National Socialism in Germany History 104 / April 10, 2013
Cover of the first edition (1925)
Munich, November a radical young nationalist leads the “Beer Hall putsch”
Josef Goebbels ( ) NSDAP leader in Berlin region; later Minister of Propaganda
The SA (brownshirts): marching & brawling
“Black Friday” on Wall Street (Oct. 25, 1929)
The Great Depression hits Germany,
The SA combines a soup kitchen & election headquarters
Communist agitation during the depression - “Bring down this system!”
“Hitler – our last hope” Election results for the NSDAP: % % July % Nov %
President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as Chancellor
Jan. 30, 1933: torchlight parades signal the beginning of a new era
The burning of books
The Enabling Act (March 1933)
The “Night of the Long Knives” (June 1934)
The SS rises to prominence - led by Heinrich Himmler ( )
NSDAP party rallies: orchestrated expressions of loyalty
The Autobahn
“Strength through Joy”: new experiences and exotic vacations
The “Strength through Joy” vacation dorm on the island of Rügen
The “Strength through Joy” Wagon (engineered by… Volkswagen)
The Saar – a coal-rich territory detached from Germany in 1919 Jan. 1935: In a plebiscite in the Saar, 90% vote to join the Third Reich
March 1935: Hitler re-introduces the draft for German men
March 1936: Hitler re-militarizes the Rhineland
April 1, 1933: the SA organizes a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses
“Jews not permitted in our German forests”
The concentration camp at Dachau (est. 1933)