Yo!
heres my contribution.
Firstly, the GD was a very difficult period for many people. And radical times caused for desperate measures. The general atmosphere of poverty and slum led to political instability. The people were upset that the government were unable to alleviate the situation. As such, political upheavals were common. It was amidst this atmosphere of uncertainty that Adolf Hitler rose to power. The people were living in povert and were desperate for change! Little did that know that Hitler would go on to wage war against the other nations.
The GD had a negative impact on Europe, and many countries were hit and destabilized. Germany, still recovering from defeat afterWWI, had their recovery funds cut off as theUnited States were having problems with their own economy. As such, people turned to the extremist Hitler for leadership. With his rise to power in January 1933, the stage was arguably already set for the Second World War.
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good work! This goes to the rest of the group as well. You're making good progress on the assignemt, with the right citations.
ReplyDeleteHowever, maybe you would want to add some statistics and facts to make your arguments stronger?
Also, for your final group posting, some pictures or videos would be good to enliven your post.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI have another opinion. I think that the political climate at the time did not necessarily lead to the acceptance of extremist leaders. Britain for instance, chose the conservatives instead of the more radical labour front during this time of uncertainty. So its pretty much situational.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteits true that not all countries affected by the Great Depression chose to be led by radical leaders. However, in the case of Germany, it is undeniable that Hitler was able to make use of the situation to his advantage. According to this website,
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/elect.htm
Hitler was able to give his people "encouragement", promises and hope in a dark period of dispair with his electrifying speeches. Thus, I am of the opinion that radical leaders must be able to take advantage of the situation as well to rise in power. I feel that the original poster emphasized too much on how the circumstances led to radicalism. Instead, I would say that the radicals had a huge role to play too in taking advantage of the times.