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Hitler and the Rise
of Nazi Germany
The Weimar Republic
rise & Fall
As WWI ended and the Germany was on the brink of chaos, the Kaiser
abdicates the throne and they are forced the sign the Treaty of Versailles.
• In 1919, German leaders drafted a new constitution and created the
Weimar Republic.
• The new constitution set up a chancellor or a prime minister to lead the
country. It also gave women the right to vote and included a bill of rights.
The New Government
Faced Problems
-Political: Many small political
factions formed and fought for
political power and dominance
-Economic: In attempt to calm
protesting workers the government
printed money to pay them which
caused widespread inflation. The
German mark becomes worthless.
For example an item that cost 100
marks in July 1922 cost 944,000
marks by August 1923.
-With the help of Western powers
the bring inflation under control
Hitler Rise
In November 1923, a
German army veteran and
leader of an extremist
party, Adolf Hitler, tried
to stage a coup in
Munich. His coup failed
and was sentenced to five
years in jail although he
only serves nine months.
-From a young age he
held anti-Semitic beliefs
or hatred of the Jews.
The Nazi Party’s Rise
to Power
While imprisoned Hitler wrote the
book Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”) it
outlined key Nazi goals and ideology
such as:
• Germans belonged to a superior
master race known as the “Aryan”,
light skinned Europeans which
great enemies were Jews.
• In order for Germany to become a
great nation they needed
Lebensraum or living space for its
people. Slavs and other inferior
races must bow to the needs of the
Aryans.
Hitler Comes to
Power
Soon after Hitler was released
to from jail he won support
from millions of Germans. He
promised to end reparations,
create jobs, and defy the
Treaty of Versailles by
rearming Germany.
- In 1933 Hitler was appointed
Chancellor and within a year
he becomes dictator of
Germany.
The Third Reich
Controls Germany
Hitler calls he “new” empire the Third Reich: the official
name that the Nazi party gave to its regime in Germany,
which held power from 1933 to 1945.
• He stated that Germany’s master race would dominate
Europe for more than a thousand years.
• In order to combat the economic depression Hitler was
going through he instituted public works programs.
• To strengthen the country he rearmed Germany.
Germany Becomes a
Totalitarian State
In order to achieve his goal of a thousand year Reich
Hitler instituted a brutal totalitarian rule. He used the
SS, black uniformed troops and the Gestapo, secret
police to enforce his will.
The Campaign Against
the Jews Begins
In 1935, the Nazis created
the Nuremberg Laws,
which deprived Jews of
German citizenship and
placed severe restrictions
on them.
• Prohibited Jews form
attending or teaching at
German schools and
universities,
holding
government
jobs,
practicing
law
or
medicine, or publishing
books.
The Night of Broken
Glass
On November 7, 1938, a young Jew whose parents had been
mistreated in Germany shot and wounded a German diplomat in
Paris. Hitler used this incident as an excuse to stage a attack on all
Jews, “Kristallnacht” or “the night of the broken glass” in which
thousands of Jewish communities were damaged/destroyed.
THE FINAL Solution
Soon after Hitler and other Nazi leaders come up with
the “Final Solution”: the extermination of all Jews
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Nazi Youth
- In attempt to spread Nazi ideology Hitler created the Hitler
Youth: in which German children pledged absolute loyalty to
Germany and undertook physical fitness programs to prepare for
war.
Women In Germany
Women’s role in the Third Reich was to stay at home and
produce “Aryan” children for the Führer .