Transcript Germany Before the Nazis

Do Now
• What do you know about Germany?
What you should know by the end
of this lesson.
• 1. Know the basic facts about Germany and the
German language.
• 2. Know key points in German history which relate
to Hitler’s rule.
• 3. Understand that mainstream political views in
Germany were traditionally anti-democratic.
• 4. Properly identify key figures in Germany prior to
Hitler, and how they relate or contribute to Nazi
Germany.
Germany
• Germany is a country in central
Europe that since the 1800’s has
played a major role in world affairs.
The country has produced one of the
worlds best militaries and is today
the 4th richest nation on earth.
– Who are the 3 richest?
• This workbook will help you
understand how Germany, a highly
civilized and cultured nation,
brought Adolf Hitler to power and
let him carry out the extermination
of millions.
• Our story begins.
During WWII only 1 of the 9
countries bordering Germany
was not attacked by Hitler. Do
you know which one?
Basic Facts
• What similarities does Germany have with the
United States?
History in Brief
• Hitler called his nation “The
Third Reich”, ever wonder what
that meant? The word “Reich”
means nation.
• Hitler envisioned a nation where
all Germans would live in the
same Reich, as it had in previous
times in history. If you think
there must have been a First
and Second Reich, your right! What’s the capital of Germany?
We will talk about them briefly
Your Choices:
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Berlin
Munich
Frankfurt
Nuremberg
The First Reich (962-1806)
• The First Reich was also
called The Holy Roman
Empire and was composed
of 300 different German
states, weakly united
under an Emperor. Before
Napoleon abolished it in
1806 this was a nation
were almost all ethnic
Germans lived.
Fact: Hitler wanted to have all ethnic
Germans live in Germany, just as they
had been during the First Reich.
The Second Reich
• The Second Reich was also
called the German Empire
and lasted from 1871-1918.
A man named Otto Von
Bismarck had united the
different German states
through a combination of 3
successful wars against
Denmark, Austria, and
France.
How did Hitler copy Bismarck?
• The head of the Second Reich was
the Emperor, or “Kaiser”. Although
there was democracy in Germany,
it only went to a certain extent.
Most of the power was still in the
hands of the Emperor and his
advisors. The German people were
always taught to respect authority
and to obey orders from the
government.
• This was the Germany that
America fought against in World
War One. After Germanys defeat
in 1918 the Second Reich
collapsed.
Can you name this German
Emperor? He was the “Bad
Guy” in WWI
Size of Major World Armies
World Armies: 1914
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In 1914 the US
Army was in 67th
place! What factors
in our country made
it this way? Think
back to US II.
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 In 1914 Germany had almost 4 million men in its military. Although
Russia had more men, Germany had a much stronger industrial
base for supplies and much better leadership.
The German Economy
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What nation had
the worlds biggest
economy in 1914?
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Germany
France
United
Kingdom
United
States
• The German economy in the late 1800’s expanded
rapidly. By 1914 Germany was the second richest nation
in the world with an economy worth over 50 Billion US
dollars.