Fascism in Germany By: Katie Nolan, Felicia Damron, Abby Faulkenberry, Cass Resnik, and Cole Guertin
Dec 23, 2015
Fascism in Germany By: Katie Nolan, Felicia Damron, Abby
Faulkenberry, Cass Resnik, and Cole Guertin
Adolf Hitler Early-life marked by
disappointment Fought in World War I Awarded the Iron
Cross 2 times Created the Nazi Party Wrote Mein Kampf, a
book about his beliefs and goals for Germany
Adolf Hitler Continued Believed that “Aryans” were
a master race Aryans had blonde hair and
blue eyes Jews, Slavs, and Gypsies
were inferior Germany was “over-
crowded”, needed lebensraum (living space)
Became Chancellor in 1933 Became Fuhrer in 1934
Nazism Nazi party became the largest
political party in 1932 The Nazi’s were officers who
served under the dictatorship of Hitler.
Hatred of Jews, Slavs, Gypsies, and disabled people
Declared war on the Jews, and blamed them for the economic depression.
Deprived Jews of most of their rights
German Aggression leading to WWII
Economy was destroyed from all of the war debt after WW1, because of the Treaty of Versailles
People were all seen as lower than others after other countries made them take the guilt of the war
They were not allowed to have an army and it made them feel less powerful than other countries
Role in WW2
After signing the nonaggression pact with Hitler
Germany launched surprise attack against Poland on Sept. 1st, 1939
France and Great Britain declared war on Germany on Sept.3rd, 1939
Poster means Winning, or losing
“Blitzkrieg” Germany used a new
military strategy, The Blitzkrieg or “Lightning War”
Used fast airplanes, tanks, and giant destructive infantry forces
Took soldiers by surprise and quickly overwhelmed them
Plan used to take Poland
Taking of France In his plan to take France,
Hitler kept the Allies attention on The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
While the allies attention was there, he sent large groups of tanks and troops to go through the woodland of Northern France
The Holocaust The Holocaust was a mass murder
of Jewish people. It was lead by Adolf Hitler. Started in 1933 and ended in
1945. Nazi’s were commanded by Hitler
to remove Jews from their homes, and to destroy any Jewish schools and buildings owned by Jews.
Approximately 6 million Jews were killed, either in their homes, on the streets, or in Concentration Camps
Other Facts About the Holocaust
The word holocaust comes from the Greek word “holokauston”, which means a completely burnt sacrifice to God.
Anyone with at least 3 Jewish grandparents was to be killed with no exceptions.
Holocaust denial is now a crime in Germany
Impact of World War 2 on Germany
Millions of Germans killed Cities destroyed Expulsion of 11.7 million
ethnic Germans Destroyed Germany’s
reputation Made the German economy
go back down Divided into 4 zones
(American, British, French and Soviet)
Quiz Question #1
What award was Adolf Hitler awarded with?a) The Medal of Honorb) The Iron Crossc) The Nobel Peace Prized) Best Singer in the Military
Quiz Question #2
What race did Hitler believe to be the master race?
a) Jewishb) Blacksc) Aryansd) Chinese
Quiz Question #3
Who did the Nazi officers serve under?a) Britney Spearsb) Albert Einsteinc) Kaiser Wilhelmd) Adolf Hitler
Quiz Question #4
What treaty gave Germany the war debt?a) Treaty of Versaillesb) Treaty of Katzchen sind Niedlichc) Treaty of Tortisaillesd) Treaty of Petit-Dejeuner
Quiz Question #5
About how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
a) 5 Million b) 4 c) 100 Thousand d) 6 Million
Quiz Question #6
Name three things that led to WWII in Germany.
Quiz Question #7
Name three effects that WWII had on Germany.
Quiz Question #8
What does the Greek word holokausten mean?
Answers to Quiz
1) B2) C3) D4) A5) D
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6) Economy was destroyed from all of the war debt after WW1, because of the Treaty of Versailles
People were all seen as lower than others after other countries made them take the guilt of the war
They were not allowed to have an army and it made them feel less powerful than other countries
Answers to Quiz continued
7)
Millions of Germans killed Cities destroyed Expulsion of 11.7 million ethnic Germans Destroyed Germany’s reputation Made the German economy go back
down Divided into 4 zones (American, British,
French and Soviet)
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8)
It means a complete burnt sacrifice to God.
The End