Transcript Adolf Hitler

• The United States became the
“policeman” of Latin America as a result
of
– A. building the Panama Canal
– B. the Anti-Imperialist league
– C. the Roosevelt Corollary
– D. the Platt Agreement
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Dictator of
Germany
Hitler’s Background
• Born April 20, 1889 in
Austria
• Not a good student
• Planned to study Art
• Moved to Vienna for
school and developed
hatred for Jews &
foreigners.
• Moved to Germany in
1913 (eve of WWI)
Hitler in WWI
• 1914-volunteered
for the German
Army
• Fought bravely for
Germany
• Almost diedtemporarily blinded
in gas attack
• Spied for Germany
after the war ended
Hitler the Nazi
• Hitler became leader of the Nazi Party in
1920. He organized his supporters into
fighting squads who battled in the streets with
communists and others they saw as enemies.
Hitler the Nazi
• Hitler tried and failed to
seize power of the
German government in
1923 and was sent to
prison. In prison he
wrote Mein Kampf (My
Struggle) which became
the holy book of the
Nazi goals & beliefs
Hitler’s Beliefs
• Extreme
Nationalism
• Racism
• Anti-Semitism
• He believed that
Germans belonged
to a superior
“master race” of
Aryans, or light
skinned Europeans
Hitler’s Beliefs
• Hitler viewed the
Jews as Germany’s
greatest enemy.
• He blamed them for
Germany’s defeat in
WWI and all of
Germany’s
problems
Hitler’s Beliefs
• Hitler urged Germans
everywhere to unite
into 1 great nation.
• He said that Germany
needed to expand to
create living space for
its people
• Inferior races would
have to bow to Aryans
Hitler’s Rise to Power
• After leaving prison, he
was determined to
become leader of
Germany. He promised
to end WWI
reparations, create
new jobs, & rearm
Germany.
• He gained enthusiastic
support from war
veterans & the poor
Hitler’s Rise to Power
• In 1933 he became
Chancellor of Germany
• Promised to restore
Germany to its former
glory
• Boasted that the
German empire &
German race would
dominate Europe for
1000 years.
Hitler’s Rise to Power
• To achieve his goals, Hitler organized a brutal
system of terror and totalitarian rule.
• Nazis controlled every aspect of German life.
• Hitler used military troops (ss) and secret
police (Gestapo) to enforce his will
• Totalitarian=government that does not
tolerate parties of differing opinion and that
exercises dictatorial control over many
aspects of life.
Hitler’s Crusade
• In violation of the
Treaty of
Versailles, Hitler
built up the German
military and began
his conquest of
Europe.
“How fortunate to leaders that men do not
think.”- Adolf Hitler
What did Hitler mean by this? Why did he
say it?