Transcript Third Reich By, Melissa Scatena & Scott Goodman

Third Reich
By,
Melissa Scatena & Scott Goodman
What it the Third Reich
• The Third Reich was Nazi Germany (1933-45).
• The First Reich (962-1806) was the Holy Roman Empire,
which included modern day Germany, Austria, the Czech
lands, Northern Italy, and various other territories.
• Already in the Middle Ages it consisted of several almost
independent states, often at war with one another. After
the Reformation the authority of the Emperor was further
weakened. It was often said that it was "neither Holy, nor
Roman, nor an Empire."
• The Second Reich was Imperial Germany (1871-1918),
as unified by Bismarck.
• During the Weimar period (1919-33) the official name of
Germany was still "Deutsches Reich."
Objective
This power point is intended to explain the
history of the Third Reich. Also, this
powerpoint will teach about leadership
roles in the Third Reich.
Rise of the Third Reich
• January 30, 1933 Third Reich elects Adolf Hitler their
Chancellor
• During the beginning of Hitler's Chancellorship he
instilled Nazi goals into the minds of people of
Germany
• When Paul von Hindenburg (the German President )
died Hitler took over the powers of Presidency
Loyalty
• The German Army
swore an oath of loyalty
to Adolf Hitler
• They swore loyalty to
him because of his many
leadership roles
• Reich Chancellor,
Leader of Nazi Party,
Head of State
German Policy
• Hitler decided on domestic legislation and German
foreign policy
• Foreign Policy ran on the belief that Germany was
destined to expand eastward by military force
• “Racially Pure” should have as many Aryan children as
possible
Women of the Third Reich
• Eva Braun (1912-1945)
Hitler’s mistress of the
Third Reich. Eva
committed suicide with
Hitler on April 30, 1945.
• Winifred Wagner (18941980) Rumored marriage
between Winifred and Adolf
Hitler but it was not true.
She was entranced by the
Nazi movement.
Women of the Third Reich continued
• Ilse Koch (1906-1967) Ilse
would pick out prisoners
with tattoos and have them
killed and then she would
have the skin where the
tattoo was cut off. She was
known as the “Bitch of
Buchenwald” for her cruelty
at the concentration camp
Buchenwald.
Men of the Third Reich
• Hermann Goering
(1893-1946) Hermann
was Hitler’s second in
command. Goering
served for the Germans
in WWI. He later was a
Minister of Interior
under Hitler.
• Ernst Roehm (18871934) Ernst also fought
in WWI under
Germany. Adolf Hitler
put him in charge of
Sturm Abteilung, he
expanded the amount of
members from 70,000
to 170,000 members.
Meaning behind Swastika
• Swastika was used to be positive.
• It is the oldest known symbol (been used
for over 3,000 years)
Location
• The main location of the Third Reich is in Germany.
• The leaders of the Third Reich were mainly from
Germany.
Battle of Berlin
• Began on April 16, 1945
• Stalin sent 20 armies, 6,300 tanks and
8,500 aircraft to stop the German
resistance.
• This was one of the last major battles of
World War II
Hitler’s suicide
• Hitler and Eva Braun
committed suicide
together on April 30,
1945.
• Hitler and Eva were so
madly in love that they
decided to die
together.
• Hitler shot himself in
the head and Eva
swallowed cyanide.
Links
• History of the Swastika
• http://www.answers.com/topic/eva-braun
• http://www.shoah.dk/Hitler/new_page_16.h
tm
• http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/berlin.
htm
• http://zhukov.mitsi.com/Berlin.htm