Transcript Nazi Party (1919)

DO NOW
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President Obama’s time as President is almost up.
We are going to be voting for a new president in
2016!
On your guided notes:
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List all the characteristics that you think would
make the perfect president (what is he/she’s
personality like, what would you like to see them
do for society?)
Rise of Hitler &
The Nazis
1919 - 1929
Fascism
What type of leader do people follow in Germany?
Leaders
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Draw a box and divide it into two halves like the one
shown here.
On one side list all of the characteristics that you think
make a good leader. On the other side do the same for
the characteristics of a dictator.
A good leader is…
A dictator is…
After WWI…
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Germany suffers thanks to…
Treaty of Versailles
Italy also suffers because of
WWI and the treaty
The Rise of Fascism
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Fascism: a totalitarian system of government; led
by a dictator.
Hitler
Mussolini
What is Fascism?
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A totalitarian system of government.
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Everyone loyal to the dictator.
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Pride and unity is important!
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People give up liberty for the good of the
country.
Benito Mussolini
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Became dictator of Italy in 1922
First person to use the term
fascism
Ideas of Mussolini
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Thought voting rights, freedom of
speech, etc. kept countries from
being great!
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Blind-obedience was better for
society
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Nationalism is necessary to
motivate people
Do Now
Today President Obama disbanded
Congress
Today’s Question
Why did the
Germans
choose a
fascist to rule
them? Why not
democracy?
How did the Treaty of
Versailles make
Germany
C.R.A.W.L.?
Treaty of Versailles
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…Colonies and Land taken away
from Germany
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…Reparations must be paid by
Germany
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…Arms Reduction forced on
Germany
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…War Guilt put on Germany
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…League of Nations that
Germany could not join
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Weimar and Nazi Germany
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STAGE 1
The Nazi Party
1919 -1923
“The Treaty was made in
order to bring 20 million
Germans to their deaths
and to ruin the German
nation.”
-Adolf Hitler
The Nazi Party
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Hitler joins the Nazi Party (1919)
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Germany workers that want to
change society
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Gains control of the party by 1923
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Nazis blame Jews & Communists
for WWI & Versailles
Hyperinflation
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When prices for goods go u
and value of money goes
down.
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France demands overdue
reparation payments
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German government prints
money to pay reparations
Hyper-inflation
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Government prints too much money
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German money loses value
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In 1914 there were four marks to ev
dollar.
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In 1924 there were 4,000,000,000,0
marks per dollar.
Hyper-inflation
Hyper-inflation
Hyper-inflation
1920
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1923
ONE BILLION MARK BILL
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Beer Hall Putsch
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November 1923
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Hitler tries to takeover
Germany by FORCE
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Fails; Hitler sent to prison
Hitler’s Mein Kampf
(My Struggle) Hitler’s book; New
Nazi Strategy
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1) Need of a strong leader
(“Fuhrer”)
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2) Get Nazis into power by being
voted into
government(“Reichstag”)
Nazi Party is Banned
“Despite the
Ban, Not Dead”
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STAGE 2
The Impact of
the Great
Depression
(1929-1932)
Worldwide Great
Depression (1929)
- More unemployment and poverty
- The German government has no
answers
- Who do people turn to?
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FINAL STAGE IN
HIS RISE
Hitler Gets
Elected into
Gov. (19321933)
How do the Nazi’s take advantage of the
Depression?
PROPAGANDA!
Joseph Goebbels
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Hitler’s main propaganda
man
Poster Focus
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What is going on here?
What does the breaking
of chains signify?
Caption reads: "Enough!
Vote Hitler!"
Poster Focus
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The poster reads “Only
Hitler”
What does this suggest
about how the German
people plan to solve their
problems?
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What name do people see
constantly?
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Who do they start looking to for
answers?
How the Nazis Take Control
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Hitler made chancellor in 1933
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Nazis voted to many positions in government
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Nazis burn Reichstag (congress); blame
Communists
Enabling Act (1933)
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Nazi Reichstag give Hitler
“emergency powers” to protect
country
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Hitler is now dictator of Germany
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Calls himself the fuehrer
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Germany enters the period where
its known as The Third Reich
How will he rule Germany?
“We must develop organizations in
which an individual’s entire life can
take place. …every activity and
every need of every individual will
be regulated by the collectivity
represented by the party…there is
no free will…the time of personal
happiness is over”
Hitler
Hitler’s four steps:
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Hitler joins the Nazi Party (1919)
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Beer Hall Putsch (1923)
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Prison and Mein Kampf (1925)
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Hitler appointed Chancellor (1933)
Your Assignment
Basic Demands of the Nazi Party
 You need to answer questions 1 & 2
 For number 1, place the letter that
represents the different groups of people in
Germany.
German Attitudes
 Answer the following question using all
three of the sources:
“How was life like for Germans after the
Treaty of Versailles?”