude, and crazy. I don't know about you, but I definitely wouldn't have been jumping the broom to vote him in charge.

Hitler was full of power and emotion he was able to make others believe what he said about how jews stole the all the good jobs and left the germans no good jobs and used it to his advantage he sytematicaly progressed his campaign of terror by the time people realized what the outcome was it was to late.

from some of the further research i have done i read that one of the main reasons that Adolph Hitler hated the Jews so much was because they were an inferior race which means they are lower in status, rank, or quality. In his speeches and conversations, Hitler passionately stated his belief that the Germans were the desendants of the mighty Aryan race. He strongly believed that it was the destiny of this race to rule the world. Others races like the Jews and Slavs were to be their servants. As time went on, this hatred eventually led to his belief that they should be killed and their entire race would have to be wiped out. This is an interesting aspect on why he hated them although this doesnt relate to the movie.