Unit 8: World War II 2.27.18
Entry Task America is a country in which…
Refresher Course Treaty of Versailles, 1919 But then, Great Depression Germany signed under protest Enforced strictly at first But then, Great Depression Countries could no longer afford to watch Germany Germany couldn’t pay debts Enter, Hitler
Fascism Rises in Europe Fascism: A militant political movement emphasizing loyalty to the state & obedience to a leader Leader has complete authority (no checks & balances, no separation of powers) Sometimes emphasizes the greater importance of an ethnic group
Fascism Rises in Europe Totalitarian Rule: Government that exerts total control over a nation Dictator: a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force
Italy - Mussolini 1922: Took complete control of Italy -“Il Duce” His goal: create a new Roman Empire Organized gangs of “Blackshirts” Suspended elections & declared dictatorship
Russia - Stalin Stalin had been gathering power in Russia Made Russia into an industrial power Controlled Russia almost entirely through fear
Japan - Hirohito Japan’s Emperor, Hirohito, also began gathering power before WWII Japan had also been launching invasions of China, trying to gain more land 1937 Japan begins all-out brutal invasion of China Condemned by world powers “Rape of Nanking” – 100,000 civilians put to death or brutalized
Germany - Hitler 1923: Hitler tries to overthrow the government, but fails. While in prison, he wrote Mein Kampf Blamed Jews, proposed building stronger military and expanding German borders A powerful & spellbinding speaker, attracted Germans desperate for change Promised the disenchanted a better life & a new and glorious Germany 1932: Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler’s Anti-Semitism Hatred & persecution of Jews was not new Grew up in Vienna, Austria Mayor was extremely anti-Semitic; hatred of Jews was widespread Believed the “Aryan race” to be superior to all others
Hitler’s Anti-Semitism Germany loses the war Hitler believes Jews betrayed Germany No other reason why the German Empire should have lost Economic struggles Hitler believed Jews behind economic problems
Definitions Scapegoat: A person/group who is blamed for the mistakes, faults, or problems of others
Definitions Persuade: to convince a person to do something, as by advertising or urging synonyms: influence, entice, impel Propaganda: information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
Joseph Goebbels Minister of Propaganda Designed posters Published articles Incited street violence Led boycott of Jewish businesses Led book burnings
Front page of the most popular issue ever of the Nazi publication, Der Stürmer, with a reprint of a medieval depiction of a purported ritual murder committed by Jews.
An anti-semitic poster published in Poland in March 1941 An anti-semitic poster published in Poland in March 1941. The caption reads, "Jews are lice; They cause typhus."
A page of an anti-semitic coloring book for children with a “portrait” of a Jew drawn by the German caricaturist known as Fips. The caption under the star reads: "Without a solution to the Jewish question, there will be no salvation for mankind."