Write a three-to five-paragraph letter in the voice of an american traveling in germany during the late
1930s. imagine you're writing the letter for other americans. in it, describe what you observe in germany
during this period by addressing these points:
• how is the german economy doing during the great depression?
• how are the great depression's effects on the german economy similar to or different from its
effects on the u. s. economy?
• how has nazism affected average germans?
• what political ideas are popular in germany? why? (10 points)

1. The German economy during the Great Depression was in terrible condition. The economy simply crumbled because the United States retreated their loans as they were in terrible condition themselves. Germany didn't had enough power to be able to balance its economy without outside support, so it experienced enormous inflation. The inflation was so big that a person would have taken a whole barrel full of banknotes in order to buy few groceries.

2. The similarities of the effects of the Great Depression on the German and US economy can be seen in multiple things. One thing is the large inflation, though the German one was much larger. The unemployment rates increased significantly. More and more people were becoming homeless as they were losing their jobs and had no money. The difference can be seen mainly as to why it happened. In the US, the Great Depression happened as the economy was producing too much, so it was strong, but produced much more than the market can accumulate. In Germany, the economy was very weak and fragile, and it crumbled because it was not able to support itself without foreign aid.

3. The Nazism had huge effect on the average German. The people were easy to manipulate by Hitler, as they had nothing to lose considering the terrible condition in which they and their country were. Hitler gave promoted enemies to the people, ones that were responsible for the troubles of the people. He also promised them that by eliminating those people he will make Germany strong again. As the people had no other way out, they were easily drawn to this, and gradually they started to become more and more extreme, especially as they were seeing that the economy is quickly recovering and their living standard has went significantly up.

4. The political ideas that were most popular in Germany were the national-socialism, socialism, and capitalism. The national-socialism was by far the most popular one though, with the socialism and capitalism having much less support. The reason for this was very simple, the people in Germany were in terrible situation, so they needed a savior, and the leader of the national-socialists, Adolf Hitler, presented himself in that manner, managing to easily manipulate the desperate masses.

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one of the strengths of the united nations is their worldwide peacekeeping. they prevent conflict from escalating into war, try to reach agreements between the opposing sides, and bring war to an end as soon as possible. they also have a world food programme which is among the most effective food aid programmes worldwide. the united nations provides food and clean water to people in need, they also send money to strengthen the country's economy. the united nations also provides unaids, which is healthcare to hiv patients. they also raise funds to prevents aids/hivs and the spreads of others diseases. they also have campaigns that show how to protect from certain diseases. the united nations also has the unhcr, the united nations high commissioner for refugees, which is an aid to refugees. it them by raising funds to build up refugee camps or to improve housing and sanitary facilities. it also has many programmes to raise awareness about the refugee crisis and the needs of the refugees. the united nations high commissioner for refugees also builds schools in crisi regions and refugee camps. a major strength of the united nations is its efforts in elucidating the crisis from which it emerged. as such many of the issues which the world was confronted with in 1945 have been addressed. this can be seen with the organization’s mediatory efforts in resolving conflict in territories. intrinsically, particular reference can be observed in the cold war era 1947-1953 where the world was in a state of political and military tension between the powers of the western world led by the united states and the communist world led by the soviet union. as the world was divided east and west, capitalist and communist, us and ussr, the united nations had its first opportunities to establish its role as a mediator in the international system. moreover, the united nations was involved in the establishment of an israeli state on the eastern mediterranean coast. violence erupted between israeli forces and palestinians and their arab allies in response to the foundation of the state of israel. there has also been the promotion of democracy where the united nations has enabled people in many countries to participate in free and fair elections including those held in cambodia, namibia, el salvador and south africa. additionally, there has been the promotion of women’s rights, particularly in middle eastern countries, to have greater control over their lives. the united nations fund for women (unifem) have supported projects in improving the quality of life for women in over 100 countries including marketing opportunities, access to food production and so on.

however, despite these strengths there exist deep seated shortcomings of the organization in the contemporary world. notable of these is the fact that the world today is a different world than the epoch in which the united nations was born. at that time the issues facing the organization was the achievement of peace and security in a world of great powers, the insistence of the united states that the european powers should grant independence and self-government to their colonies and so on. nonetheless, some of these remain but many have changed. the world and its political atmosphere have undergone a massive transformation however the structures of the united nations have remain unchanged. these structures have failed to keep pace with the new demands which must be presently addressed. consequently, given these circumstances the united nations now faces increasing demand for change both in its institutions and in the subject matters of its concern. lastly, another weakness involves that of corruption and mismanagement. there have been reports of a cascade of scandals at the hands of the united nations. most notable of these is the wholesale corruption of the oil-for-food relief program in iraq, disappearance of united nations funds and the exposure of a transnational network of sexual misconduct by united nations peacekeepers in africa. to add, there have been political pressure, favoritism and cronyism plaguing appointments to united nations peace operations. as such it can be examined there exist a culture of impunity where the united nations operates with secrecy and is shielded by diplomatic immunity. consequently, it is no doubt that this result in institutional weakness and a staff that is less than ideally equipped to complete the required tasks. in essence, the united nations as an organization contains both pros and cons in its performance and functions. its strengths emphasizes its utmost importance in the international arena in terms of it neutral stance and mediator efforts however this is questionable when and examination of its weaknesses is undertaken.

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