NB33-34 Warm up: T/F 1.___Hitler was elected to be chancellor of Germany. 2.___Textbooks were rewritten to reflect Nazi racial views. 3.___ Pure-blooded Aryan women were paid more for having children. 4.___Hitler started a public works system to build highways and housing. 5.___Hitler aimed to rearm Germany

Warm up: T/F 1._T__Hitler was elected to be chancellor of Germany. 2._T__Textbooks were rewritten to reflect Nazi racial views. 3._T__ Pure-blooded Aryan women were paid more for having children. 4._T__Hitler started a public works system to build highways and housing. 5._T__Hitler aimed to rearm Germany

How did Hitler rise to power? NB35-36

What was Mein Kampf? A book Hitler wrote that summarized Nazi goals and ideology Translated Mein Kampf means “My Struggle” Described Aryans as the “master race” Blamed Germany’s defeat in WWI on a conspiracy of Marxists, Jews, corrupt politicians, business leaders Urged Germans to unite as one nation

How did Hitler come to power? He promised to end reparations, create jobs, defy the Versailles treaty by rearming Germany Appointed chancellor in 1933 by conservative politicians who feared communist political power Within a year, He and his supporters suspended civil rights, destroyed socialists and Communist and purged his own party of people who were disloyal

What was the Third Reich? Hitler’s political party a.k.a. the Nazi Party Held power in Germany between 1933 to 1945 Goal was to purify German culture The Gestapo, or secret police, was used to terrorize people who opposed him Passed the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, which deprived Jews of German citizenship

What was Kristallnacht? Means “Night of Broken Glass” Nov. 7, 1938 A young Jew whose parents had been mistreated in Germany shot and wounded a German diplomat in Paris Hitler used the incident to stage an attack on all Jews Nazi-led mobs attacked Jewish communities all over Germany, Austria, and annexed portions of Czechoslovakia

How did Authoritarian rule spread to Eastern Europe? INSTABILITY >>> FASCIST DICTATORS Small countries Did not develop industrially Economic inequality Lack of democratic experience Ethnic conflict