Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Honors World History Mr. Green

The students will explain the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany by describing the process by which Hitler grabbed power in Germany Announcement: There were be a bi-weekly World History Review Session today in Mr. Gregg’s Room. Announcement: Chapter 17 Test on Wednesday Hand-in: Class work from yesterday Warm-up: 5 Question Quiz Drill: Who was Adolf Hitler

Hitler and His Views Born in Austria 4/20/1889 Wanted to be an artist, but was rejected Served 4 years in WWI 1919 joined the German Workers’ Party 1921-Hitler had control of party and renamed it National Socialist German Workers’ Party or NAZI for short 55,000 members-15,000 in the party militia known as Brown Shirts Tried to overthrow the government in Nov Beer Hall Putsch Served jail time Wrote Mein Kampf-My Struggle

The NAZI party expanded to become a national political party Became largest party in the Reichstag unemployment rose Great Depression people believed The NAZI’s take control President Hindenburg appointed Hitler chancellor in 1933 Enabling Act Reichstag allowed government to suspend the constitution for 4 years to put the country back together

Purged civil service of Jews and democratic elements Set up concentration camps Trade unions dissolved All political parties dissolved except for the NAZI party President Hindenburg died in 1934 and his office was abolished Fuhrer now in total control

Wanted to establish an Aryan race speak Indo-European language not a race Create a 3 rd Reich Creation of a totalitarian state in many ways economic policies mass spectacles organizations terror

SS originally Hitler’s personal bodyguard Heinrich Himmler used terror and ideology concentration camps further the Aryan race

Hitler used public works projects and grants to private construction firms Drastically reduced unemployment Rearmament program Many gave the credit to the NAZIs

1. Describe the positions Hitler takes in Mein Kampf. 2. Describe the emotional response many Germans experienced at Hitler’s rallies. 3. Explain why a dictator would want to remove the constitution from a country. 4. Identify the key to solving the unemployment problem. 5. Identify reasons the German people supported the NAZI party.

Call on individual students with questions from the lesson

Read Section 2, pages and be prepared for a 5 Question Quiz over the reading on Thursday.