Later, the Nazis attempted to rewrite history to claim that Hitler became Chancellor because it was his destiny, but in reality, Hitler was helped by economic circumstances and the miscalculation of others.
As the new millennium approaches, one question in history is more important than any other.
How is it possible for a civilized nation situated at the core of Europe to perpetrate such heinous crimes that they have altered the definition of what it means to be human?
How did the Nazis become? This program is considered the definitive account of the history of the rise and fall of the Nazis on television.
Helped Into Power – How was it possible that a sophisticated culture located at the core of Europe allowed Hitler and the Nazi Party to take power?
Chaos and Consent – If the Germans are noted for one attribute, it’s their proficiency. However, the Nazi regime in Germany during the 1930s was marked by extreme chaos.
The Wrong War – Hitler valued Great Britain more than any other country – surpassing only the United States. He favored the movie The Bengal Lancers, which described the British in India. In Mienkampf, he discussed increasing the territory of Germany to the East. How was it possible then that in 1939 he participated in the conflict with the country he had originally intended to take from them: Russia, he joined Great Britain as an enemy.
The Wild East – Poland would become the site of the greatest degree of Nazi cruelty; this region was the location where Nazism attained its most depraved and barbaric form. This is the narrative of the first two years of the Nazi’s rule in Poland and the vicious conflicts between the Nazi’s leaders.
The Road to Treblinka – How was it possible that the Holocaust occurred? With the opportunity to access extraordinary new material from Lithuania, including an interview with a member of the Nazi killing squad, this program explores how the Nazi can commit atrocities that have led to estimates of how low humanity can sink to be revised.
Fighting to the End – In the summer of 1943, the Italians saw the direction of the conflict and voted for Mussolini out of office, they then declared the conflict over. Why couldn’t the Germans do the same? Why did it take the complete destruction of their country to capitulate?
