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Primary Sources: (30)

Adolf Hitler. Bilder aus dem Leben des Fhrers (Hamburg; Cigaretten Bilderdienst, 1936).
This speech, delivered by Joseph Goebbels annually over the radio, commemorates the
birthday of the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler. This source essentially shows how deeply the people
of Germany were enamored with Adolf Hitler. Millions of Germans turned on their
radios to listen to Goebbels shower Hitler with a plethora of compliments and essentially
portray him as the savior of Germany. This radio broadcast exemplifies how the Nazi
regime used the radio as a Nazi propaganda tactic. This broadcast was a form of
propaganda that was used to paint a godlike image of Hitler and Nazi Regime to the
German People. This source is highly authoritative because it is a primary source heard
by the German Nation every year on April 20th. This radio broadcast orchestrated by the
Nazi regime demonstrates Hitlers influential tactics as a leader by creating his image to
been seen as a god by his people. This also directly correlates to Hitlers legacy due to the
fact his goal was to create himself to be seen and remembered as a god.
Alfred Vogel, Erhlehre, Abstammngs- und Rassenkunde in bildlicher Darstellung, 2nd edition
(Stuttgart: Verlag fr nationale Literatur Gebr. Roth, 1939).
This source was a series of posters with the intent to teach Nazi racial doctrines. The
posters were titled Genetics, Genealogy, and Racial Science.They were posted
throughout schools and publicly. The content stresses Nazi views on race, and makes it
clear that Germany would be better off if the inferior population was eliminated. For
example, one poster claims that because of the degeneration of the German race there is
an effect of the death of the German race. The evidence to support this was that birth
rates were dropping. This is just false information because the drop in the birth rate is
caused by the rise in education. As people become more educated there is less focus on
creating a large family. These posters are just another example Nazi propaganda and a
tool used by the Nazi Party in order to convince the German people marrying out of your
own race is a disservice for your own race. It also supports the extermination of all the
inferior races. This is one of the many examples of Nazi Propaganda that was used to
persuade the Germans into alienating the jewish and minority populations.
Braham, Randolph L., editor. The Destruction of Hungarian Jewry: A Documentary Account.
New York: Pro Arte for the World Federation of Hungarian Jews, 1963. (Reference DS
135 .H9 D57 1963)
This primary source consists of a journal with numerous first hand stories and
perspectives from Jews during the Holocaust. This two-volume collection documents the
destruction of the Hungarian Jewish community in 1944. Volume I covers the treatment
of Hungarian Jews from 1940 until the Nazi occupation and volume II covers the
roundups and deportations of March-April, 1944. What I took from thoroughly skimming
this source is the extreme brutality against Jews from Nazi soldiers and officers. Hitler

brainwashed millions of soldiers to essentially do anything he commands. The savagery

against the Jews is the perfect example; the entire Nazi party was attempting to
exterminate the Jewish population. This connects with leadership and legacy because it
shows hitlers motivation and persuasive techniques as well has long lasting effect on
society.
Der Fhrer an das deutsche Volk 22. Juni 1941, in Philipp Bouhler (ed.), Der grodeutsche
Freiheitskampf. Reden Adolf Hitlers, vol. 3 (Munich: Franz Eher, 1942), pp. 51-61.
Hitlers invasion on the Soviets has shocked the people and is a surprise to everybody
around the world. In Hitlers Speech, The Fhrer to the German People, which was
released the morning of the invasion, Hitler is justifying the reason for attacking the
Soviet powerhouse. This primary source is not only authoritative but also extremely
useful simply because its a speech from Hitler himself during a time of crisis. Since its
a primary source, it shows Hitlers direct views on the situation at hand. This is useful
because I can analyze Hitlers spectacular leadership skills of him justifying the reason of
attack. As usual, he presents himself as someone who did everything in his power to
preserve peace, resorting to arms only at the last possible moment. Hitler has made it
seem like invading the Soviet powerhouse isn't even a big deal. This exemplifies one of
Hitlers many leadership techniques, being able to justify horrific actions to the people of
Germany. This is a strength that plays a role in his legacy as a leader and the people of
Germany.
Der Sinn der Abwehrschlacht in Italien, Vlkischer Beobachter, May 22, 1944, pp. 1-2.
After many months of fighting in 1944, the Ally army finally out muscled the Germans
and seized the ruins of the monastery of Monte Cassino. Shortly after the defeat, the Nazi
Party Daily Newspaper released this article in the paper justifying Germanys defeat.
This article is an ideal example of how Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the media as
a weapon of mass influence. The article simply makes the defeat seem negligible to the
larger battle ahead. The Nazi regime made sure that Germanys military acts were
supported by the people of Germany by glorifying victories and covering up the defeats.
The German troops there are performing in an extraordinary way, but they are only a
fraction of the total German forces. They may be only two or three percent, perhaps a
little more, perhaps a little less but they are in any event only a small branch of
Germanys fighting forces. This quote from the article exemplifies the Nazis ability to
mask Germanys defeats. This tactic is a form of Nazi propaganda and is an effective
leadership technique.
Der Parteitag der Ehre vom 8. bis 14. September 1936. Offizieller Bericht ber den Verlauf des
Reichsparteitages mit smtlichen Kongrereden (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP.,
1936).
This primary source consists of various speeches by members of the Nazi Party, most
notably Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels. This source is extremely authoritative because
this source contains translated dialogue from the Nuremberg Rallies in 1936. The

Nuremberg Rallies were notorious for being massive, with huge amounts of Germans
attending the annual event. These events were recorded on occasion, leading to the
inspiration to film the infamous propaganda-filled movie Triumph of the Will. These
rallies served to motivate and invigorate the German people. Hitler would speak in front
of prodigious crowds at these rallies, using his passionate and emotional style of speaking
to influence the German people. Regarding the theme of leadership and legacy, Hitler
displayed his public speaking talents as a form of verbal leadership that he expressed to
hundreds of thousands of people throughout the rallies.
Deutsche Kriegsweihnacht (Munich: Franz Eher, 1944).
During the war years, the Culture Department of the Nazi Party, its central propaganda
office, produced a book of material each Christmas for those both at home and at the
front. It appeared in large editions from 1941-1944. This edition that I took information
from has 200 pages of stories, letters, songs, and illustrations. There is no hint whatsoever
of the Christian nature of the holiday. The material presents a picture of German soldiers
standing bravely at the front, while their confident wives and children rest secure at
home, ready to make any sacrifice for final victory. This positive presentation of the
Christmas makes it sense of pride for Germans, which in turn alienates the Jewish
population because they do not celebrate Christmas. These posters were an attempt to
create separation between the Christian German population and the German Jewish
population. This relates to our theme of leadership because propaganda and persuasion
were huge contributing parts to Hitlers successful leadership style.
E. H. Schulz and R. Frercks, Warum Arierparagraph? Ein Beitrag zur Judenfrage (Berlin: Verlag
Neues Volk, 1934).
The Aryan Law, a piece of legislation the Nazis implemented early in Hitlers rule, was
designed to drive Jews out of the professions. This primary source consists of a 54-page
pamphlet that outlines the law and argues for its possible beneficial effects on society.
This pamphlet was designed by the Nazi Party and was mass distributed with hope of an
immediate impact on the German nation. The bulk of the pamphlet provides figures to
show that Jews were over-represented in various populations. It then later states that this
is the result of Jewish arrogance, and that Germany was essentially saved by Hitler from
a Jewish takeover. This is Nazi Anti-Semitism at its finest, and by targeting the Jews as a
possible threat of germany Hitler was able to unify the nation under nazi radical beliefs.
This primary source alienates the Jews as a whole which only lead to further antisemitism. This pamphlet further assures our research on why and how Hitler attempted to
terminate the Jewish population. The emergence of anti-semitism and the discrimination
towards the Jewish population unquestionably relates to Hitler and the Nazi Partys
legacy and their acts will always be remembered and have an influence on modern
society.
Erkenntnis und Propaganda, Signale der neuen Zeit. 25 ausgewhlte Reden von Dr. Joseph
Goebbels (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP., 1934), pp. 28-52.

Goebbels regularly delivered speeches to the other members of the Nazi Party, as did
Hitler. This source is a speech that essentially explains the role and importance of
propaganda, and how one defines successful propaganda. Goebbels defines propaganda
by simply stating is not supposed to be lovely or theoretically correct. This shows the
Nazi Party's ruthlessness effort to unify Germany under Nazi beliefs. This source is
authoritative because the information comes straight from the leader of Nazi Propaganda
himself, Goebbels. This source is extremely useful to our project because it clearly
outlines the true reason why Hitler utilized and valued propaganda as much as he did.
This speech simply justifies the use of Propaganda by arguing it is imperative to control a
nation under common beliefs in order for it to strive. This connects to our theme of
leadership and legacy because a part of Hitlers leadership was greatly influenced by the
amount of propaganda Goebbels produced to sway the German people and the effect it
had on the German nation.
Ernst Herbert Lehmann, Wie sie lgen: Beweise feindlicher Hetzpropaganda.
(Nibelungen-Verlag, 1939/1940).
This source was a Pro War pamphlet that was highly distributed to the German people.
The title translated to english means How They Lie: Proof of our Enemies Malicious
Propaganda. It goals was to put the German people under the impression that the Allies
were creating lies about atrocities that Germans were committing during the war.
However, this was a lie because of the Germans were systematically killing jews and
other groups of people. The Nazi Party also hoped to convince Germany that the Allies
were evil and falsely accusing them of unreasonable accusation. This kept the majority of
Germanys support behind the Nazi Party and war effort which lead to continuation of a
genocide. This source is yet another piece of Nazi Propaganda which created a false
picture of Hitler and the Nazi Party. Propaganda allowed Hitler to be a dominant leader
which fits within our theme of leadership.
Ernst Hiemer, Der Giftpilz (Nuremberg, Strmerverlag, 1938).
This source was a fictional book aimed particularly at kids, and was sometimes used in
the schools. It was widely distributed to German households in effort to paint a negative
picture of jewish people. The book shows jews as molesters with manipulative
personalities. The book even compared the jews to poisonous mushrooms which should
be avoided at all costs. This shows the serious propaganda circulating with the German
population. This book and many books like it taught Germans from a young age that jews
were bad people. With heavy propaganda like this it allowed the Nazi Party to control the
people and persuade the majority of the population to see the Nazi Party objectives as the
best possible path back to German glory. This source showed the intelligence and of
Hitler and the Nazi Party which relates back to our theme of leadership.
Friedlander, Henry, and Sybil Milton, editors. Bundesarchiv of the Federal Republic of
Germany, Koblenz and Freiburg. New York: Garland, 1993. (Reference D 810 .J4 A735
1989 v.20)

This collection of primary sources consists of letters and documents written by Jews that
were facing annihilation and the ones administering the extermination. These letters are
extremely authoritative and reliable due to the fact that they came from the national
holocaust museum where they collect a surplus of primary sources. These letters
exemplify the brutality of the Nazis and how they view the Jewish population as inferior
to society. The Jews were sent to concentration camps and exterminated at the hand of
the Nazi regime. These letters disclosed the true suffrage and struggle of the Jewish
population in germany. The decision to camp and eventually exterminate the jews was a
highly debated problem that resulted in the death of million jews. These letters brings to
light the reasoning behind the Nazis actions, by simply seeing the jews as inferior.
Another reason for the alienation the Jewish population was that the Nazi party highly
valued maintaining a racially pure nation, and the Jews were seen as sub human and
would interfere with their views. This source connects with the theme of leadership due
to the fact that under Hitlers reign he utilized his leadership for evil by conducting a
mass genocide which also connects to his legacy as a leader.
Fritz Bennecke (ed.), Vom deutschen Volk und seinem Lebensraum, Handbuch fr die Schulung
in der HJ (Munich: Franz Eher, 1937). Paul Gierlichs is listed is listed as Bearbeiter
This primary source is from a booklet of material for Hitler Youth leaders. This source is
extremely authoritative because the material comes straight from the Hitler Youth
leaders. During the late 1930s and early 1940s, Hitler spread his Nazi ideology in many
different ways one being through Hitler Youth organizations. Nazi leaders would teach
and plant Nazi ideology in their minds. This article exemplifies the material Hitler would
stress to the kids and how effective it was. Only racial comrades may be citizens. A
racial comrade must be of German blood, without regard to religion. No Jew can be a
racial comrade. This is an example of what was being emphasized to these young kids.
This ties together with leadership and legacy simply because it was a method hitler used
to spread his sphere of influence on the younger generations of Germany.
Gnter dAlquen, Das ist der Sieg! Briefe des Glaubens in Aufbruch und Krieg (Berlin:
Zentralverlag der NSDAP., 1941).
This book written by german author, Gnter dAlquen, consists of a collection of written
responses by german citizens when asked what Adolf Hitler meant to them. The
responses were as if Hitler was a God. The responses were incredible, people saw Hitler
as a God like figure and essentially worshiped him as a leader. This source is a primary
source that consists of personal firsthand opinions of Hitler. The fact that the people of
Germany spoke so highly of Hitler connects to the theme of his legacy and leadership.
His leadership abilities influenced the people of Germany to simply respect and love
Hitler as a leader. It is evident that Hitler created a "cult of personality" where people
idolized him.
Hitler, Adolf. "ON NATIONAL SOCIALISM AND WORLD RELATIONS." The Anniversary
of the Nazi Takeover of Power in 1933. German Propaganda Archive. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.

Hitler was certainly one with words and displayed his talents through number of
extraordinary speeches. This primary source is a speech Hitler gave on January 30th,
1937, the fourth year anniversary of Nazi takeover. This source comes from an
authoritative site with a collection of primary sources including this speech from Hitler.
The is speech is useful to me because it shows HItlers passion for Germany and his
motivation speaking to impress the crowd. His capability to give an extremely influential
and powerful speech is presented at hand here. Hitler in his speech goes on and on
regarding Germany's success under Nazi rule. This is a tactic Hitler utilities to gain the
trust and respect from the people of Germany. This ties together with the theme of
leadership simply due to the fact that this speech exemplifies strong motivational
speaking.

Hitler, Adolf. "Germlich Letter." Letter to Herr Gemlich. 16 Sept. 1919. MS. N.p.
This letter, written in 1919 from Adolf Hitler, was sent to Herr Gemlich explaining the
German governments flaws. He expressed his thoughts about Jewish conspiracy in this
letter as well as in the Mein Kampf. Hitler described how German Jews would not be
considered German, since they do not adopt the German traditions. He believes that it is
truly selfish and inconsiderate of them to live in Germany as Hitlers interpretation of an
Alien race. He does not believe a non-German should live in Germany. He also writes
about his thoughts of Jewish peoples deceit. Hitler believes that Jews look innocent but
would do anything to get more wealth and money. This source gave me insight into
Hitlers reasoning behind his disapproval of the Jewish race. I learned methodical process
of his logical reasoning which allows me to understand his motives for this genocide.

Hitler, Adolf. "Part I." Hitler's Secret Book. New York: Grove, 1962. N. pag.Zweites Buch. Web.
04 Jan. 2015.
This book was written by Hitler, and in this section, he explained Anti-Semitism. Hitler
finds fault with Judaism and the Jewish people on even the most basic level. But Hitler
did not create Anti-Semitism, for it already existed. This is a common misconception.
Hitler simply built upon what racism there already was in Germany, and the post-WWI
Germans were looking to point fingers. Hitler seized this opportunity, singlehandedly
convincing the German people through propaganda and public speaking that the Jews
were responsible for all of their problems. He constantly portrayed Jews as thieving,
greedy and in some cases, sexually abusive. This source is authoritative because it was
written by the Fuhrer himself, about the people he almost exterminated. Regarding the
theme of leadership and legacy, this source exemplifies Hitlers legacy of Anti-Semitism.
Hitler has historically been remembered as an Anti-Semite, and this source further
solidifies his place in history as a ruthless dictator.
Joseph Goebbels, Der Rundfunk als achte Gromacht, Signale der neuen Zeit. 25 ausgewhlte
Reden von Dr. Joseph Goebbels (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP., 1938), pp. 197207.

The Nazis were convinced of the power of the spoken word. In this speech given on 18
August 1933, Goebbels develops his thinking on the directions German radio would take.
The occasion was the opening of a radio exhibition. Goebbels was essentially
establishing another form of propaganda by controlling the power of the radio. Gobbles
outlines the advantages and improvements the radio will influence on the nation. As
Goebbels notes, a cheap radio receiver, the Volksempfnger, had just been introduced as a
way of making the radio affordable for the average citizen. The emergence of the radio
was a revolutionary standpoint for the Nazi party simply due to the fact that the Nazi
party was able to exercise their radical beliefs and censor the radio broadcasts.
Karl Bareth and Alfred Vogel, Erblehre und Rassenkunde fr die Grund- und Hauptschule 2nd
edition (Bhl-Baden: Verlag Konkordia, 1937.
The Germans greatly valued the importance of racial heredity and preserving the superior
race. This primary source is the german Nazi racial teaching guides and cover all the
material that has been taught to the Nazi Youth. The material that the Nazi regime
instructed teachers to cover was highly influential and persuasive. The german youth
were being taught about nazi beliefs at a young age as a Anzi propaganda tactic such as
racial purity, eliminating those with heredity illness, and selection of strong genetic lines.
The general idea of keeping a racially pure nation was a Nazi belief and is exemplified by
this primary source. This source connects directly to the theme of legacy due to the fact
these ideas and Nazi beliefs are mainly what the Nazi regime is known for and will
continue with them.
"Mein Kampf." Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Ed. Israel Gutman. New York: Macmillan
Reference USA, 1990. World History in Context. Web. 09 Sept. 2014.
Nothing can be more useful, authoritative, and reliable than a primary source, this book
written by Hitler himself fits the criteria. This source is a book written by Hitler himself
while he was in the slammer for treason. It simply stresses his beliefs and goals for
Germany's future which is essential to our research. Although our group did not read this
book cover to cover, we took many important ideas and concepts, such as his goals as a
leader and his goals for Germany in the future, from skimming the intriguing book. This
source contexts to the theme of leadership and legacy simply because this book was what
Hitler wanted his legacy to be, and by using his leadership capabilities he was able to do
so. Although this book has sold over 10 million copies, it is an impressive, authoritative,
and unique source because it is coming from Hitler himself.
Mussolini, Benito. "The Definition of Fascism." Internet History Sourcebooks. Fordham
University, n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2014.
This definition of fascism was written by Mussolini himself, a dictator of Italy that Hitler
admired greatly. This source is reliable because Mussolini was an authoritative figure in
history, especially concerning fascism. Fordham University, a dignified and respectable
college provided this information. This is an important source because Hitler modeled his

government and leadership skills after Mussolini, and by reading his definition of
fascism, I discovered a deeper understanding of the basis of Hitler's leadership, which is
one of our central themes.
Nelson, Roger B. "Hitler's Propaganda Machine." New York Times (June 1933).
This article was written during Hitler's reign by Roger Nelson. The writer of this article
had unusual opportunities of studying the Nazi movement in Germany at first hand and
obtained the views of Hitler through the people he worked with. He explored Hitler
ability to use propaganda to gain support from his people. He explains the energy that
Hitler creates after one of public speeches and the environment of Germany during
Hitler's reign . This links to the theme of leadership. He uses propaganda as a tool to
effectively lead his people.
Parole 21: Den Juden kennen heit den Sinn des Krieges verstehen!, Sprechabenddienst,
Sept./Oct. 1944.
Germany weighed in the serious and monumental decision to annihilate the entire Jewish
population for the greater good of Germany. This primary source consists of a collection
of material from a German meeting with Nazi officials. The material of the meeting is
built around the question of the influence of the Jewish population. German officials
argued strongly that the Jews were seen as a parasite and should be terminated. This
source shows the brutality of the Nazi regime and its willingness to exterminate a
population. The material covers a wide range of input from the historical significance of
Jews to the reason they should be annihilated. This source comes from an authoritative
nazi propaganda database that allows us to understand the Germans view on Jews. This
helps us understand more about the Nazi regime and Hitlers views as a leader.
Philipp Bouhler, Kampf um Deutschland. Ein Lesebuch fr die deutsche Jugend(Munich:
Zentralverlag der NSDAP., Frz. Eher Nachf., 1939).
This source is a textbook that was made during the Third Reich intended for Hitler Youth
students. As expected, the textbook is chock-full of incorrect information and
propaganda. These students were forced to use these books and were misinformed by the
information in these books. Hitler essentially aimed to indoctrinate the children of
Germany, so that in future years he would have support from the people that studied his
curriculum. Hitler once said He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future. The
content in the textbook continually comes back to the recurring theme of Hitler being
worshipped as a supreme being, almost like a God. This source is extremely authoritative
because this textbook was produced and distributed by the Nazi Party during the Third
Reich. This source connects to our theme of leadership and legacy because as all great
leaders do, they think ahead. This was exactly what Hitler was doing by implementing his
ideals on a younger generation for future support.
Tatsachen und Lgen um Hitler (Munich: Franz Eher, 1932).

This source contains an essay that was published in the newspaper Nazi monthly for
propagandists. Written by Hitler Youth official Erich Fehlberg, this source is exceedingly
authoritative. This essay explains the speaker system of Hitler Youth, which is
essentially the intensive training of young students to become better, more powerful
public speakers. The main objective of the speaker system was to establish the
foundation for reaching the people through the enthusiasm and conviction of the spoken
word (Fehlberg). This strand of curriculum stems from the Fuhrer himself--Hitler was
known for his passionate, charismatic speaking techniques that would motivate and
revitalize the German people. This source connects to our theme of leadership and legacy
through Hitlers guidance of the Hitler Youth. The Hitler Youth was a key part of Hitlers
propaganda for Nazi Germany, and by training the Youth in the art of public speaking,
Hitler hoped to gain political advantages in the future.

Treaty of Versailles.. The History Channel website. Dec 12 2014, 1:32

http://www.history.com/topics/treaty-of-versailles.
The Treaty of Versailles left the German nation feeling resentful and quite simply angered in
the outcome of the treaty. The Germans suffered from this treaty by the loss of territory,
restricted their arm forces, and essentially devastated the economy. Germans were forced to
cough up a great deal of land to its surrounding nations and lost 10% of its land and 12% of
its population. In result to the outcome of the treaty Germany was left with an extremely
weak army, a disastrous econmy, and less land. These factors all play a substantial role in the
emergence of the Nazi party and Adolfo Hitler. Germany was left leaderless and in need of
guidance. This source is extremely helpful in understanding how Hitler and the Nazi party
quickly took power and emerged as a world power. Many of their radical beliefs and actions
can be justified by being treated unfairly in the treaty. This treaty directly correlates to
Hitler's leadership because Hitler was able to take advantage of the situation Germany was
facing to take power and establish the Nazi party.

"The Avalon Project : Program of the National Socialist German Workers' Party." The Avalon
Project : Program of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. Yale University,
n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2015.
Hitler and his National Socialist German Workers Party (later would become Nazi Party)
came up with 25 points of which they wanted to become plausible. This event occurred
when Hitler had relatively little power over Germany, being the head of a party that had
just started out. Hitler presented these 25 points in front of 2000 people, one of the first
times in his speaking career that he had talked to an audience of this magnitude. These
points contained ideas that Germany had never seen before, and the German people
started off wary of the National Socialist German Workers Party. However, through
Hitlers extraordinary leadership skills, the Party eventually grew exponentially in size.
Connecting to the theme of leadership and legacy, Hitler displayed his unparalleled
leadership abilities by persuading the German people to support the National Socialist

German Workers Party. What was even more remarkable, however, was how Hitler not
only gained massive support for the 25 points almost immediately, but he swayed
indifferent and opposed Germans to join the National Socialist German Workers Party
through his powerful public speaking.
Toni Winkelnkemper, Der Groangriff auf Kln. Ein Beispiel (Berlin: Franz Eher, 1942)
On May 31st, 1942 the British conducted a large scale bombing attack on Cologne, the
largest attack to date and an example of what was to come in later years. This primary
source was a pamphlet written by Toni Winkelnkemper, one of the Nazi partys elite
speakers and extremists. This pamphlet suggests that British bombing, although
devastating, would never break German morale. The Nazi party, under the rule of Adolf
hitler, was especially remarkable at controlling and monitoring the propaganda and belief
of the German society. This pamphlet simply makes a horrific event such as the bombing,
and turn it into a motivational tool to strengthen the moral of Germany. This is another
example of how Hitler and the Nazi Party mainted the German moral by masking the true
horrors from the nation and glorifying the successes. This source directly connects to the
theme of leadership seeing how this method of censorship was a key component to Hitler
and the Nazi Party's reign.
Unser aller Hitler. Wie man Euch den Fhrer zeigte und wie er wirklich ist (Berlin:
Niebelungen-Verlag, 1940)
In result to the Nazis storming through France, they were able to recapture the area of
Alsace, which just happens to be the largest German-speaking population in France. This
primary source is a pamphlet that was created by the Nazi party and the Ministry of
Propaganda with the intention to distribute them to the newly-captured providence. The
pamphlet was intended to manipulate and persuade the population under Hitler's beliefs
and ideas. The pamphlet simply glorified Hitlers achievements as a leader and attempted
to create the image that Hitler and the german nation was no-like any other nation. The
pamphlet consists of photos and text chosen by the Nazi party to persuade the people of
Alsace under Nazi beliefs. The message Hitler was trying to send was simple and to the
point, for example, the pamphlet consists of messages such as Hitlers Wonderful
Buildings Will Last For Ages or Woman Trust Him followed by pictures of Hitlers
buildings and him with women. This primary source is a perfect example of Hitler and
the Nazi Partys effective use of propaganda to unify the people of not only Germany but
anyone he could pursuae. This use of propaganda ties together with his unprecedented
ability to lead a German nation by persuading them to his beliefs.
Wetzel, Dr. "Gassing Devices." Holocaust History, n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2015.
This horrific letter written by Dr. Wetzel details the morbid events that took place at Nazi
concentration camps across Europe. Jews, Gypsies, the mentally handicapped, and other
minorities were shipped to these various locations for labor and extermination. In this specific
letter, Dr. Wetzel is asking the Fuhrer for extra workers to help construct a gassing device.
These devices are used to slaughter many people at once, by cramming them into a contained

metal fixture and filling the chamber with highly lethal gas. This source is highly authoritative
because it is a letter written by Dr. Wetzel, a Nazi Doctor and Official in 1941, when the
Holocaust was occurring. Over the course of solely the Holocaust, Hitler was responsible for the
deaths of 11 million people. Connecting to the theme of leadership and legacy, Hitler left behind
a legacy as one of the most wicked and immoral rulers to ever live.
Wir whlen Adolf Hitler! Wetterleuchten. Aufstze aus der Kampfzeit (Munich: Zentralverlag
der NSDAP, 1939), pp. 269-270.
Secondary Sources: (45)
"Adolf Hitler." Adolf Hitler. Nazism.net, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014.
This source published by Nazism.net describes the life of Adolf Hitler. There are
numerous sections in this article, one being Legacy, which I immediately delved into. It
described how much of Nazism and Adolf Hitler today was synonymous with evil and
how his actions have impacted the world today. For example, Hitler's autobiography,
Mein Kampf, cannot be bought in most German bookstores. This authoritative source
firmly connects to our theme of legacy, because it shows the impact Hitler and his reign
left on the people of Germany, and the world.
"Adolf Hitler." Historic World Leaders. Gale, 1994. World History in Context. Web. 11 Sept.
2014.
When analyzing historical leaders it is important it compare and contrast them to others
in the past. This secondary source is an authoritative article from World History in
Context. World History in Context is a respectable and authoritative source that can be
trusted by my group to provide factual and detailed research. This article basically
evaluated Hitlers life and reign as a leader and then compared it to many other previous
leaders. This is very useful to our research because it gives us a new perspective of Hitler
as a leader. His motivational techniques can be slightly compared to Stalins, but his
military tactics to Napoleon's. Ive essentially learned that Hitler was a very unique
leader with many positive and negative attributes. Hitler was a very awkward and
unsocial man, but on the other hand he was a power seeking genius. This source connects
to the theme of leadership and legacy because if it wasn't for his unique techniques and
attributes he wouldn't of been the leader he was and is remembered for.
Braunbeck, Major Paul A. A MILITARY LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS OF ADOLF HITLER
(n.d.): n. pag. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
Major Paul A. Braunbeck is a historian and published author with his military analysis of
Adolf Hitler as his primary work. He published this work through The Air University, an
accredited military education system. This analysis provides information about Hitlers
political decision making process, his grand strategy, and his ideals as a military leader. It

also relates to our theme of leadership and legacy through explanation of the
aforementioned parts of Hitler's career as a dictator and complete military leader.
Bullock, Alan. Hitler: A Study in Tyranny. New York: Harper Collings, 1991.
This book is written by Alan Bullock, a historian, who worked at Oxford University. He
was known for his literature on Hitler and wrote the first authoritative biography on him.
The focus of this book is on Hitler himself and on his position within the Nazi Party.
Bullock explores the perfect conditions that allowed Hitler to come to power. He credits
Hitlers success must be attributed to the conditions of post World War I Germany and to
his own unique talents as a political leader. His rise to power was not inevitable and any
changes in circumstances might have relegated him to the obscurity and failure of his
youth but there was no one who equaled his ability to exploit and shape events to his own
ends. This trait links to the theme of leadership in that he was determined to achieve his
goals for the country.
Brown, Bryan. "How did Hitler happen?" Junior Scholastic/Current Events 1 Sept. 2014: 14+.
Student Edition. Web. 28 Sept. 2014.
This extremely intriguing article is about how Hitler came to power and why he was the
leader he was.The author, Bryan Brown, is extremely authoritative and very helpful to
our research. This article is impressive simply because it gives the authors view on Hitler
as a leader and a person as well. That is simply what were analyzing for our topic and is
essential to get other historians opinions. Hitler's military, leadership, and motivational
techniques are all exemplified in this article giving our group a better understanding of
Hitler as a leader. Before our group can begin researching Hitler's effect on modern
society, we must master and fully understand him as a leader.
Campbell, Anthony. "Book Review by Anthony Campbell: Hitler: A Study in Tyranny, by Alan
Bullock." Book Review by Anthony Campbell: Hitler: A Study in Tyranny, by Alan
Bullock. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2015.
Anthony Campbell is an accomplished literary critic who specializes in WWII historical
figures. Campbell has written many other book reviews and currently works at the
University of San Diego. This review provided a thorough and precise explanation of the
novel, along with insightful comments that helped clarify some of the novels more
difficult sections. It helped me understand the Hitlers leadership skills better by using
outside examples. It also mentioned and analyzed multiple primary sources including
speeches and letters by Hitler which were relevant to the books discussion.
Hadamovsky, Eugen. Remembering Nazism: A Retrospective Look at a Time That Will Never
Be Forgotten University of Michigan. Web. 1 Jan. 2015
Eugen Hadamovsky, a respected Michigan professor, wrote this extremely authoritative
and helpful resource on Nazi propaganda. This article outlines the major details and
aspects of nazi propaganda and the power it had on the people of Germany. By

understnading how the Nazis were able to control and unify the suppressed Germany
nation. This source is not only extremely authoritative, but also is extremely helpful to
our hunt for research on our topic, which is Nazi Propaganda. By examining how Hitler
and the Nazi Regime utilized propaganda through the radio, speeches, films, and youth
organizations we can further our knowledge on this area. Nazi propaganda directly
correlates to our topic and the theme of legacy and hoe he utilized propagandas as a
leader.
Forsyth, Murray. "The Federal Republic of Germany since 1949. Politics, Society and Economy
before and after Unification." The English Historical Review 113.454 (1998): 1398.
World History in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
The review was written by a professor at the University of Leicester. This source gives a
great in depth look into Hitler's legacy after his reign on Germany. He left Germany in a
troubled divided state with terrible debt. The natural resources and human resources after
the war were exhausted in Germany. Hitler had forced production way up causing the
factories to become depleted.The economy required a serious amount of aid for it to get
back on track because of the stress that the war caused it. Another problem was the low
morality of the German people. They were defeated after the war with no leadership. The
political system was broken with most government officials being arrested for war crimes
or fleeing. All these problems with Germany after the war fall under Hitler's legacy.
Gavin, Philip. "The History Place - Rise of Hitler: Nazi Party Is Formed." The History Place Rise of Hitler: Nazi Party Is Formed. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2014.
Philip Gavin is the administrator of the informational website "The History Place" and
has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northeastern University and a Master of
Science degree from Boston University. Gavin has also authored two books. This source
details the beginning of the formation of the Nazi Party, when Hitler found out he had a
gift for public speaking. Hitler became the main attraction at the Nazi Party meetings, and
his leadership role expanded exponentially after that. This source relates to our theme of
leadership because this was the point in history when Hitler began gaining the power he
would use to lead Germany and slay millions of Jews with.

Gavin, Philip. "The History Place - Rise of Hitler: Hitler Named Leader of Nazi Party." The
History Place - Rise of Hitler: Hitler Named Leader of Nazi Party. N.p., n.d. Web. 13
Oct. 2014.
Philip Gavin has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northeastern University and a
Master of Science degree from Boston University. He runs the website "The History
Place" and has authored two published books. This source explains how Hitler was able
to sway the people of Germany to Nazism. Hitler would send his officers out to "cause a
big commotion, and throw out leaflets" (Gavin) to get the audience riled up, and go on
extended rants about how he despised Marxism, and essentially get the crowd so
entranced in the speech that they were believing anything Hitler was saying. This source

by Philip Gavin illustrates the unique leadership abilities of Adolf Hitler, which connects
to our theme of leadership and legacy.
Hamann, Brigitte. Hitler's Vienna: A Dictator's Apprenticeship. New York, 1999. The best
account of Hitler's early years, debunking many accumulated myths.
This source comes from Brigitte Hamann, a historian and author, who works at the
University of Vienna. She specialized in study of the Hitler's early years and anti
semitism Europe before the WWll. Hitler's Vienna explores the critical years that the
young Adolf Hitler spent in Vienna, the city that in so many ways furnished the future
dictator's education. It explained how the culture and politics that he grew up in shaped
his own views and values. She depicted Vienna as "a cauldron of fear and ethnic rivalry,
a metropolis teeming with "little people" who rejected Viennese modernity as too
international, too libertine, and too Jewish." It was a breeding ground for racist political
theories, where one leading member of parliament said "I would like to see all Jews
ground to artificial fertilizer." This gives strong evidence as to where Hitler got his
political ideas which directly relates to him a leader. This connects to our theme of
leadership.
"Hitler in Power." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2014.
It is essential to our research to have and compel research from a broad context source,
this online encyclopedia was the key to our research. Infoplease is a respected and
authoritative online encyclopedia that offers broad context information. This was
essential to the base of our research, this provided lots of research that helped our group
first learn about our topic. Before our group could start narrowing our topic down we
needed to learn
"Holocaust." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 11 Sept. 2014.
The article I found not only imperative to my groups research but also an authoritative
and high quality source. I extracted this article from ABC-CLIO, a respectable research
database that Bedford Public Library has to offer, and took a handful of useful points
from it. This article was different from the majority of our sources simply because it did
not focus on Hitler's attributes or life, but instead it focuses on what Hitler has actually
created and his actions. This article demonstrates the brutality of Hitler and what he was
capable of producing, it was under his command that six million Jews were murdered.
This article simply justifies how Hitler used his powerful and successful leadership skills
for bad.
Flaim, Richard, and Harry Furman, eds. "The Hitler Legacy." (n.d.): n. pag. The State of New
Jersey, 2008. Web. 4 Oct. 2014.
This source is endorsed by the State of New Jersey as common curriculum for all of its
students. It was written by two well known historians who both work at the University of
Michigan. This makes this source a reliable and authoritative source that contains quality
information. I scoured this source for important information relating to our topic of
leadership and legacy, and I found a section titled: "The Hitler Fascination" which dealt

with the specifics of why Hitler was such an intriguing person to follow, and how he
attracted the followers he did.
Flood, Charles Bracelen. Hitler, the Path to Power. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Print.
This print source written by Charles Flood describes Hitler's life, specifically his rise to
power, which Flood spends most of his words on. Flood is a published author with years
of experience. This source delves into Hitler's early life in Germany, mainly the beer-hall
putsch. He explains how the people of Germany knew him before he gained power, and
was called "Germany's Mussolini" and other such names. Flood's book connects to our
theme of leadership and legacy because he describes how Hitler rose to power through
his unique leadership skills.
Fredriksen, John C. "Adolf Hitler." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 11
Sept. 2014.
This source written by John C. Fredriksen explores the life of Adolf Hitler in terms of his
leadership role as a dictator in Germany. I obtained this source through the Bedford
Public Library (Research Database) so I know it is not only authoritative and but also
reliable. This source is impressive and useful simply because it breaks down Hitlers life
and what makes him the man he was. This is key to understanding his leadership and
what he has been remembered for.
Hayes, Peter, ed. Lessons and Legacies: The Meaning of the Holocaust in a Changing World.
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1991.
In this book sixteen scholars examine various aspects of the Holocaust leading scholars
including Raul Hilberg, Saul Friedlander, Yehuda Bauer, Michael Marrus, Christopher
Browning, and Lawrence Langer. All these scholars are experts and authoritative. This
book goes into an indepth look on how the holocaust has changed today's society and our
modern perspective on Hitler's Reign. It gave a great deal of insight on the legacy that
Hitler left behind which was what I was looking for. I was able to pull plenty of useful
information from this source just by skimming. Also included is a critical essay by Alvin
Rosenfeld on the popularization of Anne Frank.
Herzstein, Robert. The War that Hitler Won: Goebbels and the Nazi Media Campaign.New
York: Paragon House, 1978.
This book is written by Robert Herzstein a history professor at the University of South
Carolina. The book also had footnotes and an annotated bibliography.The author
illustrates the power of propaganda and the effective manipulation of mass media by
focusing on the work of Hitler and the effect of that work on the German people. I was
able to learn some of Hitlers tactics in how he won over the German people. It gave
important insight on his leadership skills. I also noticed it was less bias than most sources
of information about Hitler.

"Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)." Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and
Reconstruction. Ed. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Vol. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's
Sons, 2006. 1324-1331. World History in Context. Web. 11 Sept. 2014.
This article was written by the respectable and credible author, John Meriman and Jay
winter, who told the long and intriguing life of Adolf Hitler. This article was imperative
to our research simply because we need to understand where Hitler came from and what
made him the leader he was. We focused on the sections where they described and
analyzed Hitler's youth and rise to power as a leader. Hitler began to shine as a leader
when he first joined the Nazi party where he dominated meetings and echoed his opinions
with his speeches. This is important to the theme of leadership simply due to the fact that
this shows his abilities and examples of him and action.
Hitler, Adolf. "Hitler, Adolf." World War II Reference Library. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow, et al.
Vol. 4: Primary Sources. Detroit: UXL, 2000. 31-41. World History in Context. Web. 08
Sept. 2014.
This source identifies Hitler in his reign over Germany, specifically in WWII. It focuses
on his military tactics and "game plan" for conquering Europe. Hitler's hatred of Jews and
other peoples are also described and analyzed in this source, and how Hitler cleverly used
the Jews as a scapegoat for all that was wrong with Europe, and specifically Germany.
This source was written by Barbara C. Bigelow, a notable historian and published author.
Hoffmann, Stanley. "Hitler's Vienna: A Dictator's Apprenticeship." Global. N.p., n.d. Web. 08
Jan. 2015.
This was a review on the book Hitlers Vienna: A Dictators Apprenticeship. The
review was written by Stanley Hoffmann, who is an accomplished literary critic that
specializes in nonfiction work that focuses on international politics and their history. In
this review, Hoffmann praises the book explaining the author combines a careful, welldocumented account of Hitler's life as a young man in Vienna before World War I with a
sociopolitical history of the Hapsburg capital during those years. Hoffmann also goes
into detail of how there is no other book that gives an unique accurate description of
Hitler and his rise to power. This review relates back to our themes of leadership and
legacy because it gives another perspective on the book Hitler's Vienna which explains
where Hitler was shaped as a political figure. It also gave additional information about
Hitlers beginnings.
"Interview with David Engel." Interview by David Engel. 28 Dec. 2014.
This interview was conducted with David Engel who is a professor and historian of
Hebrew and Judaic studies at the University of New York. He was also a member of the
Association for Jewish Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Council, Carnegie
Commission on Ethics and International Affairs, Commission on Polish-Jewish
Relations, Simon-Dubnow Institute. Professor Engel was able to give us background on
the Nazi Party and the reasons behind its success. He talked about the non traditional
aspects of the Nazi Party and how it was aiming to represent all of Germany unlike many
of its opposing political parties. The party was able to do because of marketing research

they conducted on the different groups that made up Germanys of many social
divisions. Therefore the Nazi Party advertised the interests pertaining to the whole of
Germanys population which was the reason behind its achievements and total support.
He explained how this power allowed Hitler and the Nazi Party to influence the people
and instill the views that made the holocaust a necessary step to bring Germany back to
its previous state of global power and economic success. Soon in the eyes of the non
jewish German population the jews were s blockade to German Greatness. From this
interview, I learned in depth information of the keys the Hitler and the Nazi Partys
prosperity coupled with additional perspectives from the German people.
"Interview with Peter Black." Interview by Peter Black. 17 Dec. 2014.
This particular interview was a telephone call to Professor Peter Black who is currently a
senior historian at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
We contacted him through a recommendation from the United States Memorial Museum.
Professor Black started off by describing the deep state of depression that German was
stuck in post WWI. He explained the longing for the hope and improvement within the
German people. This created an ideal opportunity for the Nazi Party to take control of
German by giving the people the false idea that this movement was the best option for
them. It portrayed the restriction of the number of arms the country was allowed to take up
as humiliating. A world power like Germany should be able to control their own decisions
concerning national security and military power. They also brought up the problem of
juvenile delinquency within nation and blamed it as a major factor for the countrys
troubles. The proposed solution was the insertion of military training and the
establishment of Hitler Youth Organization. He then explained the effect this had on the
youth of Germany. The majority of Germanys youth was taught to idolize the Hitler and
the military was shown as a patriotic achievement. This all lead to support of the Nazi
Regime and granted them immense power. From this conversation Professor Black gave
me essential analysis to process that the Nazi Party used to unify Germany and in turn
achieve their goals purity.
Kershaw, Ian. 1889-1936: Hubris. New York: Norton, 1999. Print.
This source was written by Ian Kershaw who is a British historian and author whose
work has chiefly focused on the social history of 20th century Germany. He is regarded
by many as one of the world's leading experts on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany
Although my group and I have not read this biography of Adolf Hitler cover-to-cover, we
have read portions, and in those portions we found information previously untapped by
historians. For example, Goebbelss diary entries. Kershaw addresses the crucial
questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, about the Holocaust, and about the
poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively.
Kershaw, Ian. "The Hitler Myth." History Today. History Today, n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2014.
Ian Kershaw is a published author and very well-respected historian whose works of
literature focus mainly on Hitler and the third reich. This specific article details "Historic
attachments to heroic leadership combined with a mastery of propaganda techniques to
mesmerise Germany into acceptance of the charismatic authority offered by the Nazi

'Fuhrer'". The source goes on to explain how Hitler won the hearts of Germany's people
with his charisma and powerful propaganda and speaking techniques. Kershaw stresses
the importance of how Hitler utilized propaganda to create himself to be seen as God-like
in the eyes of the German nation. Hitler was easily able to sway the people of German
due to his charisma and confidence as a leader. This source connects with the theme of
leadership because Kershaw inserts his knowledge of Hitler's charismatic qualities that
influenced his leadership.
Langer, Walter C. "OSS Psychological Profile of Hitler." OSS Psychological Profile of Hitler.
N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
This profile was put together by Dr. Walter Charles Langer who was a psychoanalyst that
worked for the Office of Strategic Service. Walter's job was to conduct psychoanalysts on
people for the military. In this profile, he studied Adolf Hitler. Throughout the profile, he
explained how and why Hitler was a successful leader. One reason was Hitler's public
speaking skills. Walter was impressed with the way Hitler was able to use his words to
gain support. Walter said "his speeches were an instrument of political intoxication that
inspired a degree of fervor in his listeners that seems to defy definition and explanation.
Hitler was a master at the use of the spoken word and a genius at the art of manipulating
mass propaganda for his political ends."This applies directly with the theme of leadership
proving that Hitler was a leader.
Lauridsen, John T. "Hitler Youth." Children and Childhood: In History and Society. Ed. Paula S.
Fass. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 430-431. World History in
Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This article was written by a professor from the University of Aarhus. He is also the
research director at the Royal Library. This source was able to give me insight into one of
Hitler's propaganda devices. The primary idea of the Hitler Youths program was to
brainwash the youth of Germany into blindly supporting Hitler. Other youth
organizations were prohibited, dissolved or taken over, and membership in the Hitler
Youth rose to 2.3 million in 1933 and steadily increased in the following years: 3.6
million in 1934 to 8.7 million in 1939. This shows Hitler's ability extend his leadership
and power throughout Germany. His support grew a great deal with his continued use of
propaganda.
"Liberation of Nazi Camps." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 25 Sept.. 2014
The United States Memorial Museum has an authoritative Holocaust Encyclopedia tab
where I found this article. This article shows the influence Hitler and the Nazi regime has
had on Jews who were kept in their camps who survived. As Allied troops moved across
Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they began to encounter tens of
thousands of concentration camp prisoners. These prisoners were not only physically
damaged by starvation and disease but also psychologically damaged. This source is
extremely useful because it shows the long lasting effect Hitlers camps have had on the

Jewish population. This ties together with legacy due to the fact that these camps will not
only be remembered forever by society but also by the familys of the prisoners as well.
"LIFE: All About Adolf Hitler." Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2011. World
History in Context. Web. 12 Oct. 2014.
This article comes from one of the most well respected magazines known as TIME
magazine. Hitler was pegged the Man of the Year by TIME in 1938. The article explains
the amazing feat that Hitler was able to accomplish by bringing Germany back to
previous status before WWl. It explores his rise to power and how he was able to turn the
failing country around into a superpower. It focused on his amazing ability to unify a
broken country filled with unmotivated people. He used his power of public speaking and
propaganda to reunite the German people under one cause. It also talked about his
overshadowing influence that now covered Even more people after taking
Czechoslovakia. This relates to themes of leadership because was able to lead German
out of a major recession.
Lukacs, John. "Adolf Hitler (Dictator of Germany)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
This encyclopedia article written by John Lukacs was very helpful in helping me
understand Hitler and his dictatorship as a whole, as one period of time. Lukacs wrote
about Hitler's childhood and life before the army, as well as his life as a starving artist.
This information gave me insight to the person Hitler was before he joined the army and
adopted their ideals and values. This source is verified by Encyclopedia Britannica,
making it a reputable source. It is imperative to our research to have viewed and analyzed
a broad context source like this one. This source connects to his leadership as it breaks
down his legacy as a leader.
Megargee, Geoffrey, Dr. "Hitler's Leadership Style." BBC News. BBC,
n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2014.
This article is written by Dr. Megaree who currently holds the position of Applied
Research Scholar at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum. The article's main topic is to discuss the good and bad traits of
Hitler's leadership. The article then would back up each trait with historical context. For
example, Hitler had a took an extreme attention to detail and would make sure
information on the status and actions of all units down to division strength or lower, as
well as on special subjects such as arms production or the technical specifications of new
weapons were correct and consist. This example shows his commitment to the war which
was one of his good leadership traits. This relates directly to our theme of leadership
because it discusses Hitler as a leader.
Neel, Carolyn. "Nazism." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 11 Sept.
2014.
This extremely helpful source is a fascinating article regarding the basic ideology of
"Nazism". This source was taken from one of Bedford Public Libraries respectable and

authoritative research database, ABC-CLIO. This article truly helped our research
because now we are slowly starting to expand our research to better our argument, and
this article did just that. This article exemplifies Hitler's extreme concept of "Nazism"
and simply how he was able to gain followers. This ties together with the theme simply
because it proves and shows Hitler's leadership skills to persuade the people of
Germany.
Rosenbaum, Ron. Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil. New York: Random
House, 1998. Print.
Ron Rosenbaum, a journalist at Yale University, wrote this intriguing and useful book.
This book offers intriguing insight on his perspective on trying to figure out the true
reason for Hitlers monstrous aggression and evil ways. Although our group did not read
this book cover to cover, we took key ideas and beliefs from his writing. His idea that
Hitler was simply an evil man put on this planet to do evil things is a bias our group has
to keep into consideration. This source connects with the theme of legacy due to the fact
that he is still being remembered for his evil doings. Also, this source connects with the
theme leadership due to the fact this source evaluates and analyzes Hitlers ability to lead.
Speer, Albert (1970), Inside the Third Reich, Memoirs by Albert Speer. New York: The
Macmillian Company.
This book gives firsthand accounts from a man who stated at the Nuremberg trial that if
Hitler ever had a friend, he would be it. Albert Speer was a German architect part of
World War II. He was given title of Minister of Armaments and War Production for the
Third Reich. He was Adolf Hitler's chief architect. He gives direct insight into Hitlers
personal and political life, allowing us to understand why he and other Nazi soldiers
followed Hitler. He gives an unbiased opinion into Hitlers ways.
Tarr, Russell. "The foreign policies of Hitler and Mussolini: Russel Tarr sees similarities but also
important contrasts in the foreign policies of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy." History
Review 65 (2009): 44+. World History in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This source comes from Russel Tarr who is Head of History at the International School
of Toulouse. This source is a scholarly journal. Mussolini and Hitler were both
aggressive right-wing dictators who rose to power in similar circumstances, shared a
similar ideology, fought side by side in World War Two, and died violently at the end of
the conflict in 1945. They both shared similar ways of leading their countries too. Both
used their propaganda and powerful public speaking to gain support from their own
countries.
"The Cult of Personality- Adolf Hitlers Transformational Leadership." Leadership RSS. Penn
State, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.

It is imperative to our groups research to not only collect a number of authoritative

primary sources but secondary as well. This secondary source is an article retrieved from
the prestige college of Penn State.'s library articles. This is an authoritative article due to
the fact that it comes from a respectable and prestige college page. Not only was this
article authoritative, it was also very useful to our research. This article focused on the
effect Hitler had on German society and the "Cult of Personality" he created. Similar to
Stalin, the people of Germany were brainwashed by Hitler's actions and leadership
ability. Hitler was able to impress the German society by covering up his actions with
lies and slander. For example, when Germany invaded the powerful Soviets, Hitler told
his people it was self defence and he was not responsible for it. This article connects to
the theme of leadership because his leadership created a "cult of personality" which is a
great tactic in leadership. His legacy will always be remembered due to his image he
created for himself.
The Decimation of Mathematics in Hitler's Germany." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager
and Josh Lauer. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale, 2001. World History in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
This source comes from two well-respected historians, Josh Lauer and Neil Schlager.
They are history professors at Southern Methodist University and University of New
Hampshire. This article examines the effects of the war and the Holocaust had on
intellectual population of Germany. The effect was that highly educated population left
Germany which hurt greatly because it meant there would less innovation or research
going towards making Germany a better place. The reason they left was because of the
anti-semitism going on at the time. A great example of this would be Albert Einstein who
was arguable the most accomplished scientist was forced to leave Germany. This links
with Hitler's legacy because he was the reason most of intellectual population left.
Wistrich, Robert S. "Adolf Hitler." Home. Jewish Virtual Library. n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
The article is written by Robert Solomon Wistrich who is the Neuburger Professor of
European and Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the head of the
University's Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism. In the
article, Wistrich gives a complete overview of Hitler's rise to power. The part I focused in
on was the "Hitler becomes a leader" section. Wistrich explains Hitler's gradual rise to
the top and what methods he used to get there. For example, Hitler wrote Mien Kampf
which lead to a great amount of support from the German people. Hitler used this book as
propaganda later to instill his ideals into the German youth. This connects to our theme of
leadership because it shows one of Hitler's methods of leading his people.
Wilson, A. N. Hitler. New York: Basic, 2012. Print.
In this book, Wilson demonstrates his knowledge of Hitler's life, specifically his rise to
power in Germany. He provides specific details and thorough explanations of Hitler's
every move during his time gaining power and the support of the German people.
Specifically, Wilson detailed the extensive and intense propaganda Hitler spread
throughout Germany to get his name to become commonplace in households everywhere.