WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Fuhrer mean?
A
Hitler
B
Boss
C
Leader
D
Long distance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Führer means “leader, ‘’ but to Hitler the Führer was not an ordinary leader of a political party or nation. He modeled his idea of the Führer on the leadership of Benito Mussolini, who led the Fascist movement in Italy and became that country’s dictator in the 1920s.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ideology of the Führerprinzip sees each organization as a hierarchy of leaders, where every leader (Führer, in German) has absolute responsibility in his own area, demands absolute obedience from those below him and answers only to his superiors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nazi propaganda built up a cult of personality glorifying Hitler as the Fȕhrer (Fyoor-uhr), or “leader”. Nazi youth organizations shaped the minds of young Germans, who pledged complete loyalty to Hitler and Germany. Hitler began to rebuild the German military and improve the German economy.

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