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Interwar Years University of Liverpool History Analysis

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Analysis: The Interwar Years

Main Arguments

Both texts have a strong sense of anti-Semitism. Hitler views the Jews as uncultured and

parasitic, thus they lack the will to progress to a higher level. According to Hitler, the uncultured,

if allowed to live, would lower the quality of the Aryan race. For instance, he asserts that “the

Jew as a parasite in the body of other nations and states explains a characteristics…” (Hitler

359). in the same vein, both texts underline the extent to which the Jews were treated with

suspicion and indifference.

Furthermore, in both instances, stereotypes played significantly in the holocaust. Hitler

and the Nazi regime as a whole attached some un-collaborative views regarding the Jews, which

set the stage to eliminate them. Hitler views them as “chaff” (worthless) and “superficial

imitators” that lack anything original (Hitler 359). In his part, Browning (412) observes that the

German society was intolerant and viewed the 1918 defeat as a result of the Jew’s ‘stab in the

back’. The texts also indicate that the hatred for the Jewish had systematically grown over time.

Hitler nor did the Nazi machines create the hatred, suspicion, and stereotypes towards the Jews,

but it’s a culture that had existed in the German society for long. Hitler just scaled it up.

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Another notable theme in both texts is the connection between the Holocaust and

industrialization. In both texts, Jews are not seen as sources of industrialization but rather as

unjustified consumers of it. Hitler labels them as superficial imitators (Hitler 359) while

Browning (408) claims that Europeans viewed Jews as “exploitative capitalists”. It should be

noted that industrialization created immense capital and wealth which Jews were thought to

benefit unfairly.

Sources and their Impact

Hitler has only used one source, which is the Jewish Echo. Hitler asserts that the Echo is

“un-authoritative as far as the intelligence of one of these government potentates is concerned”

(Hitler 360). The use of a single source shapes the write up as biased. Hitler’s ideas and opinions

were not supported by an academic or research work, thus his work lacks objectivity. In fact, the

negative use of the Echo underlines his anti-Semitism ties. On the other hand, Browning (412)

has used theories such as “Social Darwinism” and quoted Vejas Liuleviciu, an approach that

symbolizes his work as scholarly and well balanced. The author has essentially excluded self

from the write up, giving it a critical dimension. The use of the sources influences the work as

reliable, collaborative and objective.

The Most Convincing Work

Browning (413) work is more convincing than Hitler’s. Hitler’s work is one-dimensional

and strongly biased. He also has not presented any form of evidence to support his claims.

Conversely, Browning (410) has used extra sources to support his analysis. The author has

further used data to give the work an empirical dimension. Hitler’s work is too descriptive, thus

unconvincing.

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Surname1 Name Instructor Course Date Analysis: The Interwar Years Main Arguments Both texts have a strong sense of anti-Semitism. Hitler views the Jews as uncultured and parasitic, thus they lack the will to progress to a higher level. According to Hitler, the uncultured, if allowed to live, would lower the quality of the Aryan race. For instance, he asserts that “the Jew as a parasite in the body of other nations and states explains a characteristics…” (Hitler 359). in the same vein, both texts underline the extent to which the Jews were treated with suspicion and indifference. Furthermore, in both instances, stereotypes played significantly in the holocaust. Hitler and the Nazi regime as a whole attached some un-collaborative views regarding the Jews, which set the stage to eliminate them. Hitler views them as “chaff” (worthless) and “superficial imitators” that lack anything original (Hitler 359). In his part, Browning (412) observes that the German society was intolerant and viewed the 1918 defeat as a result of the Jew’s ‘stab in the back’. The texts also indicate that the hatred for the Jewish had systematically grown over time. Hitler nor did the Nazi mac ...
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