Transcript Germany and Anti

1. Treaty of Versailles
A. Germany lost land to surrounding
nations
B. War Reparations
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (LZW) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Victorious Leaders: Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau,
and Woodrow Wilson during negotiations for the Treaty
2. World-wide Depression
A. The Depression made Germany’s
debt even worse.
B. Desperate people turn to desperate
leaders
1) Hitler seemed to provide
solutions to Germany’s
problems
1923 - Wallpapering with German Deutschmarks
2. World-wide Depression
2) Hitler provided scapegoats
for Germany’s problems
(foreigners, Jews,
communists,Gypsies, mentally
ill, homosexuals).
3) Kristallnacht - vandalism
and destruction of Jewish
property, including
synagogues.
The Rise of Dictators (cont.)
• Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to
power in Germany.
• Germans rallied around Hitler, who gained
popularity by exploiting German concerns
over the hard times there.
• They too had high inflation and
unemployment.
• The frustration of the harsh terms of the
Versailles treaty, in which Germany lost
territory and made huge payments to the
Allies, also gave Germans a reason to
rally around Hitler.
(pages 752–755)
Click the mouse button or press the
Space Bar to display the information.
The Rise of Dictators (cont.)
- In 1921 Hitler became chairman of the
National Socialist German Worker’s Party (the
Nazi Party).
- The party members believed Germans were
superior to all others.
- The Nazis’ anti-Semitism, or hatred of Jews,
drove them to discriminate against and persecute
Jews.
- Democratic rule ended in 1933 in favor of
totalitarian rule.
- All opposition was put down and the government
controlled all aspects of people’s lives.
- Hitler rebuilt Germany’s military strength and
formed an alliance with Italy in 1936. (pages 752–755)
Click the mouse button or press the
Space Bar to display the information.