(Rise of Nazis, Hitler becomes Chancellor, The Fuhrer is Supreme, War on Jews, Fall to Dictators)

-Adolf Hitler started out as a little known political leader -He volunteered for the Germany army during the World War I - received two Iron Cross, which is a medal for bravery. -After the World War I, Hitler settles in Munich. -He later on joined a small political group in the early 1920s. -This group's belief was that Germany should overturn the Treaty of Versailles. - This group later on was called as the Nazis Adolf Hitler

- The Nazis party was mainly supported by the middle or lower middle class middle or lower middle class - formed a branch of fascism which - formed a branch of fascism which we know as the Nazism. - The symbol of the Nazis was called as the Swastika -The Nazis made a private military -Hitler was very talented w/ huge audiences - Due to his excellent skill in organizing and speaking, this led him to be a der Fuhrer, the leader of the Nazis

-Nazis is now a great political force. -In 1923 plotted to seize power in Munich but failed -During those 9 months, Hitler wrote Mein Kampf - became the blueprint, or a plan, for the Nazis. -only the "Aryans", was the "master race". -meant that the Jews, Slavs, and Gypsies were inferior -called the unfair Treaty of Versailles an outrage -promised to get back the land they lost in the process -. said Germany was too crowded and that needed more lebensraum, which means living space. - In 1924, he united the Nazis party once again. -People didn't believe him until Germany's Depression

-By 1932, Nazis are now the biggest political power -Conservative leaders advice to name Hitler the Chancellor. - Hitler made quick actions that helped strengthen his position. -called for new elections hoping to win a majority in the Parliamentary. -6 days before the election, a fire burned downed the Reichstag building -The blame went to the communist and Nazis were able to get the majority from the parliament. -Hitler had absolute power for four years. Reichstag building burning down

-Germany was changed into a totalitarian state. -Hitler banned all other political parties and arrested the opponents. - - SS (Schutzstaffel) was created to protect and be loyal to Hitler. - In 1934, the SS arrested and murdered hundreds of Hitler's enemies. – The SS's brutal actions and Gestapo's terror made people obey -Economic wise, they had full control. -New laws were made to ban strikes, destroyed labor unions, and governments had authority over businesses. -The employment rate to drop to 1.5 million unemployed in They constructed factories, built highways, manufactured weapons, and served in the military.

-used radio, literature,press, painting, and film as propaganda tools. -Books that were against Nazism was burned -churches were forbidden to criticize -schoolchildren had to join the Hitler Youth (for boys) or the League of German Girls -Social Darwinism and twisted Nietzsche's idea supported his brutal acts -Hatred of Jews was one of the main points of the of Nazis ideology. -passed laws that took away most rights from Jews in November 9, 1938, Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) and was the real start of eliminating Jews.

-Eastern nations in Europe fell for dictatorship -1919, Hungary military forces and wealthy landowners Poland Marshal Joseph Pilsudski - Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania kings turned to strong- man rule Czechoslovakia is the only democratic country -Britain, France, and Scandinavia’s democracy survived -By 1930, 2 major governmental group; democratic and totalitarian