Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany

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Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany
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10.7 Students analyze the rise of totalitarian
governments after World War I.

• 1. Understand the causes and consequences of the
  Russian Revolution, including Lenin's use of
  totalitarian means to seize and maintain control
  (e.g., the Gulag). 2. Trace Stalin's rise to
  power in the Soviet Union and the connection
  between economic policies, political policies,
  the absence of a free press, and systematic
  violations of human rights (e.g., the Terror
  Famine in Ukraine). 3. Analyze the rise,
  aggression, and human costs of totalitarian
  regimes (Fascist and Communist) in Germany,
  Italy, and the Soviet Union, noting especially
  their common and dissimilar traits.

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From the Kaiser to Hitler

• When the Kaiser steeped down after being defeated
  in World War I, Germany went into chaos. The
  Weimar Republic, which was set up after the
  Kaiser stepped down, had troubles cause it was
  being blamed for the massive restrictions of the
  Versailles Peace Treaty.
• These restrictions along with the coming of the
  Great Depression brought people to demand a
  leader who could provide jobs and rebuild there
  pride. The man who stepped up was none other than
  Hitler.

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Hitler

• In 1920, an ex-solider from World War I, Adolf
  Hitler headed the National Socialist German
  Workers, or Nazi, party.
• Hitler wooed the people by telling the people the
  were superior beings to other races. He was
  appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
• Hitler ruled as a dictator making Germany a
  one-party state, ending civil rights, and
  silenced enemies with force.

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Nazi Party Rule

• Hitler put all business under control of the
  government. He did raise the standards of living
  for the Germans in all aspects of life.
• Most Germans accepted the loss of freedoms and
  they did not question Nazi racism. They blamed
  all there troubles on the Jews. No one stopped
  the military buildup cause it produced jobs and
  gave them food and money.

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Nazi Rise To Power

• Weak Government
• Doubts about Weimar Republic
• Quarrels among political groups
• Wish to return to strong leader like the Kaiser.

• Economic Problems
• Inflation
• Worldwide depression
• Unemployment

• Leadership
• Use of terror and force
• Idea of a super race
• Shift of blame to minority group

• World War I
• German war debts
• Loss of German colonies
• Wish for revenge