Articles for tag: Nazi Party, White Rose

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Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Movement

Life under Adolf Hitler during the 1930’s and 1940’s was anything but liberating. Those who spoke out against him were punished or retaliated against, and criticism was left unheard. For students and those not involved with the direct military actions of the Nazi Party, speaking their mind, as youth often do, was prohibited. Nevertheless, that ...

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Albert Goering: The Other Goering Brother

Hermann Goering was Adolf Hitler’s right hand man and aided him in his rapid rise to power in Germany and all over Europe. He was second only to Hitler in the Nazi Party leadership and the founder of Hitler’s Secret Police, the Gestapo. And to add to this resume, Hermann Goering was also very instrumental ...

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Did the Nazis Really Invent Fanta?

There are some who claim that Fanta, a popular soft drink produced and distributed by the Coca-Cola company, was actually invented by Nazis during the Third Reich. Others go so far as the say that Coca-Cola produced this product themselves to sell in Nazi Germany when they feared the backlash that might come if they ...

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The Failure of the Weimar Republic Causes the Rise of Nazism

After World War I, the Weimar Republic that replaced the German Empire created under the rule of Otto von Bismarck was probably doomed from the start. After German defeat in the War, the citizens of the country were searching for a new mode of government that represented the people and not the whims and ideals ...