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The Nazi Rise in Germany

The Nazi Rise in Germany. World War II and the Cold War. Introduction. The Socialist leaders of the Weimar Republic were blamed for the huge war reparations Germany had to pay when they signed the Treaty of Versailles. To pay the debt, the government printed large amounts of money.

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The Nazi Rise in Germany

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  1. The Nazi Rise in Germany

    World War II and the Cold War
  2. Introduction The Socialist leaders of the Weimar Republic were blamed for the huge war reparations Germany had to pay when they signed the Treaty of Versailles. To pay the debt, the government printed large amounts of money. Common items came to cost millions of German marks and middle class families saw their life savings wiped out.
  3. The Weimar Republic Collapses By the late 1920s, the Weimar Republic created new currency and achieved some measure of stability. The Great Depression ended that. Six million Germans lost their jobs—more than 1/3 of the workforce. The Weimar Republic couldn’t agree on how to fix it and the common people and middle class turned to the more radical solutions of the Communists and Nazis.
  4. Rise of the Nazi (National Socialist) Party Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party. A great speaker, he spelled out his radical ideas in his book Mein Kampf (My Struggle). An important part of Nazi beliefs was a fanatical loyalty and obedience to the “Führer,” or leader, Adolf Hitler.
  5. Hitler’s Vision for Germany Condemnation of the Weimar Republic Hitler blamed Germany’s humiliation at Versailles on the Weimar leaders. He urged Germans to abandon democracy and return to Germany to glory under a strong leader. Aryan Race Believed that Germans were a superior “Aryan” race that should rule the world. He planned to eventually wipe out Slavic people like the Poles to make room for German settlers in Eastern Europe.
  6. Hitler’s Vision for Germany Anti-Semitism Hitler called the Jews an “evil race” that should be destroy for causing Germany’s defeat in the war. He saw Communism as a Jewish plot to control the world.
  7. Nazis Come to Power The Nazis built up their power with a private army of “Brown Shirts” made up of former soldiers and unemployed workers. They beat up political opponents and Jews and staged rallies and parades.
  8. Nazis Come to Power After the Great Depression, the Nazi Party became the largest party in the Reichstag (legislature). Hitler was appointed chief minister. Conservatives thought they could control him, but he acted quickly to secure complete control.
  9. Nazis Come to Power Hitler and his Nazis did everything they could to create chaos, using violence and murder. Martial law was proclaimed in Berlin. The Reichstag building was burned down, possibly by the Nazis themselves. Hitler blamed the Communists and took emergency powers, becoming an absolute dictator.
  10. Hitler’s Nazi Dictatorship Human Rights Violations People were arrested and executed without trial. Rival political parties, unions, and independent newspapers were closed and replaced by pro-Nazi ones.
  11. Hitler’s Nazi Dictatorship Economic Changes Hitler made use of public works projects like building highways and military rearmament to secure full employment. Economic prosperity returned to Germany.
  12. Hitler’s Nazi Dictatorship Persecution of Jews Jews were thrown out of government jobs, lost their citizenship, were forced to wear yellow stars on their clothes, and were barred from marrying Germans. Jewish shops were vandalized and synagogues were burned down. Later, Jews would be forced into special ghettos and concentration camps.
  13. Hitler’s Nazi Dictatorship Secret Police Newspapers, radios, and films blared out Nazi propaganda. No other sources of information were permitted except those under Nazi control. The Gestapo (secret police) arrested suspected opponents, who were thrown into concentration camps where they were mistreated, tortured, and killed. Dachau, the first such camp, opened outside Munich in 1938.
  14. “Expanding youth hostels and homes.” 
  15. Hitler’s Nazi Dictatorship Franklin Roosevelt in the US also increased public spending and introduced public works projects. He pushed Congress for the creation of new government programs and social security to help fight the Great Depression and get Americans back to work. In the USSR, Stalin used terror tactics, but the Soviets did not suffer from the Great Depression since they did not have a free market economy.
  16. Assignment This will be turned in. Put your name and date on the paper. Needs to be at least ¾ of a page long. Summarize Hitler’s rise from the leader of a minority party to the dictator of Germany.
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