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Adolf Hitler. &. Germany. 1919: Where did Kaiser Wilhelm II go to?. New Government of Germany – Weimar Republic (starts off badly). Why?. #1 - The leaders of the Weimar Republic signed the Treaty of Versailles. #2 - Germany did not increase taxes during the WWI. Tax money. $1.5 bil.

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  1. Adolf Hitler & Germany

  2. 1919: Where did Kaiser Wilhelm II go to?

  3. New Government of Germany – Weimar Republic (starts off badly) Why?

  4. #1 - The leaders of the Weimar Republic signed the Treaty of Versailles.

  5. #2 - Germany did not increase taxes during the WWI Tax money $1.5 bil. Cost of WWI $37 bil. Debt - $35.5 bil.

  6. What can we add to that number?

  7. #3 - 1929: The Depression Millions of Germans lost their jobs when the Depression Hit

  8. #4 - High inflation End of WWI: 2 marks 1923: 4 million marks!

  9. German woman lights fire with German marks after WWI!

  10. People were looking for a leader who would provide jobs and hope for Germany

  11. Adolf Hitler Austrian: little ambition child HS drop-out (went to Viennato be an artist)

  12. Fought for Germany in WWI Two Iron Crosses

  13. I denounce the Treaty of Versailles I denounce communism too!

  14. Dynamic Speaker

  15. Germany will be strong again! Let’s improve the economy!

  16. Joins National Socialist German Workers Party:Nazi Party

  17. Hitler in jail for 9 months The Beer Hall Putsch: 1923 Coup attempt Busy writing his book...

  18. “My Struggle” Mein Kampf Germans are part of an Aryan master race Jews, Slavs, & gypsies are inferior!

  19. Jews are to blame for our economic problems They are not part of the Aryan race

  20. Living space! Germany needs Lebensraum!

  21. Video Clip! Let’s check out how well Hitler’s perfect Aryan race did at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

  22. 1928: Nazi 108,000 members out of 60 million 1932: largest party in Germany 40% have no jobs Depression stops US loans to Germany

  23. ‘33: becomes Chancellor We will have new Reichstag elections A fire breaks out!

  24. It was communists! Nazis win slim majority in Reichstag

  25. The Enabling Act The Reichstag gives Hitler absolute power for 4 years!

  26. Calls new empire the Third Reich June ‘34: demands military swear allegiance to him

  27. Aug. ‘34: abolished office of president & declared himselfFuehrer, or leader All other parties are abolished

  28. The SS Hitler’s security force

  29. Led by Heinrich Himmler

  30. The Gestapo Secret Police Led by Hermann Goering

  31. Strikes Unions Economic Control Gov’t supervised labor & business Building factories, weapons, & highways

  32. Public schools taught Nazis ideas Radio wardens Censorship Cultural Control

  33. 1933 - Book burning of “un-German” writings

  34. Over a hundred years earlier, the German-Jewish poet, Heinrich Heine, had stated, "Where books are burned, human beings are destined to be burned too."

  35. Boys: Hitler’s Youth

  36. Joseph Goebbels: Minister of propaganda

  37. Propaganda must always therefore be essentially simple & repetitious. In the long run only he will achieve basic results in influencing public opinion who is able to reduce problems to the simplest terms & who has the courage to keep forever repeating them in this simplified form despite the objections of intellectuals. --Joseph Goebells

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