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Totalitarianism and World War II

This exploration delves into Adolf Hitler's long-range plans, detailing his totalitarian ideologies from 1933 to the early stages of World War II. It examines key events such as the withdrawal from the League of Nations, rearmament, and the remilitarization of the Rhineland, culminating in aggressive actions like the Anschluss, Sudetenland crisis, and the invasion of Poland. The narrative focuses on the concepts of Volksgemeinschaft, Lebensraum, and the infamous Blitzkrieg strategy, alongside the dark undercurrents of Nazi propaganda that led to genocide and the Holocaust.

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Totalitarianism and World War II

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  1. Totalitarianism and World War II

  2. Hitler’s Long Range Plans • Hitler’s view of history. All history is about _____________... • Volksgemeinschaft • Overturning Versailles • Solving the “Jewish Question” • Finding Lebensraum in the east for the German people.

  3. 1933-1936 • 1933- Withdrawal from the the League of Nations • 1935- Begin rearmament and universal conscription • Aid to Spanish fascists, Remilitarize the Rhineland, Rome-Berlin Axis

  4. 1937-1939 • Spring 38-Anschluss with Austria • Fall 38-Sudetenland crisis and Munich Conference • Spring 39-Invasion of Czechoslovakia, agitation against Poland • Allies guarantee Polish security

  5. The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

  6. September 1, 1939

  7. Division of Poland between USSR and Germany

  8. Blitzkrieg on Norway and Denmark (April 1940):Paratroopers

  9. The Blitzkrieg: Stuka (Sturzkampfflugzeuge)

  10. Blitzkrieg: “Panzer” is short for Panzerkampfwagen (armored fighting-wagon).

  11. These may take some time to load Attack on French (May, 1940) Note the tanks and Stukas in the last few minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkG0KqlMnJI&feature=related Air attack on Crete (May, 1941) Paratroopers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIyRk33pf30

  12. Cauldron Battles: How they work…

  13. Blitzkrieg on Holland, Belgium, and France (May 10 1940) Creating a “Cauldron” of French and British Troops at Dunkirk

  14. German soldiers in Holland (May 1940)

  15. 1940

  16. Battle of Britain

  17. Hitler invades “the center of Judeo-Bolshevism” in June, 1941

  18. More Cauldron Battles…

  19. The German blitz…

  20. “General Winter” stops the Germans

  21. Even the oil and grease for the tanks has frozen

  22. 1942: Hitler tries again

  23. Fighting for oil in the south of Russia

  24. 1942: Stalin’s Order 227 “Not One Step Back!” • NKVD (Secret Communist Police)

  25. Video Clip—Blocking UnitsStalin’s “Not One Step Back” order (#227)

  26. Battle of Stalingrad

  27. Fighting for the Factories

  28. 1942 and today: The Factories are still monuments

  29. Resistance by Germans against the Nazis

  30. Racism in propaganda: Anti-Japanese

  31. Anti-Americanism

  32. Anti-Semitism and Anti-Black racism

  33. The Logical result of Racism: Genocide and the Holocaust

  34. Japanese belief in Racial superiority Executing Allied POWs Rape of Nanjing

  35. American mistreatment of Japanese, on the battlefield and off

  36. Einsatzgruppen(Operation-Groups)in Russia June 1941

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