Hitler takes control in Germany

1. Hitler takes control in Germany (Rise of Nazis, Hitler becomes Chancellor, The Fuhrer is Supreme, War on Jews, Fall to Dictators) BY: Lauren Lee

2. Adolf Hitler Introduction • Adolf Hitler started out as a little known political leader • He volunteered for the Germany army • during the World War I • received two Iron Cross, which is a medal for bravery. • After the World War I, Hitler settles in Munich. • He later on joined a small political • group in the early 1920s. • This group's belief was that Germany should • overturn the Treaty of Versailles. • This group later on was called as the Nazis

3. Rise of the Nazis - The Nazis party was mainly supported by the middle or lower middle class - formed a branch of fascism which we know as the Nazism. - The symbol of the Nazis was called as the Swastika -The Nazis made a private military -Hitler was very talented w/ huge audiences - Due to his excellent skill in organizing and speaking, this led him to be a der Fuhrer, the leader of the Nazis

4. Rise of the Nazis • Nazis is now a great political force. • In 1923 plotted to seize power in Munich but failed • During those 9 months, Hitler wrote Mein Kampf • became the blueprint, or a plan, for the Nazis. • only the "Aryans", was the "master race". • meant that the Jews, Slavs, and Gypsies were inferior • called the unfair Treaty of Versailles an outrage • promised to get back the land they lost in the process • . said Germany was too crowded and that needed • more lebensraum, which means living space. • In 1924, he united the Nazis party once again. • People didn't believe him until Germany's Depression

5. Reichstag building burning down Hitler becomes Chancellor • By 1932, Nazis are now the biggest political power • Conservative leaders advice to name Hitler the Chancellor. • Hitler made quick actions that helped strengthen his position. • called for new elections hoping to win a majority in the Parliamentary. • 6 days before the election, a fire burned downed the Reichstag building • The blame went to the communist and Nazis were able to get the majority from the parliament. • Hitler had absolute power for four years.

6. Hitler becomes Chancellor • Germany was changed into a totalitarian state. • Hitler banned all other political parties and arrested the opponents. - - SS (Schutzstaffel) was created to protect and be loyal to Hitler. • In 1934, the SS arrested and murdered hundreds of Hitler's enemies. – The SS's brutal actions and Gestapo's terror made people obey • Economic wise, they had full control. • New laws were made to ban strikes, destroyed labor unions, and governments had authority over businesses. • The employment rate to drop to 1.5 million unemployed in 1936. They constructed factories, built highways, manufactured weapons, and served in the military.

7. Maintaining Power • used radio, literature ,press, painting, and film as propaganda tools. • Books that were against Nazism was burned • churches were forbidden to criticize • schoolchildren had to join the Hitler Youth (for boys) or the League of German Girls • Social Darwinism and twisted Nietzsche's idea supported his brutal acts • Hatred of Jews was one of the main points of the of Nazis ideology. • passed laws that took away most rights from Jews in 1933. • November 9, 1938, Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) and was the real start of eliminating Jews.

8. Out of Germany • Eastern nations in Europe fell for dictatorship • 1919, Hungary military forces and wealthy landowners • 1926 Poland Marshal Joseph Pilsudski • Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania kings turned to strong-man rule • 1935 Czechoslovakia is the only democratic country • Britain, France, and Scandinavia’s democracy survived • By 1930, 2 major governmental group; democratic and totalitarian