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Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany. Chapter 13.5. The Weimar Republic’s Rise and Fall. The Republic suffered from the competition of too many small parties & economic disasters. Blamed for the Treaty of Versailles
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Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany Chapter 13.5
The Weimar Republic’s Rise and Fall • The Republic suffered from the competition of too many small parties & economic disasters. • Blamed for the Treaty of Versailles • Still, it was a prolific time for artists, who stimulated new movements, such as Dadaism. • Many blamed German Jews for economic & political problems.
The Nazi Party’s Rise to Power • In November 1923, Adolf Hitler tried to follow Mussolini’s example by staging a small-scale coup in Munich. • While in prison Hitler wrote Mein Kampf. • Hitler's Ideas are rooted in anti-Semitism and belief about a master Aryan Race
The Nazi Party’s Rise to Power • The Great Depression and the feeling that the Weimar government was weak, led to the rise of Adolf Hitler. • In 1933, he was elected Chancellor of Germany. • He appealed to veterans, workers, the lower middle classes, and business people with his promises to rearm Germany, create jobs, and end reparations.
The Third Reich Controls Germany • Hitler and the Nazis moved quickly to change Germany’s course. • They put people to work through public works programs • They terrorized dissenters • They placed restrictions on Jews, who were blamed for Germany’s loss in World War I • They denounced modern art and Christianity
The Third Reich Controls Germany Cont. • SS troops and the Gestapo were formed to conduct his will • The Nuremburg Laws were created to deprive Jews of Citizenship and place severe restrictions on them. • Kristallnacht or Night of Broken Glass was a Nazi-led attack on Jewish communities • This event led to the “final solution”- exterminate all Jews
Nuremberg Rallies • The primary aspect of the Nuremberg Rallies was the almost religious focus on Adolf Hitler • They portrayed Hitler as Germany's savior, chosen by providence.
Authoritarian Rule in Eastern Europe • Just as in Germany, many nations in Eastern Europe came under dictatorships. • Ethnic and religious conflicts rose in the new states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia and elsewhere.
