Art Project: Dehumanizing Wilhelm Kaiser II

a. Kaiser Wilhelm II is an emotional leader though he is usually calm.But when emotions come into play, he lets his emotion judge his actions and to him it justifies his actions (334). He doesn't seem to do anything about his emotions. Surprises seem to cause him to become irrational and stubborn (143). He can not foresee consequences of his actions. The Kaiser appeared beside Austria as "shining armor" to avenge her; though later the Kaiser is nervous when Austria delivered an ultimatum to Serbia (85). The Kaiser's weakness are that he can not keep his emotion in check and unable to foresee consequences. The Kaiser can manipulate people with his words, positive or negative. He told his troops to behave like the Huns of Attila and demands that other countries recognize their aims for expansion (8). He declared, "We draw the sword with clear conscience and with clean hands." and later proclaimed loudly, " From this day on I recognize no parties but only Germans." (151). His

On August 1st 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, and on the 3rd, declared war on France. Starting at the top of the previous page the first piece of artwork I chose to review is Max Beckmann's piece Der Kriegsausbruch (Declaration of War), created in 1914 as the declarations of war had just been announced. This is a drawing depicting the reaction of passers-by in Berlin to the news of war being declared. I chose this piece specifically because of the "sketchy" style of drawing. I find that the looseness of his lines give the piece a feeling of anxiousness or even stress that I imagine many of the citizens depicted in the piece were feeling at the time.

Wolfgang was the only son in berlin of observant Jewish parents. Wolfgang's father was trained to be a mechanical engineer, but ran a wholesale kerchief and handkerchief business that he had taken over from his father-in-law. His family lived in an apartment above the business. They enjoyed having vacations at their country home in Neuenhagen, a suburb of berlin.

Hitler was born was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria and was born on April 20, 1889 and died on April 30, 1945. He German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party. He was a brutal man that killed about 5 million Jews and ruined many families.

Motivated to come into power, Adolf Hitler used propaganda, the bias structure which publicized his figure and his party throughout different images, in attempt of his to gain the confidence of the German people, such that his image as well as the Nazi Parties image would become promoted in attempt to rise to power. Not only does propaganda show a bias, but within the specific pictures provided in each piece, symbolic images related to perspective and other sorts of graphic elements are incorporated. In the piece title, Der Ist Schuld Am Kriege?, the artist, Mijölni, praises the Nazi party along with portraying their rank compared to that of the Jewish people. This specific poster creates the message in bold letters, “Who is to Blame for the War?”, just as a Nazi finger is pointed

Images, such as paintings and photographs, are intensely visually striking and evoke strong emotions in those who view them.“Into the Jaws of Death” provides a perfect example of that intensity, having been taken by Robert F. Sargent during the early morning hours of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Even today the famous photograph evokes strong emotional reactions in many people who view it. This photograph served a purpose more significant than was realized at the time, to the point of becoming a pivotal point in support for the war effort. How was this accomplished? By conveying personal themes of heroism, patriotism, and mortality through devices such as angles, colors, uniforms, and proxemics.

Life for most people in Germany definitely did improve under Nazi rule between 1933 and 1939. After the completion of World War One, Germany were forced into signing the Treaty of Versailles to ensure they would not try and start any more conflict between countries. Ultimately the German government had no other option then to sign the treaty, which left almost all Germans furious with the restrictions facing the country. The great nation along with the entire globe had been heavily affected by The Great Depression in 1929 which led to serious problems. Germany was eventually converted into a Totalitarian state by Hitler and the Nazi Party and seemingly, in the wider image, the positives do outweigh the negatives.

In 1889, a seemingly normal boy was born in the small town of Braunau, Austria (Hoffman, 2017). This boy had pretty normal interests, didn’t have any mental issues, and got good grades for the most part. This boy was Adolf Hitler, and his parents, Alois and Klara Hitler (Klara Polzl at the time) had no idea what they had unleashed upon the world. (TOPIC SENTENCE)

“Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, which was on Easter Sunday. Adolf was one of four children but none of the other children lived past two years of age. After Adolf was born, his mom, Klara, had two more kids who did live to be older than two. Adolf’s mom, Klara, had been traumatized by the death of her first three children, causing her to go crazy”. Klara always worried about Adolf dying. Adolf also had two half brothers and sisters from his dad Alois Hitler. Alois Hitler was never a big part of Adolf’s life and he struggled with that. Adolf had a dream of being an artist, but that did not match the government job his dad wanted him to have. People say that Hitler was a mean man because of his dad and his early life. His dad would get drunk and go crazy on his family, this is not a way to grow up, and it certainly impacted Hitler and history. “When his father died Hitler roamed the streets dreaming of his future as an artist. When Hitler was 18, he tried to enter the Academy of Fine Arts, but was rejected twice this caused him a lot of frustration.” When Hitler was 25 he was part of the military and served in World War I, this allowed him to release some of the anger and frustration. “While in the army Hitler was wounded twice, once by gas. This is said to be the reason he went a little crazy. While in the war this is when he started to hate the Jews. Hitler said, while in the war that the Jews were everywhere and he began to hate them more and more as he saw

In Austria on April 20, 1889 was born one of the world’s most remembered leaders, Adolf Hitler ("Adolf Hitler Biography”). Adolf is remembered for being one of the most tyrant military leaders of Germany ("Adolf Hitler Biography”). He had risen to power as the leader of the Nazi Party ("Adolf Hitler Biography”). Hitler had served as a dictator from 1934 to 1945 ("Adolf Hitler Biography”). Unfortunately in April of 1945 Hitler and his wife Eva Braun had committed suicide ("Adolf Hitler Biography”). Although Adolf Hitler is deceased, he is remembered by many of his actions and leaves quotes from his years as being a dictator.

How can one justify they are a robust person while they are committing mass genocide? Hitler wasn’t all a substandard person. He loved art, and he did not receive accepted into an art school because someone did not like his art. That, someone, was a jew, and that did not mean they are a substandard person. What if it was a German who did not like his art, would he commit mass genocide of his people?

Adolf Hitler was one man in history that almost took over the world. I want people to know about Hitler’s life and what led him to do the horrible things he did. As a child Hitler did not do well in school. When older, Hitler joined the German Army. “In the army he finally found purpose; a cause with which he could wholly identify.” “In 1919, Hitler attended his first meeting of the German Worker’s Party, an anti-Semitic, nationalist group as a spy for the German Army. “

For our project my group decided to do “War Propaganda Throughout the Ages”. We chose this topic due to to it's accessibility of including the 18th century. We wanted to include the 18th century to show the progression of war propaganda with each war. Each group member was designated a war. The wars were spread out from the 18th century to the 21st century, in order to cover a broad spectrum of propaganda through each century. Through this each individual could research more in depth concerning the propaganda to their designated war, such as its goal, influence, and sentiment among the general public during the time of the war. The physical aspect of our project was to create 3-D posters. The outcome

Throughout history, notorious and creative people have used illustrations and paintings to play on people’s emotions. One of the most famous examples of this was during World War I, with the use of propaganda posters to increase nationalistic feelings towards one’s own country. Through the mass production and creativity of the posters, many young men enlisted in their nation’s army to protect and support their country throughout the war.

John C. Maxwell once said, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.” Though this may be valid in a multitude of circumstances, an issue arises when “the way” may be unclear or different from contrasting views. The most notable leaders in history have had these unique qualities making them technically good leaders. But, is a leader still considered to be great if their cause is one of immoral or selfish principles? The line becomes unclear if it is only qualities that determine a good leader or if it is imperative that those strived for qualities must go hand-in-hand with extensive morals and ethics.