Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany

Pacifist

one who is in opposition of war or violence

Munich Conference

1938 conference at which European leaders attempted to appease Hitler by turning over the Sudetenland to him in exchange for promise that Germany would not expand Germany's territory any further.

Nationalism

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 -30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party. Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. He was at the center of the founding of Nazism, the start of World War II, and the Holocaust. In the final days of the war, during the Battle of Berlin in 1945, Hitler married his long-time mistress, Eva Braun. On 30 April 1945, less than two days later, the two committed suicide to avoid capture by the Red Army, and their corpses were burned. Adolf Hitler, military and political leader of Germany 1933 - 1945, launched World War Two and bears responsibility for the deaths of millions, including six million Jewish people in the Nazi genocide.

Secondary Source

An account or retelling of an event by someone who was not present at the event. (Like your history Book) It is a secondhand account and uses a primary source to tell an event.

Primary Source

An original document containing the observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account presented by someone present or actively participating in the event. Examples include manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and personal journals.

Lebenstraum

German term meaning "living space"; the term is associated with Hitler and his goal of carving out territory in the east for an expanding Germany

Versailles Treaty

Signed on June 28th 1919 as an end to the First World War, The Treaty of Versailles was supposed to ensure a lasting peace by punishing Germany and setting up a League of Nations to solve diplomatic problems. Instead it left a legacy of political and geographical difficulties which have often been blamed, sometime solely, for starting the Second World War.

Social Darwinsim

is a modern name given to various theories of society that emerged in England and the United States in the 1870s, and which allegedly sought to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics

Appeasment

A diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to a dictatorial power(s) in order to avoid a threatened conflict. It was used by European democracies who wished to avoid war with the dictatorships of Germany and Italy, in fear of the horrors of World War.

Anti-Semitism

Prejudice or hatred against Jews, the Nazis slowly started targeting Jews with Anti-Semitism propaganda