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Hitler’s rise to power
 Hitler rose to power after World War One.
 Hitler Was a powerful speaker who got the
attention of many Germans who were ready for
change. He promised all the Germans they
would live a better life and Germany will rise to
power.
 In 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor.
Nazi Terror Begins
 After being appointed chancellor, Hitler quickly
turned Germany into a one party dictatorship.
 Hitler took away all of the peoples rights:
including freedom of press, speech, and
assembly.
 Taking those rights away allowed him to
control everyone and everything.
Ss Police State
SS were an important tool of Nazi terror
was the Protective Squad
(Schutzstaffel). They began as a
special guard for Hitler and other
party leaders.Some SS members
formed a smaller, elite group whose
members also served as auxiliary
police officers and, later became
concentration camp guards. After
1934, they became the private army
of the Nazi party. The SS set up
hundreds of makeshift "camps”.
These camps held political
opponents without trial and under
conditions of great cruelty!
Nazi Propaganda and Censorship:
Once democracy ended and Germany was
turned into a one-party dictatorship,
the Nazis orchestrated a huge
propaganda campaign to win the
cooperation of Germans. Dr. Joseph
Goebbels took over control of
communication in Germany:
newspapers, magazines, books, public
meetings, and rallies, art, music,
movies, and radio. On May 10, 1933,
Nazis raided libraries and bookstores
across Germany. They threw the books
into huge bonfires over 25,000 books
were burned.
Nazi Racism
For a long time Hitler was obsessed
with Racial Purity. He thought
that the German race was the
perfect or master race. Hitler
figured if you were not this race
you must die. When he came to
power he started spreading these
beliefs through media like movies
and radios. After awhile beings
that were inferior or not his
perfect race started to be forced
sterilized. Some targets were
gypsies and african-americans.
Key Dates
 Feb 24 1920- The german workers party
demanded racial purity and about Germany’s
destiny to rule over inferior races.
 July 14 1993-Nazi State enacts Racial Purity
law.
World War II
In World War II Germany was overran
much of the European countries
using a tactic called the Blitzkrieg
tactic. This plan involved a bunch
of Tanks, Planes, and Artillery that
would break through the enemy
defenses. With this tactic they
defeated Poland, Denmark,
Norway and many others.
Germany Attacked the Soviet
Union but weakened by the cold
was defeated which started to
turn the tide of the battle.
The Murder of the Handicap
ADOLF HITLER AND THE GERMAN SOLDIERS KILLED ALL THE PHYSICALLY AND
MENTALLY HANDICAP PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY FOUND THESE PEOPLE USELESS TO
THE WORLD. THEY WERE TARGETED FOR MURDER IN WHAT THE NAZIS CALLED “
T-4” OR “EUTHANASIA” PROGRAM. THE PUBLIC PROTESTED THESE PROGRAMS IN
1941 BUT THE NAZIS CONTINUED THIS PROGRAM IN SECRET. BETWEEN 19401945 ABOUT 200,000 HANDICAP PEOPLE DIED. THIS PROGRAM BECAME THE
MODEL FOR JEWS, GYPSIES, AND WHO EVER ELSE WAS BEING HELD IN THE
CAMPS WITH THE GAS CHAMBERS THAT WERE OPEN IN 1941 AND 1942.
Key Dates
OCTOBER 1939- HITLER AUTHORIZES KILLING OF THE
IMPAIRED.
AUGUST 3, 1941- CATHOLIC BISHOP DENOUNCES “EUTHANASIA”
AUGUST 24, 1941- HITLER OFFICIALLY ORDERS END TO
“EUTHANASIA”.
German Rule in Occupied Europe
GERMANY PLANNED TO CONQUERED MOST OF EASTERN TERRITORIES AFTER THEY HAD BEEN
GERMANIZED. CITIZENS OF THE LOCAL POPULATION WERE DRAFTED AND USED AS FORCED
LABORS. THEY WERE USED FOR WAR INDUSTRIES AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND SOME
WERE DEPARTED TO GERMANY FOR AGRICULTURE. POLISH TEACHERS, PRIESTS, AND
CULTURE FIGURES WERE TARGETED FOR PERSECUTION. THE GERMANS DESTROYED POLISH
CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS AND PLUNDERED NATIONAL TREASURES. SOME
COUNTRIES WERE TO BECOME PART OF GERMANY LIKE THE NETHERLANDS AND OTHERS LIKE
FRANCE WERE TO STAY DEPENDENT ON GERMANY. MEMBERS OF ARMED, IRREGULAR FORCES
FIGHTING THE GERMANS IN OCCUPIED AREAS OF EUROPE WERE CALLED PARTISANS. THEY
HARASSED THE GERMAN CIVILIAN AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES ACROSS EUROPE, ENGAGING
IN SABOTAGE, DEMOLITION, AND OTHER DIVERSIONARY ATTACKS.
Key Dates
MAY 16, 1940- NAZIS ORDER POLISH LEADERS KILLED
JUNE 10, 1942- GERMANS DESTROY SMALL CZECH TOWN
MARCH 24, 1944- SS MEN MASSACRE ITALIANS NEAR ROME
JUNE 10, 1944- SS UNIT MASSACRES VILLAGERS IN FRANCE
Bibliography
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Hitler Comes to Power: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671
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The Nazi Terror Begins: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007673
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SS Police State: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007675
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Nazi Propaganda and Censorship:
http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007677
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Nazi Racism: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007679
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World War II in Europe: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007681
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The Murder of the Handicapped:
http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007683
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German Rule in Occupied Europe:
http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007685