Have you ever wondered why Hitler was able to control the masses so easily? Well, one could say the German Historical School had something to do with it.
The German Historical School with the publications of Friedrich List and Wilhelm Roscher came about in 1840. After a peace treaty from the Napoleonic wars, Germany was divided into thirty-nine separate states; most of the states were monarchical and undemocratic. Germany was then manipulated by the victorious Great Powers of Europe to promote their own private matters. “Austria wanted Germany weak and divided; Britain wished to see a strong Prussia to thwart a future resurgent France; Russia desired for itself the parts of Poland not yet seized by Germany or Austria.” (Stanley L. Brue, 2007, p. 205) After resolving the conflict with Napoleon, Patriotism and Nationalistic pride cultivated in Germany. Many Germans demanded unification and constitutional reforms however; the nation wouldn’t be unified for half a century. And when they finally were it was only briefly, after the unfavorable circumstances of losing World War One.
“In 1815 the Holy Alliance of Prussia, Austria, and Russia was organized to strike down a revolution where ever it might threaten. It came to use in 1830 to 1832 where minor revolution outbursts in Germany were repressed and major upheavals of 1848 were
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Seen as a favorable ally to have, many countries tried to woo Prussia. Prussia was in support against democracy and socialism and the native conservatives relied on Prussia to form a unified Germany. Thanks to Prussia with a dominating government, Bismarck set a social legislation to say why Monarchy was needed and after a series of successful wars, nationalism under Prussia was strengthened with loyalty and patriotism among the German workers. Bismarck flaunted that in Germany, the kings made the