1. WWII
Nazi Germany

2. Aftermath of WWI German cities in ruins Runaway inflation
Extreme poverty
Low morale because Germans were blamed for the war and forced to pay war indemnities

3. Weimar Republic
The German government had a democratic government

4. Adolf Hitler Unsuccessful artist Served in WWI effected by mustard gas
Becomes part of the Nationalists Socialists Party NAZI.
This group was dedicated to German pride and against the Treaty of Versailles.

5. Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler and his followers attempted to overthrow the government in Bavaria in 1921.
Hitler was arrested and spent less than a year in prison.
He wrote Mein Kampf “My Struggle” a political autobiography.
Made him a national figure.

6. Nazi Government Nazi’s were eventually elected to office.
Eventually Hitler became Chancellor and made his Nazi party followers the security force then he took control of the government
Hitler was known as the Furhrer “the leader”
Built up military and economy

7. Burning of the Reichstag

8. Gave Hitler Dictatorial Power
Enabling Act
Gave Hitler Dictatorial Power

9. Book Burning of “Un-German Books”

10. Night of the Long Knives
Hitler’s brown shirts kill political enemies leaving the Nazi’s the undisputed political party

11. Nuremburg Race Laws
Laws the made Jews subjects of the Reich. There was to be no intermarriage of the races.

13. Gestapo & SS
Was the secret police of Nazi Germany under Henrich Himmler in charge of rooting out enemies of the state in Nazi Germany

14. Hitler’s Ideology Pro-German
German race should populate the earth through a series of conquests
Aryan race was the perfect race.
Anti-Semitism: Prejudice against the Jews and blamed them for all the problems of society
His government was called the Third Reich

15. Hitler Youth
Young people were taken to camps and trained in Nazi ideology.
Promoted reproduction of Aryan race.
Boys influenced to be soldiers

16. Nazi Propaganda
Joseph Goebbels was in charge of propaganda. Using film, posters, radio etc to persuade the German people of the importance of the Nazi’s. They also used propaganda to promote anti-semitism