Ovaj rad bavi se Njemačkom između 2 svjetska rata, te pokušava pronaći uzrok ljudske podložnosti autoritetu i totalitarnim sistemima. Glavno pitanje na koje se pokušava odgovoriti u ovom radu je zašto ljudi pristaju na totalitarne sisteme i podržavaju ih, te zašto se ljudi općenito podređuju autoritetu. Analizom uvida i teorija raznih autora pokušalo se postići bolje razumijevanje autoriteta i totalitarnih sistema, te primjenom istih na kontekst Njemačke pokušalo se razumjeti zašto su ljudi podržavali nacističku vlast, a pritom i zašto ljudi općenito pristaju na takvu vrstu vlasti. Na kraju rada daje se odgovor na pitanje: je li moguće da u današnjem društvu (koje vjeruje u demokratske vrijednosti i jednakost) ponovo dođe do nastanka jednog društva poput nacističke Njemačke? Na temelju svega što je utvrđeno u radu, na to pitanje daje se potvrdan odgovor.This paper deals with Germany between the two world wars, and is trying to find the cause of human tendency to submit to authority and totalitarian systems. The main question that this paper tries to answer is why do people accept totalitarian systems and support them, as wel as why people submit to authority in general. By analysing the insights and theories of various authors, we tried to get a better understanding of authority and totalitarian systems and, by applying this to the context of Germany, get a better understanding of why people supported the Nazi government, as well as why people accept that kind of government in general. At the end of the paper an answer is given to the question: "is it possible that, in modern society that values democracy and freedom, another society like Nazi Germany rises again?" Based on everything that was said in the paper, we concluded that the answer to that question is affirmative
