Discuss the role of Hitler’s ideology in consolidating his power.

Hitler: historiography

On Thursday November 9th there will be a meeting of historians to discuss Hitler’s rise to power. Each historian belongs to a particular school of thought or historiographical perspective. You will be assigned a historian to research. Your job is to familiarize yourself with their perspective on Hitler’s rise to power with enough in-depth evidence and analysis to discuss and defend your approach in a small group. You will work with a partner who represents another historian from the same school of thought to coordinate a defense of your view and construct questions to pose to the other groups. Your thorough preparation will be imperative.

Structured Academic Controversy Step 1: Partners A explain the arguments for viewpoint 1. Step 2: Partners B and C ask clarifying question if there are any. Partners A answer. Step 3: Partners B explain the arguments for viewpoint 2. Step 4: Partners A and C ask clarifying question if there are any. Partners B answer. Step 5: Partners C explain the arguments for viewpoint 3. Step 6: Partners A and B ask clarifying question if there are any. Partners C answer. Step 7: As a group, the issue is discussed to key points in each viewpoints. Step 8: As a group, it is decided if common ground can be reached between viewpoints. Step 9: Step back from your argument and evaluate the historiography

Historiographical Perspectives Determinist: Hitler’s rise to power was inevitable in many ways He was a product of Germany’s authoritarian history which favored a strong state led by a powerful individual AJP Taylor William Shirer Hans-Ulrich Wehler     Structuralist/Functionalist Hitler was not inevitable He was propelled to power by historical ‘crisis’ conditions in which Germans were looking for a savior Ian Kershaw E Anderson Intentionalist/Chance Hitler knowingly manipulated the masses and the elite to establish a dictatorship He was an ‘evil genius’ who took advantage of good luck Alan Bullock Hitler: A study in Tyranny Hitler Mein Kampf

E Anderson: https://ia800304. us. archive E Anderson: https://ia800304.us.archive.org/9/items/nazirevolution001884mbp/n azirevolution001884mbp.pdf Page 47-49