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HITLER and the RISE of NAZI Germany

HITLER and the RISE of NAZI Germany. ?? What you should know ??. From where was Hitler born? Name the party led by Adolf Hitler? What were their goals? Explain how Hitler was able to achieve power by 1933. The Birth of Evil. Born 20 April 1889. Died 30 April 1945.

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HITLER and the RISE of NAZI Germany

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  1. HITLER and the RISE of NAZI Germany

  2. ?? What you should know ?? From where was Hitler born? Name the party led by Adolf Hitler? What were their goals? Explain how Hitler was able to achieve power by 1933.

  3. The Birth of Evil • Born 20 April 1889. • Died 30 April 1945. • Adolf Hitler was born in • Braunau am Inn. • Present day Austria. • The fourth child of six.

  4. Soldier and Leader • Fought for Germany on WWI frontlines. • Came home defeated, angered with Weimar Republic. • Joined small group of right-wing extremists. • 1920, Hitler is leader of this political group. • National Socialist German Workers Party • The NAZI Party

  5. Seeking to control Germany • Organized his supporters into fighting squads, referred to as “Storm Troopers.” • Willing to use force/intimidation. • Hitler as a spy against the Weimar Republic.

  6. Mein Kampf ---- “My Struggle” • Written by Hitler in 1923. • Basics of Nazi objectives and ideology. • German’s belonged to a “Master Race” or Aryans. • Light-skinned, blue eyes. • One enemy was Jewishpeople. • Germany had not lost WWI, but was betrayed by others.

  7. Political Future • After leaving Landsberg Prison, Adolf Hitler decides to become the ruler of Germany legally. • Uses Great Depression as a weapon. • Gains support of veterans and lower-middle class. • 1 million followers. • Uses speeches to present his ideas.

  8. Hitler in a Munich beer hall planning “the Putsch”.

  9. Beer Hall Putsch

  10. Beer Hall Putsch

  11. Political Takeover • Beer Hall Putsch – 1923 • Table-thumping speeches, highlighted by anti-Semitic remarks, create jobs, and defy Versailles by rearming Germany. • Nazi’s and Communists win majority of seats in German Reichstag. (lower house) • Opponents thought they could control Hitler….so he is “elected” Chancellor in 1933. • Grave Mistake….Adolf Hitler will soon control Germany.

  12. Hitler’s Rise to Power • President Paul von Hindenburg. • Opponent in 1932 Presidential elections. • Will die in 1933, leaving the door open for Hitler. • 2/27/1933 – Reichstag set on fire. • Communists Blamed

  13. The Social Policies of Hitler • Suspends Civil Rights • Destroys Communist and Socialist Parties • Decrees that all other political parties are illegal. Only one-party allowed in Germany. • “Swastika” adopted on German Flag. • Totalitarian Dictator • “The Fuhrer” demands obedience.

  14. The Fuhrer – “Leader” Absolute Control of Germany

  15. The Third Reich • Established a new German empire – The Third Reich. • 1st Holy Roman Empire • 2nd 1871 under Bismarck • Seeks to expand military. • Public Works projects. • Build Roads, housing, conservation. • Uses fear, intimidation, violence to instill control. • Unfaithful Nazi’s/citizens killed. • Censorship/book burning. • Hitler Youth

  16. Totalitarian State: A political system based on absolute power of a single party or dictator.

  17. Campaign against Jewish peoples • By 1935, Nazi policies established hatred and discrimination against Judaists. • Could not marry non-Jews, attend a German school, practice medicine/law….ect. • Many German Judaists fled. (Albert Einstein) • November 9, 1938 – Kristallnach • “Night of Broken Glass” • Cause: Jewish boy wounded a German diplomat in Paris. • Hitler would then move Judaists into concentration camps.

  18. ?? What you should know ?? From where was Hitler born? Name the party led by Adolph Hitler? What were their goals? Explain how Hitler was able to achieve power by 1933.

  19. Lenin was the first leader of the USSR I am a the new leader of the USSR. I am also a liar, thief, And a murderer. Who am I? Second leader of the USSR Joseph Stalin

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