Germany's Dictators

Paper Summary:

This paper compares and contrasts Napoleon and Hitler and their severe impact on German history. The paper offers an extensive background on the dictators' rise to power. It continues with a discussion of Napoleon's reforms in a positive light. The author also explains Hitler's modification's after the First World War, highlighting the actions of a monstrous dictator.

Outline:
Introduction
Background
Napoleon and the End of the Old Germany
Hitler and the Triumph of the Authoritarian System
Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper:

" Napoleon Bonaparte preceded Adolf Hitler in time, his rule over Germany encompassing the early years if the Nineteenth Century. Adolf Hitler's dictatorship occupies the early middle years of the Twentieth Century - the Fuhrer thus ruled over a nation that had already been transformed by Napoleon. The Germany that Napoleon Bonaparte first encountered was radically different from the nation-state familiar to young Austrian immigrant, Adolf Hitler. When Napoleon's armies crossed into Germany in 1805, they were entering not the realm of a single unified political entity, but a welter of small quasi-independent states. For centuries, hundreds of small German fiefdoms had been loosely held together under the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire was an elective monarchy that had - throughout almost that entire period - been ruled by an emperor of the Hapsburg Family. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brose, Eric Dorn. German History, 1789-1871: From the Holy Roman Empire to the Bismarckian Reich. Providence, RI: Berghahn Books, 1997.
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