The belief in national pride and strength continued to develop throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ultimately leading to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 (Nolte, 386). Rather than a victorious show of national strength, the war ended in humiliating defeat for the German people (Berwick, 19)
However, the reputation of Hitler, and of fascism, was enhanced when, in the years 1937-1938, Germany witnessed an, "economic miracle" (Eatwell, 125) and the country achieved full employment, although this was mainly due to the increasing level of rearmament, introduced in preparation for war. Yet, despite achieving power on the basis of overwhelming popularity among the German public, it became immediately apparent that German fascism intended to control all aspects of national life, ensuring that their patriotic propaganda was able to permeate every area of German society with little resistance (Brady, 1969)
Upon taking control of the German economy, the most pressing problem to face the fascist leadership was that of unemployment, which at that time was in excess of six million (Eatwell, 101). To address this issue, and to regenerate the German nation, Hitler and his party proposed the creation of their new order, which would restore the country to a position of strength and leadership within world politics, industry, and finance (Carsten, 52)
One of the primary factors in fascist ideology is the development of a strong sense of national identity and although German fascism, in the form of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) or, as it is more commonly known, the Nazi party, did not achieve political power until 1933 (Laqueur, 165), there is evidence that Germany possessed a strong sense of nationalism as far back as the sixteenth century (Shirer, 91). The nationalistic writings and values of the popular philosopher and religious reformer, Martin Luther (1483-1546) were later expanded upon by thinkers of the Romantic Movement (Eatwell
Therefore, although the accepted opinion is that German fascism was an evil and isolated abhorrence that was ended forever by the Allied victory in World War II, this paper proposes that its success was achieved through a set of political, social and economic conditions that could occur in any country, at any time. One of the primary factors in fascist ideology is the development of a strong sense of national identity and although German fascism, in the form of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) or, as it is more commonly known, the Nazi party, did not achieve political power until 1933 (Laqueur, 165), there is evidence that Germany possessed a strong sense of nationalism as far back as the sixteenth century (Shirer, 91)
The nationalistic writings and values of the popular philosopher and religious reformer, Martin Luther (1483-1546) were later expanded upon by thinkers of the Romantic Movement (Eatwell, 6), and by 1873, when German journalist Wilhelm Marr published his highly successful book, The Victory of the Jew over the German, the seeds of nationalism, and anti-Semitism, had become generally promoted and accepted (Eatwell, 21). The belief in national pride and strength continued to develop throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ultimately leading to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 (Nolte, 386)
Yet, despite achieving power on the basis of overwhelming popularity among the German public, it became immediately apparent that German fascism intended to control all aspects of national life, ensuring that their patriotic propaganda was able to permeate every area of German society with little resistance (Brady, 1969). Hitler's powerful personal charisma, aided by his meticulously organized public appearances and the saturation of everyday life with Nazi symbols, posters and indoctrination, established him as the infallible, hero-worshiped savior of the German people (Payne, 1995)
Therefore, although the accepted opinion is that German fascism was an evil and isolated abhorrence that was ended forever by the Allied victory in World War II, this paper proposes that its success was achieved through a set of political, social and economic conditions that could occur in any country, at any time. One of the primary factors in fascist ideology is the development of a strong sense of national identity and although German fascism, in the form of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) or, as it is more commonly known, the Nazi party, did not achieve political power until 1933 (Laqueur, 165), there is evidence that Germany possessed a strong sense of nationalism as far back as the sixteenth century (Shirer, 91)
Drawing on psychological theories, such as Gustave Le Bon's study of crowd behavior (Eatwell, 8), and the primitive, but highly persuasive, effects of symbolism and tradition, fascism was able to convert vast numbers of people to its ideals and values without having to present a rational and coherent body of ideas (Nolte, 44). Such was the success of fascist propaganda that it managed to convince one of the world's most advanced electorates, in the middle of the twentieth century, to tacitly accept and promote an atrocity of the magnitude of the Holocaust (Thurlow, 1999)
As Kirk Buckman explains, " human agency impacts the social world only through concrete political, social and economic structures" (28). Divided government can be defined as "gridlock, deadlock or stalemate" (Buckman
This does not make sense as Primo Levi discusses in his book. When he was taken into custody, he tried to make his captors identify him as a Jew in the belief that it would give him less punishment than being a political dissident (Levi 13)
The main character of All Quiet on the Western Front is Paul Baumer, a young German man who believes too much in what he has been told by his government. He meets his military superior and explains, "The leader of our group, shrewd, cunning, and hard-bitten, forty years of age, with a face of the soil, blue eyes, bent shoulders, and a remarkable nose for dirty weather, good food, and soft jobs" (Remarque 2)
Even worse, misleading." He goes on to say that there are even more issues when those standards have been translated poorly from original language to report language (Bonthrone, 2000)
Especially the fact that they have very loose personal standards with regard to professional accounting. The problem with the German standard is that they do not know which standard is the most important (Feige, 1997)
A single set of financial reporting standards has been a topic that has engaged much of the financial community for almost a decade now because of the global nature of business. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was set up in 2001 and modeled after the very successful Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) (Gornik-Tomaszewski & McCarthy, 2003)
The main reason is that the U.S. standards are complex and numerous (McArthur, 2006)
The only issue that may arise is making sure that all parts of the business are in line with the IASB standards. Some researchers have suggested that large companies like Deutsche Bank could put pressure on noncompliant partners to adopt the standards (Schipper, 2010)
S. has been holding up the process has caused some ill will between that nation and other who are trying to work out an agreement (Shoaf & Zaldivar, 2005)
The Bdl and the DKP were conservative parties that were particularly signifigant because it served as a stepping-stone to Nazi Germany. (Childers) The parties were "rabidly anti-Semitic, identifying Jews with both liberal capitalism and Marxist socialism
The German people became hostile because the policies made them believe that the countries around them were foes that they needed to be armed. (Weser and Marx) It also created arrogance amongst the German people and the propaganda that spread was extreme