Transcript Adolf Hilter Part 2 - ISN IB History I SL/HL

Adolf Hitler
Rise to Power
Opportunity Knocks Twice
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Great Depression
Vague promises, no details
Repetition of catch phrases
Lighting, music, chants
Crazed speaking style
Propaganda
Joseph Goebbels
Election
of
1930
Terror in the Streets
“Blood must flow! Blood must flow! Blood
must flow as cudgel thick as hail! Let’s smash
it up! Let’s smash it up! That goddamned
Jewish republic!”
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Series of failed coalition
gov’ts
Brownshirts unleashed
July 1932 Elections -- Nazis
become plurality party
Final Steps to Power
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Appointed Chancellor
January 30, 1933
Special elections for
Reichstag in March
February fire
Emergency decree -Enabling Act
der Führer
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June 30, 1934 - The Great Blood Purge
OR The Night of the Long Knives
August 1934 - Death of President
Hindenburg
Absolute Power
The Night of the Long Knives
Hitler had made it
clear that he was the
supreme ruler of
Germany who had the
right to be judge and
jury, and had the
power to decide
whether people lived
or died.
Even der Führer needs to laugh
Sunday in the park with
Adolf and Uncle Fester