What are the most interesting facts you have learned in Modern History? (1 Viewer)

[enoilgam]

Title says it all. For me, these were the most interesting facts:

- The Nazis enacted revolutionary animal rights laws.
- The Nazis were the first to realise smoking was a health hazard and initiated on of the worlds first anti-smoking campaigns
- The Nazis were voted into power

I guess its the contrast that makes these facts interesting - the negative perception of Nazism means that all their actions are universally percieved as being evil. However, they had some policies which were beneficial. But obviously on the whole the bad far outweighs the good.

 

[Carrotsticks]

I think I'm going to like this thread.

 

[enoilgam]

Oy vey you doity anti-semite. Quick, Shlomo! Get the ADL!

On a more serious note, what was it about these facts that you found so interesting?

Edited my initial post - only now just realising how bad it sounded (totally not my intention).

 

[enoilgam]

I was being completely sarcastic. There was nothing in your post that should offend anybody, and that you should have to apologize for it rustles my jimmies. I'll stop there. Let's move on to something that's less likely to get this thread locked.

I edited the post before reading your post - clarification was needed. That aside, what is your favourite modern fact?

 

[will90211]

That A.J.P Taylor thought it inevitable, given the 'unnatural' developments of German history, that there would National Socialism / Hitler. This is called the Sonderweg thesis.

 

[asadass]

1936 Berlin Olympics were the first to introduce the Olympic Torch relay

 

[ThandraCityRail]

revenge will always happen eventually

 

[kaz1]

Title says it all. For me, these were the most interesting facts:

- The Nazis enacted revolutionary animal rights laws.
- The Nazis were the first to realise smoking was a health hazard and initiated on of the worlds first anti-smoking campaigns
- The Nazis were voted into power

I guess its the contrast that makes these facts interesting - the negative perception of Nazism means that all their actions are universally percieved as being evil. However, they had some policies which were beneficial. But obviously on the whole the bad far outweighs the good.

Hitler's doctor Eduard Bloch was jewish, Hitler developed a fondness for Bloch because Bloch treated Hitler's mother with cancer and called Bloch "Edeljude" (Noble Jew). He was given special privelages by the gestapo.

So Hitler didn't hate all jews.

 

[kaz1]

Title says it all. For me, these were the most interesting facts:

- The Nazis enacted revolutionary animal rights laws.
- The Nazis were the first to realise smoking was a health hazard and initiated on of the worlds first anti-smoking campaigns
- The Nazis were voted into power

I guess its the contrast that makes these facts interesting - the negative perception of Nazism means that all their actions are universally percieved as being evil. However, they had some policies which were beneficial. But obviously on the whole the bad far outweighs the good.

Hitler's doctor Eduard Bloch was jewish, Hitler developed a fondness for Bloch because Bloch treated Hitler's mother with cancer and called Bloch "Edeljude" (Noble Jew). He was given special privelages by the gestapo.

So Hitler didn't hate all jews.

 

[Kieran95]

That the Germans during hyperinflation used to need a wheelbarrow to take home their wages each day

 

[scarvesss]

Hugo Boss designed the SS uniforms (apparently)

 

[iSplicer]

Hitler's doctor Eduard Bloch was jewish, Hitler developed a fondness for Bloch because Bloch treated Hitler's mother with cancer and called Bloch "Edeljude" (Noble Jew). He was given special privelages by the gestapo.

So Hitler didn't hate all jews.

Yep, only 99.9999% of them.

 

[Blue Suede]

The Nazi's weren't the only Western European nation to have Eugenic policies (nor were they the first).

Russia is the only country where you can be exiled, but still allowed to remain within the nation.

Tom Cruise does a terrible German accent

 

[Chayum]

That Albert Speer died whilst having sexual intercourse.

 

[Memento-mori]

Too much Germany... my school doesn't do Germany

Anywhoo
-Finding out where that Rage Against The Machine debut photo was from. Also, the concept of a ''buddhist bbq'' really intriqued me.
-The realisation that Nehru, politically wise, is more influential than Gandhi

 

[NinaChapps]

Call me crazy, but I was really interested in learning about peasant cannibalism in Russia during the hard times of the Bolshevik regime. Children were particularly appealing to many as their blood was considered " sweet".

 

[Eduard_Khil]

The fact that Hitler only had one testicle, forgive the profanity reference and image, but in all seriousness, might have contributed to his hatred, of him fighting for his country in WWI, despite all the things he did, and err all the sacrifices he made, they were humiliated, so it's a legit statement.

 

[ThePeachState]

Actually @enoilgam the NSDAP were not voted into power. Hitler came to power through a series of blunders in the German Reichstag and the 'political intrigue' of Von Papen who appointed him as Chancellor. Hitler had called a vote in March after becoming Chancellor, and the NSDAP did not receive enough votes to be classified as a majority in the Reichstag. Hitler in fact seized power after this through the Enabling Act, Night of the Long Knives and finally with the death of Hindenburg where Hitler fused the powers of President and Chancellor to become the Fuhrer.

 

[enoilgam]

Actually @enoilgam the NSDAP were not voted into power. Hitler came to power through a series of blunders in the German Reichstag and the 'political intrigue' of Von Papen who appointed him as Chancellor. Hitler had called a vote in March after becoming Chancellor, and the NSDAP did not receive enough votes to be classified as a majority in the Reichstag. Hitler in fact seized power after this through the Enabling Act, Night of the Long Knives and finally with the death of Hindenburg where Hitler fused the powers of President and Chancellor to become the Fuhrer.

True, but the means with which Hitler became chancellor were legal (well mostly legal). I always imagined that they ascended to power via a bloody coup or something.

 

[Eduard_Khil]

True, but the means with which Hitler became chancellor were legal (well mostly legal). I always imagined that they ascended to power via a bloody coup or something.

yeah, he did it through entirely legal means after his failed munich putsch haha, but then again after that through achieving national fame, I mean, he had heaps of support and attention, allowing him to draw more towards him, that and the fact that by that time it would probably be either the Nazis or the communists, and most Germans preferred Nazis over communism.
The night of long knives is probably that bloody coup, but I really don't think that was legal haha more like, abuse of power. I never knew if anything was done against the Nazis because of that, i mean, if today someone in the government murdered a few political figures, even justified, I mean that would probably still be a big issue, does anyone know anything that happened as a result to them? no repercussions? D: