I'Hitler and His Views

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I. Hitler and His Views

• Failed High School
• Served in WWI and went into politics after the
  war
• Joined the German Workers Party
• By 1921, Hitler took total control of the Party
  and renamed it the National Socialist German
  Workers Party (NAZI for short)
• In 1923, Hitler tried to overthrow the German
  government but failed in the Beer Hall Putsch
• Hitler was thrown in jail and wrote Mein Kampf
  (My Struggle)
• The book outlined his views on the world ?
  Anti-Semitic, extreme German nationalism, and
  anticommunism

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II. Rise of Nazism

• Hitler realized that the NAZI party would have to
  come to power legally
• By 1929, there were 800,000 member of the Nazi
  Party
• People liked the Nazis because of the bad
  economy in Germany
• Hitler promised a New Germany
• He stressed national pride, national honor, and
  militarism

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III. Victory of Nazism

• By 1930, the Nazis were in power in Germany
• More and more Germans looked to Hitler for
  leadership
• President Hindenburg sensed that Hitlers
  popularity was rising and allowed him to become
  chancellor and gave him permission to create a
  new government
• The Enabling Act was passed which gave the
  government the power to ignore the constitution
  for four years
• This Act allowed Hitler to become dictator, but
  legally!!!!

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Victory of Nazism

• Hitler brought all institutions under Nazi
  control
• He set up large prison camps called concentration
  camps
• Anyone opposed to the regime was forced to go to
  the camps
• All political parties were abolished

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Hitler Youth

• By 1939, all German young people were expected to
  join the Hitler youth
• Upon entering, each took an oath In the
  presence of this blood banner (Nazi flag), which
  represents our Father, I swear to devote all my
  energies and my strength to the savior of our
  country, Adolf Hitler. I am willing and ready to
  give up my life for him, so help me God.
• All German youth were literally forced to join

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Hitler Youth

• Members of the Hitler Youth had uniforms and took
  part in activities
• All activities were competitive and they were
  encouraged to fight and do heroic deeds

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The Nazi State 1933-1939

• Hitler wanted to develop an Aryan racial state
  that would dominate Europe and possibly the world
  for generations to come
• Aryan was a term used to identify people speaking
  Indo-European languages
• Hitler misused this term and literally wanted to
  create another Roman Empire

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• Hitler said, We must develop organizations in
  which an individuals entire life can take place.
  Then every activity and every need of every
  individual will be regulated by the collectivity
  represented by the party. There is no longer any
  arbitrary will, there are no longer any free
  realms in which the individual belongs to
  himself.The time of personal happiness is over.

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The State and Terror

• Nazi Germany created the Schutzstaffeln, of the
  SS
• Originally Hitlers personal bodyguards
• Under the direction of Heinrich Himmler, the SS
  controlled all aspects of the police forces
• Based on two principles Terror and Ideology
• Terror included murder, concentration camps,
  execution squads and death camps

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