‘Do Now’ (Online at Unit 21.1 Rise of Dictators Powerpoint) In January of 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause. This message helped draw the United States into the war and thus changed the course of history. The telegram had such an impact on American opinion that, according to David Kahn, author of The Codebreakers, “No other single cryptanalysis has had such enormous consequences.” Excerpt from “The Zimmermann Telegram” Based on the excerpt, what was the role of the Zimmermann telegram in World War I? A It created conflict between Mexico and the United States and delayed American arms production for the Allies. B It angered many European nations who depended on the Mexican production of arms. C It provoked the United States, a neutral nation, to become involved in the War. D It embarrassed the British, who secretly conspired with Germany to write it.
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‘Do Now’ (Online at Unit 21.1 Rise of Dictators Powerpoint)
In January of 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause. This message helped draw the United States into the war and thus changed the course of history. The telegram had such an impact on American opinion that, according to David Kahn, author of The Codebreakers, “No other single cryptanalysis has had such enormous consequences.”
Excerpt from “The Zimmermann Telegram”
Based on the excerpt, what was the role of the Zimmermann telegram inWorld War I?
A It created conflict between Mexico and the United States and delayedAmerican arms production for the Allies.
B It angered many European nations who depended on the Mexican productionof arms.
C It provoked the United States, a neutral nation, to become involved in theWar.
D It embarrassed the British, who secretly conspired with Germany to write it.
Communist Revolution -- Propaganda Poster-- Convince people through ‘propaganda’
-- Lie to make your side sound perfect
-- Choose either The Czar or the Communist Revolution of 1917
“Long live the Czar!” -- “Power to the Proletariats!”Full Page
Color
Central Image Representing Your Side
Creativity
Short Paragraph of Written Propaganda
Control the people’s thoughts = Control the People
“Long live the Czar!”
“God save the Czar!”
“Crush the communists! Save Mother Russia!”
21.1 Rise of Dictators in Europe...After WWI, Europe was in shambles. Millions of people were dead, economies were destroyed by war, and Germany was forced to pay Great Britain and France money that it didn’t have.
This led to the rise of Men like…
1) Adolf Hitler2) Benito Mussolini
Germany After World War I
-- Blamed for war
-- 400 Billion Dollars in Reparations (in today’s money)
-- Population felt humiliated
-- Some portions of society blamed ‘traitors’ like
Communists and Jewish people
-- Economic desperation
-- ‘Weimar Republic’
German ‘Humiliation’ -- Treaty of Versailles
-- Kaiser (king) forced to abdicate --
-- Forced to sign treaty in this train car <<< -
-- 20 years later Hitler Forces French to Sign Surrender in same train car...
The Reichstag FireReichstag = German Congressional Building
Hitler takes power in 1933
Reichstag burns down in 1933…
HItler blames it on “Communists”
Restricts Political Freedoms
“We’re in Danger! Give me Power”
Anti - Semitism in Hitler’s Germany
Anti - Semitism in Nazi Germany1933 - Dachau Political Prison Created1933 - Nazi Boycott of Jewish stores1933 - Jewish and ‘Non- German’ Book Burning1935 - Anti-Jewish riots in German Cities1935 - Sale of newspapers to Jewish people outlawed1938 - Mass Arrests of “anti-social Jews”1938 - Massive Pogrom, 91 Jews killed thousands sent to camps1939 - Jews must wear armbands in Germany 1940 - Jews forced to live in Ghettos -- Starved1941 - First Jews are Gassed to death at Auschwitz 1942 - All Jewish schools in Germany1942 - ‘Final Solution’
Mutually Assured Destruction! The United States had many nuclear weapons…
As did the Soviet Union!!!
Both were afraid that if a war broke out, everyone would die! This idea of ‘mutually assured destruction’ prevented an all out war from occurring between the two great powers!