Thesis Hitler’s “Reichstag Speech” and FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech speak of pride in their countries, how to protect their land, and how to solve the economic depression.
I. FDR’s “Four Freedoms” Speech with Hitler’s “Reichstag Speech” were highly influential in their own ways to their people.
A. Adolf Hitlers gives a speech to the Reichstag, to the German parliament, in which he lays out his plan for the future of Germany.
B. In the “Reichstag Speech” Hitler speaks of his vision for a strong and unified Germany that would be free from the constraints of the Treaty of Versailles and eradicating the Jewish people of Germany (Hitler, 1939)
C. After World War I, Germany was forced to pay the reprimands and damages done which in turn made Germany’s
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Hitler’s organization, The German Labor Front, made it mandatory for young German men to be employed in building public buildings and public transportation for a six-month period (Nazi social and economic policies, n.d)
D. While Roosevelt took a more educated approach, FDR espoused Keynesian economic principles and sought to increase the federal government's influence over the nation's economy. To stabilize the economy, Roosevelt enacted a series of projects and programs known as the New Deal (Amadeo, K., 2022).
E. FDR created the Tennessee Valley Authority, which allowed the Federal Government to build water systems that control flooding and provide electricity for the Tennessee Valley and neighboring states (Amadeo, K., 2022).
F. Along with the New Deal and TVA, Roosevelt also created the Social Security System which was passed by congress and focused on stimulating the economy through government spending (Lukacs, J., 1991).
IV. At last, both speeches influenced the people of their nation and outlined the respective leader’s vision for their country.
A. Hitler and Roosevelt both focused on the sovereignty of their countries and the importance of freedom (History, 2009).
B. However, the two leaders had significant differences in their reasoning behind such
One of the reasons why the world suffered another war is because Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles. They violated the treaty so their country would be great and they would get back to their original status before WWI. Hitler promised the German people that he will bring Germany out of the crash and make Germany more powerful than before. Adolf Hitler shares some of his ideas the German people, ”Oppressed territories are led back to the bosom of a common Reich, not by flaming protest, but by a mighty sword”(Document 1). Hitler is trying to convince the German people that they should start taking over land, not peacefully but by force.
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