Lesson 5a – Role of the Nazi Party Essential Question What role did the Nazi Party play in their rise to power? Learning Outcomes - Students will: Learn about class discussions Participate in a teacher led class discussion Success Criteria I can fill out my reflection response to the class discussion

Class Discussions Each student will be assigned one article to research All students MUST make sure they have completed their readings You will lead a class discussion You will prepare 3 STRONG questions for the class to discuss from the readings Goal: From these discussions, students will be able to answer the key question on the page 6 articles Who supported the Nazis Why did people support the Nazis

A - What Role did Hitler Play in the Rise of the Nazi Party? 1. Why do you believe Hitler was the unquestioned leader of the Nazi Party? Evidence from the sources The text 2. What did Hitler bring to the Nazi Party? Evidence 3. Do you think, besides some change in views, Hitler would be a successful politician today?

A - What Role did Hitler Play in the Rise of the Nazi Party? Using 3 pieces of evidence from the text, answer his question on the website What to think about? Answer the question like 1a There is rarely just 1 reason Have you used pieces of evidence from the reading Did you answer the correct question?

Why did Hitler become Chancellor? Outside of Hitler’s controlWithin Hitler’s Control 1929 – Great Depression 6 million unemployed 1929 – Young Plan National Opposition 1930 Election – Bruning’s misread the political environment Bruning’s gov’t – unpopularity of his policies 1932 Election – Germans vote 51% for anti-democratic party Papen is replaced, but is unhappy Papen and Hindenburg believe they can control Hitler Hitler’s speaking skills – “he knows how I feel” Fuhrerprinzip – Hitler reorganized the party under his leadership

Lesson 5b – Role of the Nazi Party Essential Question What role did the Nazi Party play in their rise to power? Learning Outcomes - Students will: Learn about class discussions Participate in a teacher led class discussion Success Criteria I can fill out my reflection response to the class discussion

Preview What was the significant reason for Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany?

Vocab Marxist Anti-German Determinist ‘Moral Crisis’ Structuralists Intentionalists Miscalculation

Historiography – we will fill in this chart

Historiography Marxists 1930s Capitalists lost faith in the Weimar Republic to protect them, thus turning to the Nazis, who protected their profits Anti-German Determinists 40s~50s Germany had a history of autocracy, blind obedience to strong leadership and no history of democracy. AJP Taylor – “It was no more a mistake for the German people to end up with Hitler than it is an accident when a river flows into a sea” AJP Taylor W.H. Shirer Postwar West Germany 50s ‘Moral Crisis of Europe’ – WW1 and the decline of religion, increase of materialism and rise of democracy were exploited by Hitler Gerhard Ritter

Historiography Structuralists 60s~70s German society and economy was dominated by authoritarian forces (army, bureaucracy), thus resulting in the continued control of conservative forces, leading to the Nazis upholding this authoritarian state Intentionalists 70s~80s Hitlerism – the personality and ideology of Hitler Accept the cultural background, but place a pivitol role on Hitler Klaus Hildebrand Eberhand Jackel Miscalculation 90s~today Balance the structuralist and intentionalist perspective Some form of conservative dictatorship was more likely to occur, but miscalculations by politicians led to Hitler Ian Kershaw Martin Boszat Hans Mommsen

Wrap up What was the significant reason for Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany? Another way of asking: Which school of thought do you agree with? Why are the other ones weaker?