Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany
Urged young kids to be racist and not show mercy in camps and books and schools.
Nazi Youth
Right wing extremists who despised the Weimar government and Jews. They were the National Socialist German Workers Party
Nazi's
deprived Jews of German citizen- ship and placed severe restrictions on them.
Nuremberg Laws
a.) Cannot marry non-Jews b.) Cannot attend or teach at German schools c.) Cannot hold gov't jobs d.) Cannot practice law or medicine e.) Cannot publish books
Nuremberg laws
1.) Brutal system of terror, repression & totalitarian rule 2.) Nazis controlled all areas of life (education, religion, gov't, etc
Totalitarian state
In 1919, German leaders drafted a constitution in the city of Weimar and created a new democratic gov't.
Weimar Republic
German army veteran and leader of an extremist party
Adolf Hitler
Leader of the Nazi Party. He wanted to purify the German Culture and he persecuted the Jews and used them as a scapegoat for everything
Adolf Hitler
Saw themselves as superior to Jews, Serbs, Poles, and other groups Hitler believed they belonged to a superior "master race"
GERMANS
Hitler's secret police
Gestapo
extermination of the Jews
"Final Solution"
How did Hitler persecute the Jews in Germany?
1.)Under the Nuremberg Laws (1935) he put these restrictions on Jews; a.) Cannot marry non-Jews b.) Cannot attend or teach at German schools c.) Cannot hold government jobs d.) Cannot practice law or medicine e.) Cannot publish books 2.) Promoted beating and robbing Jews 3.) Many fled to other countries for refuge (like Einstein)
1919 Constitution which created a democratic republic known as the Weimar Republic with a parliamentary system and chancellor. Woman had right to vote
Constitution of Weimar
France withdrew its forces from the Ruhr and American loans helped the Germany economy recover
Dawes plan
Purify German Culture
Denounced modern art, condemned jazz instead they glorified old German myths Hitler despised Christianity, sought to replace religion with his racial creed,
Hitler's empire, which he bragged would dominate Europe for 1,000 years, it only lasted 12 years
Hitler's third reich
What happened to the German economy in 1923?
Inflation spiraled out of control, and the German mark became almost worthless; a.) Ex: An item that cost 100 marks in July 1922 cost 944,000 marks in Aug. 1923. b.) Ex: A loaf of bread cost tens of thousands of marks.
Hitler viewed this group of people as non-members of a religion but as a separate race Hitler blamed Germany's defeat in WWI on a conspiracy of Marxists, Jews, corrupt politicians, and business leaders
Jews
"Night of the Broken Glass" in which mobs attacked Jewish communities across Germany
Kristallnacht
Book written by Hitler while in jail that details Nazi goals and ideology
Mein Kampf
In 1923, Hitler made a failed attempt to seize power in ____
Munich
These were women who Germany offered money to have children with. he overall, however, tried to suppress women
Pure Blooded Aryan
Hitler's rise to power
Released from prison and made speeches. Promised to end reparations, create jobs, and defy the Versailles treaty by rearming Germany. More and more Nazi's won seats in the Reich stag. Hitler was appointed chancellor in 1933 through legal means. Within a year he became the dictator. He suspended civil rights, destroyed socialists and Communists, and disbanded other political parties and Germany became one state
Collapse of 1929
The Great Depression hit and Germans turned to Adolf Hitler who promised to solve the economic crisis
Describe the Nazi party's ideology and Hitler's plans for ruling Germany.
The Nazi party's ideology was based on anti- Semitism, pride in Germany's past, and revenge for the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler planned to defy the Versailles treaty, create jobs, and bring Germany back to greatness.
What political and economic problems did the Weimar Republic face?
The Weimar Republic was torn apart by extreme competing parties and conflict with France over the Versailles treaty. Economically, the republic was troubled by runaway inflation in the 1920s and depression in the 1930s.
prime minister
chancellor
Germany had to pay $33 billion in reparations. To support them, the gov't printed huge amounts of paper money. The German mark became almost worthless. (ie. loaf of bread cost tens of thousands of marks.)
inflation
