History is replete with evidence that racial minorities suffered from discrimination in America for centuries. The same is true of women. They were treated only as caretakers for a very long time. […]
With the beginning of the Great Depression, tensions multiplied for the already staggering Weimar Republic at home. The Nazis made the most of this opportunity and succeeded in the elections of 1930. […]
In recent years, as we have seen the notion of trusting our educated platonic guardians no longer suffices. The result was the creation of a system of oversight and audit that we have been in the process of fine tuning ever since the 1970s. […]
Through the means of investigative journalism and official committees, we now know a lot about surveillance in America, in particular, the abusive side of it. In part shocking, these examples also probably give us an insight into the reason for having such widespread surveillance system in the first place. […]
There was a relative recovery of the German economy from 1924 to 1928. This was also the time when Hitler re-established the NSDAP and attempted to create a network of propaganda cells all over Germany. […]
The hyperinflation in Germany was the result of the unpragmatic policies of the Weimar authorities. Amidst these turbulent times in 1923, Hitler found a perfect opportunity to overthrow the German government. […]
Think of the psychological effects a pervasive system such as the Stasi state must have had on the population. It speaks to the paranoia that builds up once you start to think that some enormous, invisible, sinister organization is out to get you. […]
From monitoring phone conversations to taking odor samples, East Germany’s surveillance system left no stone unturned to spy on its population. […]
Prior to the Cold War standoff between Eastern and Western Europe, there was, of course, significant state surveillance in Germany during the Nazi regime leading up to—and throughout—World War II. […]
The Reichstag Fire Decree became the hallmark of Nazi activity in 1933. Hitler and his fellow Nazis seized every opportunity to destroy theopposition. […]
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