Transcript How Does Ultranationalism Develop?

How Does
Ultranationalism
Develop?
Chapter 6
(Green pp. 141-148)
(Red pp. 136-140)
How does
Ultranationalism develop?
 Countries in Crisis
 Germany after WWI.
 Japan after WWI
 Charismatic Leaders
 Adolf Hitler in Germany
 Hirohito and Tojo in Japan
 Instilling Nationalist Values
 Ultranationalist Values in Germany
 Ultranationalist Values in Japan
Germany after World War One
 Although Germany became a republic
(democracy) after World War I, it was a new
form of government for the country and it
wasn’t very successful.
Germany during the
1920’s and 30’s
 Hit Germany very hard
 Reparation payments
needed to be made.
 No longer had income
from colonies and lost
control over some
German industry.
 Many Germans lost their
jobs facing homelessness
and starvation.
 Hyperinflation – the
German currency became
worthless as the
government printed more
money
This table shows what happened to the
price of bread in Berlin (prices in marks):
December 1918
0.5
December 1921
4
December 1922
163
January 1923
250
March 1923
463
June 1923
1,465
July 1923
3,465
August 1923
September 1923
October 1923
November 1923
69,000
1,512,000
1,743,000,000
201,000,000,000
and this is what happened to the
price of some other goods:
Item
1913
Summer
1923
November 1923
1 egg
0.08
5,000
80,000,000,000
1 kg butter
2.70
26,000
6,000,000,000,000
1 kg beef
1.75
18,800
5,600,000,000,000
Pair shoes
12.00
1,000,000
32,000,000,000,000
More Hyperinflation
Germany turns to Hitler
 Germans wanted a
strong leader who
would “fix” the
country.
 National Socialist
German Workers
(Nazi) Party gained
support and Hitler
was elected as
Chancellor of
Germany
Hitler in Power
 Once elected as
Chancellor he unified the
positions of President and
Chancellor and became
the Furher (Leader)
 Took control of all matters:
social, economic, political,
military, and culture.
 Freedom of speech, the
press, and assembly
suspended.
 Communications were no
longer private.