Did they in a round about way achieve anything?
2007-09-11 07:12:50 · 34 answers · asked by Francis7 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They didnt achieve much positive to be honest.
Of all the negative things they did however, the least obvious one is that they forever changed the ability to have true free speech.
Everyone is now so afraid of mass persecution that even the slightest comment on race or religion is considered to be odious and bigotted regardless of truth.
Therefore hatred has gone underground rather than being handled above the line and debated in a free and liberal way.
So yes. in a ropund about way the Nazis did defeat democracy and free speech, even though they lost.
2007-09-12 01:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole peiod from the 20s through to the end of the war changed the world. The Nazi Party certainly had the major role resulting in the war and the millions of displaced persons following the war. But I believe there had to be something major to occur in order to cause the massive population upheaval that happened after 1945. In my opinion, if it hadn't been the Nazies it would have been some other castrophe. Mass movement of population has occured many times over the centuries but the nazies merely speeded it up, and on a much larger scale. Modern communications play their part with poor countries seeing how the other half lives and don't see it happening at home, so move to the better life. Actually, there are so many factors involved that it would require much more space than available on this site.
2007-09-11 07:41:22 · answer #2 · answered by LEONARD W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It made the world sit up and notice that they had to do something to prevent the likes of A.H. ever taking control of a country again, it gave a much needed boost to the fledgeling United Nations.
The main thing the nazis managed was to leave a blight on the name of Germany that even today is not completely erased.
The cure for cancer could be found in Germany tomorrow but they will be remembered more for the evil they allowed to take control of Europe in WW2.
2007-09-11 09:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by conranger1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! They didn't "achieve" a single thing. They only serve as a reminder (as if we needed one) of how evil human beings can be. The repercussions from the Nazis are still with us and will be for a very long time. Nothing positive came from the Nazis.
2007-09-11 07:20:43 · answer #4 · answered by typre50 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Examples are:
Proof that wide-spread genocide can happen in a modern world.
One man can alter the course of history.
Ignorance of a nation of their leaders can lead to death and destruction.
Israel was established as a result.
Much of the conflict in the middle east is a result of the establishment of Israel
Government bureauracracy was another gift to the world.
Iron curtain occured after Russia closed in on eastern europe at the end of WWII.
Berlin wall was erected as a result of communism imposed by Russia as a result of WWII
Pact of Germany and Japan caused Pearl Harbor bombing
War with Japan ended with 2 nuclear bombs dropped on populated cities
Reconstruction of Japan and Europe funded by US led to economic success in both areas.
I'm sure I'm missing some. Obviously, Hitler and Naziism was evil. There were many changes in the world as a result. Especially how other countries reacted.
2007-09-11 07:29:10 · answer #5 · answered by the_dragyness 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
WW2 changed Europe. There were medical and scientific advances in part achieved by the nazi regime, but on the whole their contribution was an appallingly negative one.
2007-09-11 07:19:20 · answer #6 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They acheived the opposite. They wanted the human race to be blonde, blue eyes and perfect. Homosexuality and race and religion was all supposed to be the same.
We now are doing the opposite, with at least a bit of credit going to the attrocities the Nazi's committed. We dont want to be like that now so we have become more accepting.
2007-09-11 09:12:59 · answer #7 · answered by futuretopgun101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Scientists created the V1 and V2 rockets. One Nazi scientist came to the US and helped work on the space program. Werner Vaun Brown, a former Major in the SS and later a rocket scientist, helped create the Space Shuttle which had a great effect. Also the Nazi atomic bomb project was realized and the Americans beat them to it. A soviet spy reported the atomic bomb plans to the soviet union and Britian. This started the cold war, which had a major effect on the world.
2007-09-11 08:06:15 · answer #8 · answered by Mikhailov 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Now we have a new neonazi, W Bush who want to change the world. Like Adolf Hitler wanted to change the world and to create a new aryen nation.
George W bush with the help of the evangelists want to change the world. And I know that utopy could be very dangerous (Read the philosopher Hanna Arendt who write a book about "The totalitarism")
It's an utopy and utopy=totalitarism.
What can we do? don't vote for him and for his follower.
Don't forget, only history will judge Bush and his compagnons.
2007-09-11 09:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by habib 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in many ways they won the second wold war
after we took all there equipment off them to pay for the debt of war we worked on with it while they made new .
so where is our industry compared to there's
car
trains and rolling stock
traffic lights Siemens controlled
these are just a few
there war widows are paid better
they also suffered great loss as well with the greatest loss of life from one ship when the red army sunk a fleeing vessel and around 11500 people perished 5000 of which were children
just because they murdered 4000000 Jews they are now untouchable
2007-09-11 07:57:13 · answer #10 · answered by mark the spark 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋