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Fascism Rises in Europe
Adolf Hitler
 Born in ___________ in
1889. Hitler drops out of
high school to pursue an
eventual dead end career as
an artist in Vienna.
 The few years before 1914
finds Hitler a penniless
vagrant often resorting to:
Rise of Adolph Hitler
 Fought for Germany in WWI
 Joined the National Socialist
Germany Workers Party in 1920
 1921: Become Fuhrer of NAZI
Party
 1923: Jailed for attempted
“coup”
 Wrote _________________
Gained popularity for his
strong belief in
NATIONALISM, antiSemitism and anticommunism. Spoke about
revenge of the Treaty of
Versailles
Beer Hall Putsch
 Munich, Germany – 1923
 Hitler & 2,000 Brown Shirts
march on the Bavarian
government house in an attempt
to seize power.
 Hitler is:
 Brief Hitler Biography
Mein Kampf
 In prison, Hitler will write his book, Mein
Kampf. In this book, Hitler outlines his major
philosophies and plans for Germany…a few
highlights:
 Germans are part of the ____________ or
“master race” descendant from Nordic peoples
 Germany need living space to extend its borders
Timeline
 1924 - Hitler leaves prison and assumes his old role as Nazi
party leader…most Germans ignore his message until:
 1932 – The Nazis become the largest political party in Germany
 1933 – Hitler is named ____________________________ by
President Hindenburg
-New elections are announced and Hitler aims to take control
over the Reichstag
NAZI Party implements its version of fascism; NAZISM
Modern “Isms”
 Nazism
 Fascist political and
economic policies
 Policies founded under the
National Socialist German
Workers Party
Rise of Hitler
Hitler’s NAZI Indoctrination
 One-party totalitarian state
 GOAL: to make Germany the
“HAMMER” and no longer the
“anvil”
 Implemented EXTREME
NATIONALISM
 _________________________
 _________________________
 _________________________
 German heritage stressed
 Lebensraum “living space”
 State-run corporations
Hitler’s Chancellorship
Acceptance Speech:1933
Imagine you are a German that has only felt
hardship since WWI.
 What does Hitler say in this speech that would make
you support him?
 What emotions does Hitler evoke within you as you
listen to him speak?
 The Reichstag building burns
down 6 days before the
elections, Hitler takes the
opportunity to blame the
communists for the fire and
will gain even more support.
 The Nazis win the majority in
the Reichstag, Hindenburg
signs the Enabling Act,
 1934 – President
Hindenburg dies, Hitler declares the
office of the president vacant and announces himself
as _____________ or leader of Germany and the
head of state and will rule Germany as a Totalitarian
________.
Hitler’s Germany
 Bans all political parties
 Nazis seize control of the
economy and media
 Children enrolled in the
Hitler Youth or the League
of German Girls
 Massive industrial growth,
_______________
_________________________
 Hitler's youth
Hitler targets Jews
 Jews are used as scapegoats for Germany’s
problems and are targeted
1933: Anti-Jewish Laws passed – limits Jewish
rights
1938: