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UNIT 7: INTERWAR PERIOD
AND WAR II
Lesson 1: Treaty of Versailles and Rise of Hitler
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
• World War I and the Russian Revolution had a dramatic effect on the countries
that were involved in World War II.
• The creation of the League of Nations impacted efforts to maintain peace after
World War I.
• The industrialization of warfare (i.e. trenches, poison gas, machine guns)
contributed to the high number of casualties for both sides during World War I.
• European monarchs involved in World War I refused to give up their empires after
the war.
• The failure of Russia's economy and the fall of their aristocracy were related.
• Propaganda was used to motivate people during World War I
OBJECTIVES
• Continuing conflict between nations changed
the political landscape of Europe and the world
• Germany was destabilized by the economic
impact of the Treaty of Versailles after World War
I in a way that facilitated Hitler's rise to power.
• Propaganda was used to influence the actions
of society throughout nations during World War
II.
GUIDING QUESTIONS
• In the face of crisis, why do societies want a
strong leader?
• How did the Treaty of Versailles facilitate
Hitler's rise to power?
• Why is propaganda successful in shaping
public opinion?
REVIEW: ARMISTICE AND
WOODROW WILSON’S14 POINTS
• Germany agreed under the conditions of
Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points which called for
peace among all nations involved and the
destruction of the secret alliances and
embargos
• Germany entered into an Armistice with the
Allied powers to begin negotiations regarding
a treaty.
REPARATIONS SEEK TO DESTROY
GERMANY
• War guilt clause in which Germany had to
take responsibility for all destruction during the
war
• Had to lose territories, shrink their army, and
pay billions of dollars to allied forces
• Germany was not allowed to attend or speak
in their defense during the negotiations
REPARATIONS SEEK TO DESTROY
GERMANY
• The goal of the Treaty was to punish Germany since
they were seen as the “aggressor”
• U.S. would not sign the treaty due to the inequality
of it
• Germany did not have a choice but to sign even
though they were against
• http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treatyof-versailles
RISE OF HITLER
• Hitler was a great (strict) military leader
and was responsible for many things
during the war
• Under the conditions of the treaty, he
was forced to serve time in jail for war
crimes that were committed against the
government
• During this time he began to was his
book MIEN KAMPF in which he outlines
how Germany will rise again and who is
to blame for the embarrassment they are
experiencing
RISE OF HITLER
•Created a sense of nationalism through
the pain and injustice being seen
•People latch on to his emotional appeals
•Creates a military state through the rise
of his dictatorship and political party
(NAZI)
SAS LESSON
• Who was Hitler? Watch the video and take
notes (if the link does not work, please read
and annotate the handout on Hitler and glue
into your interactive notebook)
• https://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/Launch?id=1295
VOCAB
•Continue on to the next slide for
vocab
DICTATOR
•The Great Depression led to the rise of
strong leaders, called dictators.
REPARATIONS
After WWI, Germany was forced to pay
hefty reparations to other countries after
World War I.
PROPAGANDA
• Propaganda was biased information used
by the Nazi's to spread hatred against the
Jews.
GENOCIDE
• Genocide is the systematic elimination of all or
a significant part of a racial, ethnic or religious
or cultural group
ADOLF HITLER
• Dictator and self made Fuhrer of
Germany during WWII. Writer of the Mien
Kampf and leader responsible to the mass
genocide of the Jews. Committed suicide
before the end of the war.
GREAT DEPRESSION
• 1929-1932
• Started with the crashing of the stock market
and the failing of the banks. Time period of
great economic strain with a 25%
unemployment rate. Ended in part because of
the New Deal and because of WWII.
ROARING 20’S
• Time period of the 1920’s
• Big economic boom for the American people
after WWI
• People borrowed money to invest into the
stock market
• Time period of living to the extreme
extravagance
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
• 1919-1929
• Due to the “great migration” of African
Americans
• Time period of great pride and acceptance of
culture for African Americans
• Literature, art, and musical awakening
NEW DEAL
• Economic recovery act based by FDR
• Series of plans that focused on rebuilding the
banks, creating social security protection for
citizens, and creating unemployment
assistance and relief programs for the
unemployed.
FDR
• Franklin Roosevelt- President after 1932
• Operated under his “new deal” as a means to get
out of the great depression
• Enthusiastic and risky president who surrounded
himself with sound advisors. His good attitude was
contagious to the nation
• Suffered from Polio which eventually took his life
during WWII
MIEN KAMPF
• Book written by Hilter during his time in jail for
war crimes
• Outlined his opposition to the Jews and his
“game plan” for WWII, the rise of Germany,
and the extermination of the Jews
NAZI
• Political party created by Hitler
• Became the only political party of Germany
• Stands for National Socialist German Workers’
Party
• Eventually became symbolized by the
Swastika
NUREMBERG LAWS
• Laws passed by Hitler against the Jews in 1935
• Stated that if you had 3-4 grandparents who identified as Jewish then you
were Jewish.
• Took away all civil rights from Jews
• took away any ability for them to have business/interaction with Germans
KRISTALLNACHT
• “Night of Broken glass”
• Nov. 1938
• Time in which an attack on Jews resulted in 100 deaths and
thousands arrested. Jewish synagogues and shops were
destroyed and burned
• After this event, Jews were forced to carry identification
cards
• Mass migration of Jews out of the area if they could
CONCENTRATION CAMP
• Temporary camps built in German controlled
territories
• Built to house POW’s, undesirables, and Jews
• Originally used as labor camps, but soon
turned into death camps were thousand of
Jews were starved and killed
PEARL HARBOR
• Bombing of the Hawaiian navel base on Dec.
7th 1941
• It was the Japanese response to the embargo
placed upon them by the Americans
• It was the event that brought the US into the
war
MARSHALL PLAN
• Economic plan presented by President Truman
• Stated that over 13 billion dollars would be
sent to Europe to help her rebuild
economically after such destruction
• Plan to win sympathizers and gain control for
America
MANHATTAN PROJECT
• Plan to built the atomic bomb as a show
of force to Japan
• Resulted in the bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
ARMS RACE
• Result of the atomic bomb being dropped
• All over powerful countries had to catch up
and built their own plus increase the size of
their military
• Resulted in tension between America and
Russia and leads to the Cold War
LIBERTY BOND
•Taxes paid to the government
in support of the war effort
(WWI) with the understanding
that it would be paid back.
COTTON CLUB
•A place where African Americans
were able to sing, dance, and play
music for whites. There were not
allowed to be served there.
NAACP
•National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
•Organization that exists today and still
addresses the needs and concerns of
African Americans
19TH AMENDMENT
•Women gain the right to vote