http://www2.dsu.nodak.edu/users/dmeier/Holocaust/hitler.html
Hitler’s rise to power
• WW1-served 4 years.
• Injured and almost killed
several times.
• Awarded Iron Cross two
times for bravery.
• Spent end of war in
hospital recovering from
mustard gas.
• Blames insurrecting
Jews and communists
for Germany’s surrender.
http://rexcurry.net/socialism/Ger/Ger25.JPG
Hitler’s rise to power
• After WW1, Hitler tries to
attend art school, but
they refuse to accept
him, claiming his artwork
didn’t meet their
standards, with too much
landscape scenery and
not enough “people.”
http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/bibl/mil/ww2/kepek/ha/ha.html
Hitler’s rise to power
• Around the same time
he’s rejected by the art
school, his mother dies
of cancer.
• Hitler is devasted.
http://www.mninter.net/~hedwards/bush/hitler-bush.htm
Hitler’s rise to power
• Hitler begins to blame
the Jews for all his
problems…..
• “The Jews are why
Germany surrendered.”
• “A Jewish doctor was
unable to help my
mother.”
• “It must have been a
Jewish instructor that
refused my entrance
application…”
• “The Jews are trying to
take over the world…”
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/images/wc0213s-th.jpg
Hitler’s rise to power
• Meanwhile, Germany is
struggling due to
Versailles Treaty
conditions and
depression.
• Mass unemployment and
despair.
• Government unable to
solve problems…
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cd/20_Deutschmark_note_3rd_Reich.jpg/300px-20_Deutschmark_note_3rd_Reich.jpg
Hitler’s rise to power
• Army recruits Hitler to spy
on different organizations
that are against the
government.
• Hitler ends up joining the
German Worker's Party and
his terrific speeches and
creative advertisements
lead to party succe$$...
• “Blame the Jews”
http://www.informationblast.com/images/thumb_f_fb_250px-Hitler-speech.jpg
Hitler’s rise to power
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Hitler always arrived late which helped to
develop tension and a sense of expectation. He
took the stage, stood to attention and waited until
there was complete silence before he started his
speech. For the first few months Hitler appeared
nervous and spoke haltingly. Slowly he would
begin to relax and his style of delivery would
change. He would start to rock from side to side
and begin to gesticulate with his hands. His voice
would get louder and become more passionate.
Sweat poured of him, his face turned white, his
eyes bulged and his voice cracked with emotion.
He ranted and raved about the injustices done to
Germany and played on his audience's emotions
of hatred and envy. By the end of the speech the
audience would be in a state of near hysteria
and were willing to do whatever Hitler suggested.
As soon as his speech finished Hitler would
quickly leave the stage and disappear from view.
Refusing to be photographed, Hitler's aim was to
create an air of mystery about himself, hoping
that it would encourage others to come and hear
the man who was now being described as "the
new Messiah".
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm
http://www.worldmilitaria.com/newsite/media.html
http://www.informationblast.com/images/thumb_f_fb_250px-Hitler-speech.jpg
Hitler’s rise to power
• The party becomes very
popular and organized.
Name is changed to
National Socialist
German Workers' Party The Nazis.
• Introduction of the
swastika symbol.
• Many of the loyal
followers wear brown
shirts.
http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/57124-28.jpg & http://www.tx-fj.com/fallschirmjager028004.jpg
Hitler’s rise to power
• At a beer hall, Hitler convinces the
Nazi party that the government
must be changed….
• Hitler and supporters try to take
over the local government.
• This was called the
“'Munich Putsch'
• They failed miserably and Hitler
ended up with a broken arm and 5
years of jail.
• During the trial, Hitler takes
advantage of his popularity to
promote his political party, his
hatred of the Jews and give
reasons why Germany needs a
change…
http://www.thirdreichruins.com/putsch1.jpg
http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/bibl/mil/ww2/kepek/ha/ha.html
Hitler’s rise to power
• Hitler only spends 9 months
in jail, using this time to write
a book, “Mein Kampf”
(my struggle).
• Book explains how Jews are
cause for Germany’s
problems and how Germany
needs to be changed,
removing communists.
• Jews must be eliminated and
“Lebensraum ” (living space)
must be created…
http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/bibl/mil/ww2/kepek/ha/ha.html
• After prison, Hitler forms the Nazi army called Sturm Abteilung
(Storm Section). The SA (also known as stormtroopers or
brownshirts) were instructed to disrupt the meetings of political
opponents and to protect Hitler from revenge attacks. Roehm
and Hermann Goering, a former air-force pilot, became their
leader.
• The SA wore brown shirts swastika armbands, ski-caps, and
combat boots. Accompanied by bands of musicians and
carrying swastika flags, they would parade through the streets
of Munich. At the end of the march Hitler would make one of his
passionate speeches that encouraged his supporters to carry
out acts of violence against Jews and his left-wing political
opponents.
Hitler’s rise to power
• Germany’s problems
continue.
• Rampant inflation
• $16,000,000,000=$1USD
• (Shopping cart story)
• Price of stamps rising so
quickly, they have to print
new prices on the original
stamps before using…
• By end of 1923, costs
2million deutchmarks to
mail a letter.!
http://www.holocausthistory.net/start.htm
Hitler’s rise to power
• The Nazi party continues
to run at every election,
slowly gathering power
based on their strategy
of demanding changes,
blaming the Jews and
Hitler’s amazing
speeches…
http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/bibl/mil/ww2/kepek/ha/ha.html
Hitler’s rise to power
• Nazi party gains up to 30%
of the parliament, but still not
enough for control.
• A week before the next
election, the Reichstag is set
on fire and destroyed.
• Nazis find a prominent
communist nearby with
matches and smelling of
fuel…
Videohttp://www.holocausthistory.net/start.htm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Reichstagfire.jpg/250px-Reichstagfire.jpg
Hitler’s rise to power
• Hitler uses this as an
excuse to convince the
German president, von
Hindenburg, to appoint
Hitler as chancellor to
“protect” the government
from communists.
• Hitler uses his new
authority to pass the
“Enabling Act”, basically
giving him the power to
create new laws…
http://www2.dsu.nodak.edu/users/dmeier/Holocaust/hitler.html
Hitler’s rise to power
• Once president
Hindenburg dies, Hitler
creates a new position,
combining both jobs and
giving himself the title
“Der Fuhrer.” (The
Leader”
• So, Hitler is the new
leader AND has the
power to create new
laws…what do you think
he’s going to do?
http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/uniforms/uniform-fuhrer-hitler.gif
Hitler’s rise to power
• One of the first things he
does as Fuhrer is
eliminate communist and
socialist parties (bye-bye
competition) and
confiscates their $.
• Can only vote for Nazis
now.
• Nazi power expands.
http://www.mninter.net/~hedwards/bush/hitler-bush.htm
Hitler’s rise to power
• Hitler becomes nervous.
• Nazi’s S.A (brownshirts) now
are over 2,000,000 and S.A.
leaders are strong, especially
Rohm.
• Hitler establishes a strong
secret police force called the
S.S. (gestapo). Role of S.S.
is to stop anyone from saying
anything negative about
Hitler and his new
government.
• The S.S. are considered
superior to the S.A. and give
blackshirts.
http://www.mninter.net/~hedwards/bush/hitler-bush.htm
Hitler’s rise to power
• One of the first tasks
assigned to the S.S. was to
eliminate any possible
competition from the S.A.
leaders.
• They execute over 70
S.A.leaders and force the
remainding S.A. to pledge an
oath of allegiance to Hitler.
• This becomes known as the
“Night of the long knives” and
shows that Hitler can get
away with murder.
“Now they salute with both hands.”
http://www.johndclare.net/images/SA_salute_bothhands.jpg
Hitler’s rise to power
• I swear by almighty God this
sacred oath:
• I will render unconditional
obedience to the Fuehrer
of the German Reich and
people, Adolf Hitler,
Supreme Commander of
the Wehrmacht, and, as a
brave soldier, I will be ready
at any time to stake my life
for this oath."
“Your turn….”
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/oath.html
Nazi principles:
•The Führer is always right!
•Never go against discipline!
•In battle be hard and silent!
•Spirit is not unruliness!
•That which promotes the movement, Germany, and
your people, is right!
•If you act according to these commandments, you are
a true soldier of your Führer.
Nazi slogans:
•Heil Hitler!
“Hail Hitler!”
•"Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!"
"One people, one nation, one leader!".
•"Deutschland, erwache!"
"Germany, Awake!"
•"Die Juden sind unser Unglück!"
"The Jews are our misfortune!"
•"Lang lebe unser ruhmvoller Führer!"
“Long live our glorious leader!"
•"Heute Deutschland, morgen die Welt!"
"Today Germany, tomorrow the world!"
•"Die Deutschen immer vor dem Ausländer und den Juden!"
"The German always before the foreigner and the Jews!"
•"Sicher ist der Jude auch ein Mann, aber der Floh ist auch ein Tier"
"Certainly the Jew is also a man, but the flea is also an anima
•"Arbeit; Freiheit; Brot"
"Work; Freedom; Bread"
Hitler uses propaganda to make him appear friendly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hitler-girl.jpg
http://home.att.net/~jvbond0007/grp203.jpg
http://ldopa.net/wp-content/uploads/thumb-hitler.png
loki.stockton.edu/.../ Youth/Girl-Scout.jpg
www.calvin.edu
Hitler’s rise to power
• Hitler has officially transformed Germany into a
totalitarian state…
http://www.utah.edu/unews/news_images/nazi_crowd_salute.jpg
http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/Images2005/02HitlerMannequinlge.gif
http://www.dadalos.org/int/Demokratie/demokratie/grundkurs1/material/Totalitare_Systeme_NS.jpg
http://mars.vnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/hitler/gifs/nurnberg.jpg
http://cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/holocaust/reichstag.jpg
www.hitler.org/ images/crowd2.jpg
www.hitler.org/ images/crowd2.jpg
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http://www.holocausthistory.net/start.htm
http://www.remember.org/guide/Facts.root.hitler.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Nazi_Germany_dictatorship.htm
http://www2.dsu.nodak.edu/users/dmeier/Holocaust/hitler.html
http://www.worldmilitaria.com/newsite/media.html