The Rise of Hitler and the Totalitarian State

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The Rise of Hitler and the Totalitarian State
AND THE FAILURE OF APPEASEMENT
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Who Would You Vote For?
Contestant 3
Contestant 1
Contestant 2
I am a decorated war hero, do not drink and want
to create a stable economy.
I have a drinking habit and a defiant tongue or
attitude.
I am a womanizer, have self-interested policies
and unfortunately suffer from ailing health.
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Who Did You Vote For?

Contestant 3


Contestant 1
Contestant 2
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Definition A form of government in which the
political authority exercises absolute and
centralized control over all aspects of life, the
individual is subordinated to the state, and
opposing political and cultural expression is
suppressed.Why now?Increasing political,
economic, and social unrest.Increasing
nationalism.Desperation

• Definition A form of government in which the
  political authority exercises absolute and
  centralized control over all aspects of life, the
  individual is subordinated to the state, and
  opposing political and cultural expression is
  suppressed.
• Why now?
• Increasing political, economic, and social
  unrest.
• Increasing nationalism.
• Desperation

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Government establishes complete control of all
aspects of the state (political, military,
economy, social, cultural)Highly nationalistic
(flags, salutes, rallies, uniforms)Strict
controls and laws Military state (secret police,
army, military)Censorship (opposing literature
and ideas)Propaganda (media radio,
newspapers, posters)One leader (dictator)
charismatic

• Government establishes complete control of all
  aspects of the state (political, military,
  economy, social, cultural)
• Highly nationalistic (flags, salutes, rallies,
  uniforms)
• Strict controls and laws
• Military state (secret police, army, military)
• Censorship (opposing literature and ideas)
• Propaganda (media radio, newspapers, posters)
• One leader (dictator) charismatic

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Communism

• Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union
  from 1922-1953.
• What is Communism?
• LEFT WING
• based on theory by Karl Marx
• revolutionary idea of a political,
  economic and social system that creates a
  classless society
• state ownership and control of the means of
  production (no private ownership)
• Soviet Communism or Stalinism, was more of
  a totalitarian and military state combined
  with elements of communism

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Fascism

• Benito Mussolini the leader (Il Duce) of Italy
  from 1922 to 1943.
• What is Fascism?
• RIGHT WING
• intense nationalism and elitism
• totalitarian control
• interests of the state more important than
  individual rights
• maintain class system and private ownership

Interesting Fact Fascism name was derived from
the fasces, an ancient Roman symbol of authority
consisting of a bundle of rods and an ax
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Nazism

• Adolf Hitler the leader (der Fuhrer) or dictator
  of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
• What is Nazism?
• extremely fascist , nationalistic and
  totalitarian
• based on beliefs of the National Socialist
  German Workers Party
• belief in the racial superiority of the Aryan,
  the master race
• belief that all Germans should have lebensraum
  or living space in Europe
• Violent hatred towards Jews and blamed Germanys
  problems on them

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Victory at any price
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This Nazi propaganda poster reads, Behind the
enemy powers the Jew.
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Definition The willingness to surrender to an
aggressors demands to avoid war.Policy adopted
by Neville Chamberlin, Prime Minister of Great
Britain.After WWI, most European countries
wanted to avoid war at all costs.Britain
believed the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
were too harsh and that, therefore, Hitler was
not out of line.Reality The British and French
were blind to the true nature of Hitlers
plan.Bought Hitler time and allowed him to gain
territory unchallenged. (Also gave the British
time to rearm and prepare for new threats).

• Definition The willingness to surrender to an
  aggressors demands to avoid war.
• Policy adopted by Neville Chamberlin, Prime
  Minister of Great Britain.
• After WWI, most European countries wanted to
  avoid war at all costs.
• Britain believed the terms of the Treaty of
  Versailles were too harsh and that, therefore,
  Hitler was not out of line.
• Reality The British and French were blind to
  the true nature of Hitlers plan.
• Bought Hitler time and allowed him to gain
  territory unchallenged. (Also gave the British
  time to rearm and prepare for new threats).

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Policy of Appeasement
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STEPS TO WAR
How did World War II begin? How did
appeasement contribute to World War II?
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Invasion of Poland, 1939

• Germany invades Poland from the west and are
  followed by the Soviet Union from the east.
• Under the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact, both
  sides agree not to fight one another.
• Britain and France honour their obligations to
  Poland and declare war on Germany on September
  3rd, 1939.
• Canada declares war one week later on September,
  9th, 1939.
• How is Canadas declaration of war different from
  WWI?

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Could Hitler have been stopped before
1939?Was the Treaty of Versailles or
Appeasement the main cause for WWII?What was
Canadas position on appeasement? What was
isolationism?

• Could Hitler have been stopped before 1939?
• Was the Treaty of Versailles or Appeasement the
  main cause for WWII?
• What was Canadas position on appeasement? What
  was isolationism?

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Political Cartoon Analysis
Stepping Stones to Glory - David Low, July
1936. The words on their backs read. Rearmament,
Rhineland, Danzig, ?, ??, !!, !!!, Boss of the
Universe.
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What is a Thesis?The thesis is the main or
controlling idea of your paper The remainder of
your paper should work towards proving your
thesisAny information which does not work
towards this end will come across as
irrelevantYour thesis should answer a
questionIt should be clearly stated in a single
sentence

• What is a Thesis?
• The thesis is the main or controlling idea of
  your paper
• The remainder of your paper should work towards
  proving your thesis
• Any information which does not work towards this
  end will come across as irrelevant
• Your thesis should answer a question
• It should be clearly stated in a single sentence

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How to write a thesis

• As a thesis answers a question, a good thesis
  derives from a good question
• Normally you would start with a topic (i.e. Free
  Speech) and develop a list of quality questions
  (ie Should there be limits on Free Speech?)
• However, you only have one topic and one question
  to answer for this essay
• Were the Nuremberg trials justified?
• To answer this question you must first conduct
  research on the subject.
• Most likely, you will not know your thesis until
  you are almost done your research.
• Come up with an answer to your question

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BADPollution is bad for the environment.Not
really debatable. (Can only take one side of the
argument).BetterAt least 25 percent of the
federal budget should be spent on limiting
pollution.Can be argued for or against.

• BAD
• Pollution is bad for the environment.
• Not really debatable. (Can only take one side of
  the argument).
• Better
• At least 25 percent of the federal budget should
  be spent on limiting pollution.
• Can be argued for or against.

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BADDrug use is detrimental to society.Too
broad and not debatable. (What do you mean by
drugs? How is it detrimental?)BetterIllegal
drug use is detrimental because it encourages
gang violence.More manageable (narrowed thesis
drugs narrowed to illegal drugs and the detriment
narrowed to gang violence.)

• BAD
• Drug use is detrimental to society.
• Too broad and not debatable. (What do you mean by
  drugs? How is it detrimental?)
• Better
• Illegal drug use is detrimental because it
  encourages gang violence.
• More manageable (narrowed thesis drugs narrowed
  to illegal drugs and the detriment narrowed to
  gang violence.)

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BADPeople need to stay healthy for several
important reasons.Too generalBetterStudents
must get sufficient sleep at night in order to
succeed in school.More specific, still arguable.

• BAD
• People need to stay healthy for several important
  reasons.
• Too general
• Better
• Students must get sufficient sleep at night in
  order to succeed in school.
• More specific, still arguable.