Germany and Hitler
Agenda
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Bell Ringer: Quick Review Russian Revolution
Lecture: Germany in the Interwar Period (20)
The effects of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany.
Triumph of the Will/Speech by Adolf Hitler to the
Youth of Germany (15)
5. Primary Document Analysis: Newspapers of the
Period (20)
6. Charlie Chaplin’s view of Hitler… Why?(10)
HW: Focus Questions Due, Chapters 22 and 23 on
March 28th. Test on Period 5 Industrialization to
World War I will be on April 4th.
Russian Revolution Quick Review
• What are major causes of the Russian
Revolution?
• How does Lenin take power in Russia?
• What is Lenin’s New Economic Plan for Russia?
• Describe the major shift in government power
from Tsar Nicholas to Stalin, and explain the
weaknesses that led to the next leader.
• How will Stalin differ from Lenin? (not the
awesome mustache)
The results
• The French wanted to
punish Germany, and strip
them of war-making
powers.
• Treaty of Versailles finally
signed June 28th, 1919.
– League of Nations created,
but it was a weak
organization.
– Germany lost substantial
territory, restrictions placed
on military, and reparations
had to be paid.
Issues with the League of Nations
• Ends up being a weak
organization.
• United States does not join,
the people want isolation.
• Bitterness and hatred stew
with the German people
• Some Allies didn’t receive
any support after the war,
ex: Japan and Italy.
• Mandate System =
Colonialism
After the Great War
• Germany is stripped of
military dominance
after the war.
• Wilhelm II abdicates his
throne in support of
Prince Maximillan.
• A fragile provisional
government takes over
and slowly rebuilds
Germany.
Hyperinflation
• 1923, they thought it
was easier to print
money than raise taxes.
• 1919 4 to 1
• 1922 500 to 1
• 1923
– 18,000 to 1 January
– 350,000 to 1 July
– 5,000,000 to 1 August
• Examples of Prices
– Newspaper = 100 Billion
marks
– Loaf of Bread = 3 Billion
– One beer = 4 Billion
– Pound of Meat = 36
Billion
– Banknotes were used as
firewood and wallpaper
Depression hits
• Weimar recovers from
the hyperinflation of 1923
through new currency,
effectively erasing 12
zeros.
• Upon the American Stock
Market crash a worldwide
Depression hits.
• Unemployment is nearly
30% when Hitler takes
power.
Great Depression worldwide
• After the Stock Market
crash of 1929, its effects
are felt worldwide.
• Cyclical effect, US
economy falters, then
Germany falls because
of reparations, then
Britain and the rest of
the world falls as well.
• Russia stays out of it.
President
• Von Hindenburg was
getting old, he led
Germany out of the
hyperinflation.
• Hitler attempts to legally
gain Presidency through
elections in 1930.
• His Nazi party wins 40%
of seats within Reichstag.
• Legally named Chancellor
in 1932.
Hitler seizes power
• After he becomes
Chancellor, Hitler begins to
set himself up to be sole
ruler of Germany.
• He becomes President and
Chancellor after
Hindenburg’s death in 1933,
and Germany approves.
• Hitler abolishes all other
parties except Nazism.
• After Reichstag fire, he sets
up Enabling Act, giving him
absolute power for four
years.
Nazi Ideology
• Glorification of
militarism and order.
• Rule by a Leader.
• Germany added racism
and eventually genocide
to the ideology.
• Examples:
– Nuremburg Laws
– Kristallnacht
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm
ons/7/7d/Nuremberg_laws.jpg
The Great Dictator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DO1mJsER
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