Warmup “The Jews of Germany were not German patriots during the war, and although this will not appear a crime in the eyes of the nations who were.

“The Jews of Germany were not German patriots during the war, and although this will not appear a crime in the eyes of the nations who were opposed to Germany, it may throw some light on the Jew's assertion of patriotic loyalty to the land where he lives. Thoughtful Germans hold that it is impossible for a Jew to be a patriot…”

Who said this?

“The International Jew: The World’s Foremost Problem”

“I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration.”◦ Hitler 1931

July 1938 – awarded ‘Grand Cross of the German Eagle’

Born April 20th, 1889 to Alois Schicklgruber and Klara Pölzl in Austria

Alois took name Hiedler of his uncle◦ Spelled it Hitler

Klara was his niece◦ 24 year age difference

Father was violent and abusive Hitler was a menacing child

◦ Played pranks◦ Lead others in disorderly

conduct Fought with father

over his future◦ Hitler wanted to be an Artist

Father died at 13◦ Hitler free to do as he pleased

Dropped out of High School at age 16◦ Moved to Vienna - Heavily Anti-Semitic city◦ Developed intense hatred for Jews

Failed painter◦ Homeless at times

Deemed unfit to servein Austrian army

Inherited money in 1913◦ Moved to Munich

Petitioned King of Bavaria to enter war◦ Wounded during Battle of Somme◦ Temporarily blinded by Mustard Gas in 1918◦ Received two Iron Cross awards for bravery

Hardens ardent German nationalism

Did not understand Germany’s surrender◦Versailles◦War Guilt Clause

Popular social theory many Germans believed led to WWI loss◦ Military didn’t lose on battlefield◦ Stabbed in the back at home

Unpatriotic citizens War profiteers Jews Marxists Civilian politicians

November Criminals

With an insufficient military, Germany could be blocked both by land and sea.

GERMANY INTRODUCES WEIMAR REPUBLIC

KAISER WILLIAM II ABDICATES UNDER THREAT OF REVOLUTION.

- NEW LEADERS SIGN ARMISTICE AND LATER TREATY OF VERSAILLES

1919, NEW GERMAN GOVERNMENT DRAFTS CONSTITUTION IN WEIMAR

-CREATED DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT KNOWN AS THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC 1919-1933

-GOVERNMENT LED BY CHANCELLOR & REICHSTAG

-BILL OF RIGHTS

Hitler still enlisted in army◦ Attends meeting of DAP (Deutsche

Arbeiterpartei) German Workers Party

Hitler discharged in 1920◦ Joins DAP

Begins speaking outabout November Criminals in publicspeeches

$1922 – The German Government stopped paying Reparations

$1922-23 – Hyperinflation

$Prices rose everyday and every hour

$People began to exchange goods (barter)

UNREST IN GERMANYGERMANS OF ALL CLASSES BLAMED THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE HATED VERSAILLES TREATY.

MANY ACCUSED MARXISTS AND JEWS FOR AN IMAGINARY CONSPIRACY TO BETRAY GERMANY.

OUT OF CONTROL INFLATION

RIDICULOUS REPARATIONS PAYMENTS

RECOVERY IS HELPED BY AMERICAN DAWES PLAN

STOPPED BY GREAT DEPRESSION

GERMANY LOOKS TO ENERGETIC LEADER NAMED ADOLF HITLER TO SAVE THEM

SUPPORT GROWS FOR NEW HITLER

FEB. 1920 2,000 PEOPLE LISTEN TO HITLER LAY OUT HIS IDEAS OF NEW GERMANY

INCLUDING EXPELING JEWS

HITLER READS “THE PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION”

ANTI SEMITIC BOOK FULL OF LIES

ALLOWS HITLER TO BLAME JEWS FOR EVERYTHING

Popularity grows by 1921◦ Becomes sole leader of DAP

Renames it Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP)◦ National Socialist German Workers Party◦ Shortens nickname to NAZI◦ Adopts Swastika as

official party Emblem

Dates back 3,000 years Sanskrit word meaning ‘to be good’

◦ Often meant life, luck, strength, etc

Southwest Cave Drawing Army 45th Infantry Division Patch

Storm Battalion (1921) (Storm Troopers)◦ aka Brown Shirts

Created to:◦ Protect Nazi Meetings◦ Break up other groups

meetings◦ Terrorize Nazi opponents

Headed by Ernst Röhm

Hitler elects to overthrow government Meeting in Bürgerbräukeller (Munich)

◦ Declares new government for Germany At daybreak, Marches

with SA on War Ministry to overthrow government

Fighting ensues◦ 16 Nazi’s killed

Blutfahne – ‘Blood Flag’

Served 8 months Writes Mein Kampf Solidifies Anti-Semitic

thought Decides only way to

gain power is by democratic means

Wanted to title it Four and a Half Years (of Fighting) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice

Part autobiography /part ideology

“The personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew.”

MEIN KAMPF “MY STRUGGLE”

MAIN THEME WAS SOCIAL DARWINISM

FELT GERMAN PEOPLE WERE RACIALLY SUPERIOR

MASTER RACE OR ARYANS

VIEWED JEWS AS A SEPARATE RACE

Hitler begins rebuilding the party More fervent nationalism/anti-semitism

◦ Blames Jews for WWI loss and Versailles Treaty 1925 – Schutzstaffel (SS) created as

Hitler’s bodyguard 1928 – 9th largest

party in Germany◦ 15 seats in Reichstag◦ Mainly butt of jokes

Increases rhetoric / popularity Hitler vows to:

◦ Make Germany strong◦ Not pay reparations◦ Repudiate Versailles treaty◦ Stamp out corruption◦ Give every German bread

and a job 1930 – Second largest party in Germany

◦ 107 seats in Reichstag

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5DabTalQvY

Feb. 1932 - Becomes a German citizen

Runs for President against Hindenburg

◦ April 10th, 1932◦ Loses 53% to 37% July 31st, 1932◦ 230 seats in Reichstag◦ Largest party in Germany

January 30th, 1933◦ Appointed Chancellor

Suspends freedoms throughout Germany◦ SA silences enemies

February 27th, 1933◦ Blames communists◦ Main opponent

Next day Hindenburg◦ Limits liberty, expression,

press, assembly, association◦ Permits wire tapping◦ Eliminates search warrants◦ Restricts property ownership◦ Allowed federal government

to take over states

March 5, 1933◦ 288 seats in Reichstag

March 23, 1933◦ Reichstag passes bill

giving all duties to Chancellor Hitler

July 14, 1933◦ Law decrees NSDAP

the only political party in Germany

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyYx6ltLjW0

June 34 – Night of the Long Knives

August 1934◦ Hindenburg dies◦ Hitler merges

Chancellor and President

Becomes the leader◦ Der Führer

Army takes oath directly to Hitler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0eyxlRGo5Y

Propaganda Anti – Semitism Depression German Nationalism

Silencing Enemies Big Business Money Support of the

common man

CONSOLIDATES POWER AND TAKES POSITION AS DICTATOR.

ELIMINATES ALL CHALLENGERS

BUILDS UP INDUSTRY IN PREPARATION FOR WAR

BY 1935 HITLER IS READY TO IMPLEMENT HIS MASTER PLAN

OUTLINES PLANS FOR WORLD DOMINATION

FEB 1930

NOV 1931

HITLER BLAMES THE JEWS FOR THE TROUBLES THAT ARE IN GERMANY

ANTI-SEMETIC POLICIES WIN WIDESPREAD SUPPORT

Jews lose rights slowly but, surely

Hitler creates a nationalist fervor by excluding the Jews

1935- Nuremburg Laws in Germany denied citizenship and many other rights to German Jews

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)- November 9,1938- a pogrom against the Jews of Germany and Austria

Windows were smashed in Jewish shops, and synagogues were burned to the ground

Jews were excluded from all but the most menial forms of employment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uine5MhOc0I

RANK THE FOLLOWING IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

Own or use a public phone

Date/marry whomever you choose

Own a radio, Nintendo, CD player

Own a pet

Go to the movies

Leave your house when ever you choose

1934 –JEWISH NEWSPAPERS BANNED

CITIZENSHIP FOR JEWS REVOKED

MARRIAGES BETWEEN JEWS AND ARYANS FORBIDDEN

1936- JEWS LOSE RIGHT TO VOTE

1937-JEWS TRVEL RESTRICTED

1938 JEWS LOSE SEVERAL MORE RIGHTS

1939 TURN RADIOS OVER TO THE POLICE

1940 LOSE PHONES IN HOMES ARE BEGIN TO GET TAKEN INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY

1941 CAN’T LEAVE HOUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION, NO PUBLIC PHONES

1942- NO NEWSPAPERS, DOGS, CATS, BIRDS, BIKE.

CANT PURCHASE MEAT,EGGS, MILK

HITLER WANTS TO BRING ALL P

EOPLE OF GERMAN DECENT TOGETHER

GAIN LIVING SPACE FOR PEOPLE

Lebensraum

CONQUER INFERIOR PEOPLE

FIRST ON HITLER’S LIST IS AUSTRIA

GETS AUSTRIAN NAZI’S INTO KEY POSITIONS

1938 HITLER ANNEXES AUSTRIA

Many Austrians want merger

ANSCHLUSS

AUSTRIAN GIVEN JOBS

AND FOOD

WESTERN DEMOCRACIES DO LITTLE

SELF-DETERMINATION

APPEASMENT

GIVES HITLER INVINCIBLE FEELING

•Britain in 1938:•2 Army Divisions•A Navy – which planned to blockade in the event of war•Tactical Bombing – only 1 Wing Prepared

•France in 1938:

•Maginot Line

•Large Army

•Anti-War Sentiment

•The United States in 1938

•Roosevelt “We must Quarantine Aggressors”

•85% of US didn’t want war

•Neutrality Act

•Clear Message to Chamberlain – You are on your own.

•Soviet Union in 1938:

•Great Purges

•Victims were the officer corps of the Army

•Chamberlain didn’t trust Stalin

•Czechoslovakia

•One of few surviving democracies in Eastern Europe

•Sudetenland

•Majority of Germans – Nazis in area

•September 4, 1938 – Benes (President of Czech) Granted Autonomy to Sudeten Germans

•September 7, 1938 The Times of London, said that Czechoslovakia should give up the Sudetenland

•September 15, 1938 – Hitler insisted on National Self-determination

•The entire Czech defense is in the Sudetenland

•September 22, 1938 – Chamberlain agreed to a phased plan to transfer the Sudetenland

•Hitler wants immediate occupation – Britain hands out gas masks – Chamberlain announces that they are on the brink of war.

•Mussolini Called a Peace Conference in Munich

•Czechs weren’t invited / Russia wasn’t invited

•Hitler got the original offer – Occupation over 10 Days

•Poland and Hungary would also receive slices of Czechoslovakia

•After WWI – Independent

•Governing class had an overwhelming self-confidence

•Polish Myth

•50% of $ is spent of Military (1/6 of what Germany spends)

•1. City of Danzig

•2. Polish Corridor – Transit Rights

•3. Poland to Join the Anti-Communism Act