History 101

History 101: Book Review: Blitzed-Drugs in Nazi Germany By Norman Ohler Part 1 In this blog I will be conveying and explaining my rating and opinions on this controversial but revolutionary book: Before reading this blog I do recommend you read this book if you are interested in this area because I will be spoiling the main events of the book so i can get across my opinion.  Blitzed book Right, where do I start! Firstly this book stunned me as I was reading it on holiday up north. It not only hit you with absurd but reasonably believable stories, at times, but gave another dimension not explored before in the realm of the Third Reich. The main message of the book is about how the Nazis utilised and refined Methamphetamine (a form of crystal meth) for use on an industrial scale for soldiers, civilians and even the Nazi high command IE Hitler. Ohler explicitly tears down any old beliefs of the Nazis being completely opposed to drugs and s...

History 101: What was it like for children in Nazi Germany? Part 2 in this part we will be exploring how the Hitler youth shaped millions of children's lives in Nazi Germany: Hitler Youth boys The Hitler youth was the next system that the Nazis utilised to brainwash millions. It was started in the early 1920's but only gained real ground in the younger generation by 1933. Membership by the mid 30's was virtually compulsory. Parents of non attenders came under suspicion of block leaders*. Most parents knew that their kids were being brainwashed, like at school, however they had no choice but to send them their. The Hitler youth taught many different things but children mainly participated in outdoor activities such as hiking, camping and team based sport. For boys, Later on in the thirties, drills became increasingly focused on military training however many young people began to resent the hard physical training they were put through. For example at Hitler ...

History 101: What was it like for children in Nazi Germany? Part 1 In this Mini series I will be investigating what it was like for children in Nazi Germany and how they were effected by the Nazi regime: Many people, and rightfully so, write off the Nazi regime as a sick, corrupt and brutal to everyone that came into contact with it, however they are wrong in certain aspects. Im not defending the Nazis in any way but they didn't bring hell to every person in Germany, otherwise they simply wouldn't of been voted in. The Nazis targeted the minorities, the people who were different or didn't abide/ agree with them and their beliefs. Although Many people did fit in to their idea and formula of a 'pure aryan race', so what was it like for them ,or more specifically the children, that fitted into this category in which the Nazis preached and loved. Nazi teacher, teaching Nazified History. The first place that was Nazified when talking about ...