Triumph of the Will: Unit 4

            Fortunately, I had a chance to view the full Triumph of the Will movie on YouTube. This movie was enlightening in certain ways. Watching this video I understood how the Germans were duped into following Hitler’s reign of terror into oblivion. To begin with, Hitler began to provide them with food, job, and hope for a better economy. In return, they had to do was burn some books, allow their youth to join Hitler youth, that seemed like a fair. Once Hitler gained the trust of the nation and he had enough followers then he switched to fear. He began the death camps, eliminated any apposes, and turned children on their parents. What I find interesting is that Hitler made sure that everyone was not threatened by him, until it was too late. He made everyone believe he was a peace guarantor, while he orchestrated his tyranny.  He started off with positive changes in Germany that benefited the country and actually made German life better. Then, 6 years later when the war had started, Germany was in full terror and the whole world including Germany realized his true plans, it was too late. In many ways Hitler was evil, delusional, and paranoid. Yet, he was also smart, meticulous, and a product of a very harsh environment. Hitler’s Narcissism was heightened by the conditions post world war I. Germany never really had a chance against him.