1. Nazi Propaganda DBQ
SIN #28
SWBAT: Analyze Nazi Propaganda leading to WWII.
Defend this statement: Adolf Hitler did not show signs of being evil in his young adult life.
Provide evidence to support this argument.
Warm-up

2. Art, Literature, Technology
SIN #30
SWBAT: Describe the new examples of art, literature, and technology of the period.
Read Ch 13 Section 5 Summary and answer the following questions in your notebook. Do NOT write on the handout
Reading Check 1.
Review Questions 2.
Warm-up

3. Nazi Germany under Hitler
SIN #29
Nazi Germany under Hitler
SWBAT: Analyze Hitler’s rise to power in Nazi Germany..

4. German Worker’s Party
As an extreme nationalist and racist, Hitler believed in the need for struggle
Joined the German Workers Party in an extreme nationalist group
1921 renamed it the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi)

5. Party Platform Don’t write just read
Hitler drafted a platform of 25 points
Revoke Versailles Treaty
Revoke civil rights of Jews
Confiscate any war profits

6. Beer Hall Putsch October 30, 1923
Hitler held a rally in Munich beer hall and declared revolution
Led 2,000 men in an armed uprising against government
It failed and Hitler was imprisoned with treason

7. Trial and Jail Don’t write just read
At his trial (Hitler was charged with treason), he used the opportunity to speak about the NAZI platform and spread his popularity.
The whole nation suddenly knew who Adolf Hitler was and what he stood for
He was sentenced to five years, but actually only served about 9 months
When he left prison, he was ready to go into action again.

8. Mein Kampf Hitler’s book “My Struggle” - wrote while in jail
Sold 5 million copies, made him rich
Topics included:
- Jews were evil (anti-Semitism)
- Germans were “Master race”
- nationalism
- Lebensraum (right of superior nations to gain living space through expansion)

9. Legal Rise to Power
Used popularity from failed revolution and book to seize power LEGALLY
Spoke to mass audiences about making Germany a great nation again
Nazi Party:
1930 = 18% of vote
1932 = 30% of vote
Hitler becomes Chancellor in 1933

10. Campaign against Jews
Nuremberg Laws: took away citizenship for Jews, prohibited from inter-marriage, segregated jobs
Kristallnacht “Night of Broken Glass”- Nov 9/10, 1938 Nazi led mobs attacked Jewish communities all over Germany
Stop: Don’t write
- beat up Jews
- robbed houses/stores
- set fire to Jewish buildings
- destroyed communities
- caused terror and violence
- 91 Jews killed, 30,000 sent to camps

11. The Fuhrer - “Leader”
Began building a new Germany, Third Reich, and launched public works programs to give people jobs
Nazi’s legally brought institutions under their control creating a totalitarian state (education, religion, art, culture, book burnings)
First concentration camps set up in 1933 for people who opposed new regime
All political parties except Nazi were abolished

12. Used SS (black shirts) and Gestapo (Nazi storm troopers) as secret police force
1934 Hitler became ruler of Germany, the Enabling Act allowed him to ignore the constitution for 4 years.
Yet Hitler’s rise to power
was completely LEGAL!!

13. THE
END
Until the start of World War II

14. Homework- Nazi Totalitarian State chart SIN #29 cont.
Use textbook pages

15. Appeal of Hitler
Germany was in the midst of an economic depression with inflation, 6 million unemployed
Hitler was a WW I hero who talked about bringing glory back to the “Fatherland”
Focus on national pride, honor, and traditional militarism appealed to people
Constantly blamed Jews for Germany’s problems, not the German people.
Hitler was an excellent public speaker.

16.
Kristallnacht documentary video
part 3-
Start at 2:50