1. Twentieth Century History Unit One: 1900-1945 Crisis and Conflict Social Life Cultural Expression

2. Crisis and Conflict Background 1900-1919 The Rise of the Nazis in Germany 1919-1933 The Nazis in Power 1933-1939 Consequences 1939-1945

3. Beginnings To understand what happened in Germany between 1919 and 1939, we need to understand how Germany reached its position in 1919. What was the world that Hitler was born into in 1889? How had it changed by 1919?

4. Young Adolf

5. Social Life What was it like to live in Germany under the Nazis? Did life in Germany change for ordinary Germans when the Nazis came to power? For Jews? For citizens of surrounding countries?

6. Cultural Expression What is meant by cultural expression? The work of writers, artists, musicians, choreographers and filmmakers. What is the relationship between cultural expression and political, social or economic developments? We are going to study this during our double periods on Tuesdays.

7. Holiday Homework Timeline Discuss the meanings of the following terms: race, class, culture, ideology, fascism, communism, socialism, nationalism.