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Ho Sin Hang F.4A (12) Having an interview with Adolf Hitler Theme: The main ideas of Nazism, extreme nationalist ideas, racial superiority and totalitarianism in Germany Objective: By learning the story of Hitler, readers will be able to understand the totalitarian dictatorship in Germany during 1930s to 1940s, the anti-Jewish policy and the aggression of Hitler. Background information: Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party by 1921. From 1933, he was also appointed as the Chancellor of Germany. After becoming the chancellor, Hitler began to strengthen his power and successfully set up a totalitarian dictatorship in Germany within 18 months. Then, Germany was turned into a one-party dictatorship and Hitler became the Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934, until his death. His Nazism had several main ideas, extreme nationalist ideas and anti-Semitism. Moreover, Hitler pursued an aggressive expansionist foreign policy to achieve his dream of reviving the greatness of Germany. In 1939, Germany attacked Poland and the Second World War broke out. At the height of its power, Nazi Germany occupied most of Europe, but it and the Axis Powers were eventually defeated by the Allies. In the final days of the war, Hitler committed suicide in Berlin. Adolf Hitler: His background Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Austria. Hitler was one-quarter Jewish and he hated his father very much, who was a half-Jewish. After her mother died, he settled in Vienna since 1910. Hitler was slowly influenced over time by the writings of the race and anti-Semite ideologist. Hitler began to claim the Jews were natural enemies of what he called the Aryan race. Hitler as a baby Later, Hilter entered the politics by joining the German Workers’ Party. He tried to gain the support from the Germans by giving out speeches everywhere. In 1933 and 1934, he was appointed as the Chancellor of Germany and became the leader of Germany respectively. Chronology of Hitler Jan 30, 1933 – Adolf Hitler was appointed as Chancellor of Germany April 1, 1933 – Hilter and the Nazis staged boycott of Jewish shops and businesses. April 11, 1933 – Hitler issued a definition on a non-Aryan as "anyone descended from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents or grandparents. One parent or grandparent classifies the descendant as non-Aryan… especially if one parent or grandparent was of the Jewish faith." Aug 2, 1934 – German President von Hindenburg died and Hitler becomed Führer. Aug 19, 1934 – Hitler received a 90 percent 'Yes' vote from German voters approving his new powers. March 7, 1936 – Hitler and Nazis occupied the Rhineland. Sept 1, 1939 – Hitler and Nazis invaded Poland Sept 1, 1939 – Hitler forbade the Jews in Germany to be outdoors after 8 p.m. in winter and 9 p.m. in summer. Sept 1, 1941 – Hitler ordered the Jews in Germany to wear yellow stars. Dec 11, 1941 – Hitler declared war on the United States. He said, "Never before has there been a greater Yellow stars on the Jews challenge to life, liberty and civilization." April 30, 1945 – Hitler commited suicide in his Berlin bunker. Interview script: Reporter: After the Great Depression, many Germans lived in poverty and they were unemployed. Also, Germany’s economy was very poor. How could you get the support of the Germans at that time? Hitler: After the Great Depression, as you say, many Germans were unemployed and our economy was in ruins. They suffered from poverty and misery. At that time, I offered the Germans what they needed most, encouragement. I gave them many promises to let them know I was the most suitable leader at that time. I offered many things to them; work to the unemployed, profits to industries, social harmony and the most important, restoration of German glory. Given these circumstances, my message of German nationalism was very powerful. I would make Germany strong again, end payment of the war indemnity, tear up the Treaty of Versailles, and kill all the Jews. Also, I believe that communism threaten the unity of society. So, I opposed communism and this attitude gained much support from industrialists, landlords and the middle class. I gave the thing that the Germans needed at that time, so I could gain the support of them. Reporter: Why did you hate the Jews? Why did you want to kill all of them and sent them to concentration camp and gas chamber? Hitler: Jews was an unclean and impure race. I hated the Jews since I was a teenager. My father was a half-Jewish, I was full of hate and discontent for him and I was very ashamed of this. On the other hand, I wanted to have a supreme race to rule the world and I believed that this is the Aryan Race, white with blond hair, blue eyes and of great intelligence. The Nazis also thought that an Aryan German race did not include Jews or other Jews in 1930s groups of people. Also, I believed that Jews was a burden to the advancement of the human. I Concentration Camp was just helping the Germans. Furthermore, the Jews had taken over Germany in every aspect of business. They controlled most of the wealth and they had a lot of money. They had great success in business. I just wanted to take away all of their shops and got back the money to Germans. Jews were successful and were major business owners in Germany in the 1930s. I was worried about the Jews controlling most of the German economy. So, I had to kill them in order to abandon all powerful enemies. Reporter: Why didn’t you use the Jews to fight for you instead of killing all of them? They could make your army become a stronger troop. Hitler: Jews are dirty, disgusting and blasphemous. They are “Dirty mice”! I don’t want them to fight for me. Moreover, the loss of WWI was all due to the serious fault of the Jews!! The Balfour Declaration of 1917 had proved that Jews betrayed Germany in WWI. During the WWI, members of the Zionist Jewish elite Balfour bartered with England and promised to bring the United States into the war in exchange for Palestine. This must be the root cause of the belief that the Jews contributed to the defeat and subsequent economic rape of Germany in the post-war years. Reporter: What were your purposes to start the WWII with Japan and Italy? Why did you start the WWII? Hitler: The Treaty of Versailles humbled Germany very much! It forced us to pay huge indemnity, which we couldn't afford to pay. That caused huge levels of inflation and the economy was in ruins. It also stripped our valuable The Treaty of land. It forced us to disarm and took full Versailles responsibility for the war. What's more, it came after a civilian government took power. We can’t stand it anymore! So, we decided to take over the demilitarized Rhineland in Germany 1936 in order to show our power. Also, killing all the Jews was the best way to take over the world. I wanted to kill all the Jews and rule over the world, so I started the WWII in order to eliminate my enemies and achieve my dream of reviving the greatness of Germany. High inflation in Reporter: Why did you declare war on the United States of America? What made you have confidence to challenge this strong enemy? Hitler: First of all, when I became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933, I was keenly aware of the social fears of the western nations about a new war. Some of my ideas of what the west would do in a political situation were wishful thinking. These political ploys and the resulting successes reinforced my initial mind set of the political will. So, I started the WWII and declared war on the United States of America. Moreover, our U-boat fleet went into action U-boat in Germany and started gaining successes against naval and merchant ships since 1939. We could use U-boat causing great damage to the British and French troops. Also, when we were taking over the Rhineland in 1936, we moved in with tanks, air support, and the infantry was largely mechanized. Our weapons had improved a lot that could already able to challenge the USA. ~END~