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Hitler’s Declaration Against the U.S.

Maria Leon Jarrell 4th Period AP Language and Composition

Adolf Hitler Born in Austria in April 20, 1889 Served in the German Army during WWI Gained notoriety for his speeches against

the Treaty of Versailles The Great Depression in Germany

provided a political opportunity for Hitler Leader of Nazi Germany from 1934 to

1945 Chancellor of Germany 1933 to 1945 Committed suicide April 30, 1945

SOAPSTone

December 11, 1941 Four days after the Japanese attack Pearl

Harbor He spoke to the Reichstag (Nation) in

Berlin

SOAPSTone

German Nation “Deputies” “Party Comrades” “Men of the German Reichstag” “Representatives of the German Nation”

Broadcasted to the nation

SOAPSTone

Reasons for the outbreak of the war in September 1939

Explain why he decided to strike against the Soviet Union in June 1941

Explain President Franklin Roosevelt’s “hostile” policies toward German

Dramatically announced that Germany was now joining Japan in war against the United States

SOAPSTone

Germany’s Declaration of war against the United States

SOAPSTone

Enthusiastic towards the beginning Then right away got down to business

Informative Patriotic Dramatic

“German and Italy accordingly now regard themselves as finally forced to join together on the side of Japan in the struggle for the defense and preservation of the freedom and independence of our nation and realms against the United States of America and Britain.

SOAPSTone

Automatic Leader of the Nazi Germany from 1934 to

1945

“When I became the Chancellor of the German Reich, I was the leader of a popular nationals movement, which I had created myself.”

Ethos

Provided dates on when and where wars and/or incidents happened

“The battle near Kiev was complete on September 27.”

“The capture of Dagoe [Hiiumaa island] was completed on October 21.”

Information about other countries “There were 13 million unemployed in the

United States, while Germany had seven million unemployed and another seven million part-time workers.”

Logos

Referred back to historical events that involves Germany

“Whether is was the German emperors fighting back invasions from the East on the Unstrut [river, in 933] or on the Lechfeld [plain, in 955]…”

Information about war statistics “The battle of break through the central area of the

Eastern front began on October 2, while the battle of the Azov Sea was successfully completed on October 11. Another 107,000 prisoners, 212 tanks and 672 artillery pieces were counted.”

“From June 22 to December 1 [1941], the German army has lost in this heroic struggle: 158,773 dead, 563,082 wounded and 31,191 missing. ”

Logos

He connects with the audience through natural nationalism

Mentioning God “ I can only thank the Lord God that He

enlightened me in time, and has given me the strength to do what must be done. Millions of German soldiers may thank Him for their lives, and all of Europe for its existence. ”

Blaming “… he doesn’t understand these problems,

…” “… one man and the powers behind him

are responsible for the Second World War.”

Pathos

Hypophora- a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question, then answers the question.

“What is Europe, my deputies?” “What we call Europe is the geographic

territory of the occident, enlighten by Greek culture, inspired by the powerful heritage of the Roman empire, its territory enlarged by Germanic colonization”

Rhetorical Strategies

Repetition - the action of repeating something that has already been said or written

“When the Greeks once stood against the Persians, they defended more than just Greece. When the Romans stood against the Carthaginians, they defended more than just Rome. When the Roman and Germanic peoples stood together against the Huns, they defended more than just the West. When German emperors stood against the Mongols, they defended more than just Germany. And when Spanish heroes stood against Africa, they defended not just Spain,…”

“When the German and Italian armies took offensive against Yugoslavia and Greece on April 6 of this year,…”

Rhetorical Strategies

Imagery – the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively

“They have marched endless distances, tortured by heat and thirst, often bogged down with despair in the mud of bottomless dirt roads, exposed to the hardships of a climate that varies between the White and Black Seas from the intense heat of July and August days to the winter storms of November and December, tormented by insects, suffering from dirt and pests, freezing in snow and ice, they fought -- the Germans and the Finns, the Italians, Slovaks, Hungarians, Romanians and Croatians, the volunteers from the northern and western European countries -- in short, the soldiers of the Eastern front!” 

Rhetorical Strategies

Personification - the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.

“Then I am thankful that She has entrusted me with the leadership in a historic conflict that will be decisive in determining the next five hundred or one thousand years,…”

“Just as Rome once made her immortal contribution to the building and defense of the continent,…”

Rhetorical Strategies

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