Download Week 8: Readings, Online Lecture, Class Notes

Week 8: Readings, Online Lecture, Class Notes
Readings: Hitler’s Hossbach Memorandum
Hossbach took notes on Hitler’s plan
Hitler had secret meeting at Reich
Those who opposed were removed
Discussed taking Lebansraum and goals of expansion
Aim of German policy= security and preservation of nation
Space is a problem, can be sought naturally for 1-3 generations
A. Raw Materials
a. Wherever coal can be found is feasible
b. Ores is more difficult, need copper and tin
c. Cellular solution is possible but not permanent
d. Edible fats possible
B. Foods- No
a. Increase of demands on soil to increase production is not possible due
to soil deterioration, participation in world market is a must
b. Lowering standard of living is not possible
 Participation of World Economy
 Economic need will drive Germany to expand
 Weakness who base existence on export
 Germany has weakness of food due to Britain’s naval control, only way out is
greater living space
 Space required can only be sought in Europe
 Not a case of conquering people, lack of resources
 Germany has most favorable foundations for growing
 Where is greatest possible conquest at lowest cost
 Must recon with two enemies, England and France, who will not allow
Germany’s expansion in Europe or overseas
 England will not release any colonial possessions
 Take Britain’s colonies while they no longer have possession
 Recognizing Britain as holding Empire unity cannot be maintained
o Ireland’s tendency for independence
o Constitutional disputes in India
o Weakening in position (Japan)
o Opposition to Italy
 Must not allow population to get too low if expansion occurs
 France is in better position geographically, but not politically; Britain, France,
Russia, and Adjoining smaller states
 German problem can only be solved by force at great risk
Left with when and how
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Re-arming of military
As time goes by, risk of materials being out dated increased
Secrecy of “special weapons” cannot be safeguarded
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Breathed in gas before war ended
Had membership card of German Workers Party 1920
Blamed Jews for loss of war and communism
Hitler could galvanized a crowd
Convinced Worker Party to change its name to Nationalist Socialist German
Workers Party, becoming NAZI party
Tries to overthrow democratic Weimar Republic, 1923
Economy didn’t function well, 1923 went into hyperinflation
German army put Hitlers uprising down, and was put to prison
Remained convinced for another opportunity; wrote Mein Kamph in jail
denouncing Jews, communism, other things
NAZI would have to pretend to accept rules for him to become elected
“Stormtroopers”of NAZI party
Power started on Stock Market crash of 1929
30% of loss of jobs dependent on export
Great Depression lauched Hitlers campaign 1932
Took power 1933 through majority did not bote, but no other party had
majority
Non competent to hold power/ good understanding
Banned all other parties
Put NAZI in position of leadership
Mass rally festival drew crowd
Germany would ignore Versailles treatey, and build army: no one intervened
Boycott stores owned by Jews, expelled, banned from jobs, beaten in streets
Implemented policy of terror for anti-NAZI followers, persecution of Jews
Road to War
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Several years to go to war, but took meaesures
Felt strong enough to openluy defy Versailles Treaty
Germany’s military leadership worried if French walked in
France was occupied
Occupied Austria who welcomed NAZI although Germany would attack
Munich Crisis
o Hitler demanded annexation of German speaking Zcech
o Neither France nor Britain ready for war
o Mussolini proosed Conference
o German promised not to go any farther than Czech “peace in our time”
Did not stop him, preparing for more territorial gain
Further demands of annexing Czech and some Lithuania
Signed Nazi-Soviet Pact
o 1939
o Convinces Stalin he could not trust Western
o Agree to not fight each other
o Britain and France had to fight Germany alone
Germany invaded Poland
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self-preservation, destroys foundation of national self-maintenance, destroys
faith in leadership, scoffs history and past, drags everything to the gutter
Contaminates culture and religion is ridiculed
Jewish thought :Bolshevization of Germany
Leadership is Primary and Decisive
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National Socialist task is to advocate and preserve bearer of state
Realize all men are different
1st consequence of realizing-attention to promote national community
recognized as valuable
More difficult to recognize minds are most valuable intellectually
Most valuable thing of an invention is inventor
An organization must not prevent thinking individuals
No majority decisions but responsible persons
Decision made by one man
Authority of every leader downward, responsibility upward
Responsibility by one man
Class Notes
Discussion on Memo
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Hitler was put in jail because offensive to state tried and failed to accomplish
this
Combined votes of both parties to win, solidify other
“Beer Hall Putsch”
o Hitler’s attempt to overthrow government
o Gave speech over Beer Hall
o Did not have military on his side
Hitler’s first step
o Annexes Austria
o Austria was welcoming
o Forbidden by Versailles
Munich Conference
o Czech invasion sparks conference
o France and Britain did nothing but Hitler agreed no more
o Want Czech all one because they’re Germans
o People from Czech not invited
o France and Poland have to bring military out, starting WWII
Racial Anti-Semitism
o Hitler against Jews
o Wanted something to blame
Invade Czech if France has external conflict
Trying to figure out how to invade so organization was kept secret
Hitler’s inspiration= Mussolini, Armenian genocide, anti-Semitism, race
science