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Hitler and Nazi Germany Section 3

Hitler and Nazi Germany Section 3 . Austria April 20, 1889. Hitler in his Youth. Did not finish secondary school Went to Vienna to be an artist “Not untalented” . Hitler During WWI. Left Austria to serve in German army Served as a “runner” Sent messages between trenches

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Hitler and Nazi Germany Section 3

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  1. Hitler and Nazi Germany Section 3

  2. Austria April 20, 1889

  3. Hitler in his Youth • Did not finish secondary school • Went to Vienna to be an artist • “Not untalented”

  4. Hitler During WWI • Left Austria to serve in German army • Served as a “runner” • Sent messages between trenches • Stabbed in the Back Legacy

  5. Hitler: Post-WWI • Munich • National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NAZI) • Beer Hall Coupe-1923

  6. Hitler in Prison 1923-1925 • Mein Kampf-My Struggle • Social Darwinian Theory of Struggle and Supremacy • Lebensraum (living space) • Authoritarian Leadership

  7. Nazi Ideology • Nationalism • Strong Leader • Anti-Communist, Anti-Semitic • Contempt for Democracy • Glorification of War • Economic Self-Sufficiency • Return Women to Household

  8. Think, Pair, Share Activity • Do you think Hitler was a good artist? Or was he, “not untalented?” • Do you think history would be different if Hitler had gotten into art school? How so?

  9. A New Plan for the Nazi Party • Must gain power legally • Built up Party to 800,000 members by 1929 • Largest in Reichstag

  10. The Nazis in Power • 1930: President Hindenburg ruled by decree • 1933: Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor • March 23, 1933: Enabling Act • No Constitution for 4 years

  11. The Nazis in Power • Office of President abolished • Personal oath of loyalty to Hitler • Create an Aryan Race

  12. The Nazis and Terror • The SS • Hitler’s personal bodyguards • Secret police forces • Directed by Heinrich Himmler • Eventually in charge of concentration camps

  13. Hitler and the Economy • Public Works Projects • Massive rearmament • Unemployment: 6 million down to 2.6 million • Nazis took full credit for economic improvements

  14. The Nazis and Women • Stay at home and produce children • Meant to be wives and mothers • Medals for having children

  15. Nuremburg Laws • September 1935 • Anti-Sematic Laws • No citizenship • Curfews • No intermarriage • Yellow Star of David • Classification of Jews

  16. Kristallnacht: Night of Broken Glass • November 9, 1938 • Burned synagogues and Jewish businesses • 100 killed • 30,000 sent to concentration camps

  17. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/videos#hitlers-military-blundershttp://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/videos#hitlers-military-blunders

  18. Journal • Why do you think people were so willing to follow a racist leader? Think about the: • Economy • Political Climate • Do you think people today would still be willing to follow Hitler? • Answer in 3-4 Sentences.

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