1. On the Road to War

2. Note Taking: Write down anything written in BLUE Titles will be underlined Anything not in blue/not underlined is to expand your knowledge above and beyond what you will need for the quiz.

3. What is going on in these pictures?

4. My personal favourite… How might this kind of inflation have affected personal wealth?

5. Why Hitler?

6. Born in Austria (not a German citizen). Had failed to get into architecture school. Worked as a failed artist in Vienna. Served in the German Army during WW1 Radical Anti-Semite and Pan-German Nationalist

7. Why Hitler? Hitler became head of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei commonly known in English as the Nazi Party. The party criticized the Govt for its response to the Depression and for accepting the humiliating terms of the Versailles Treaty.

8. Why Hitler? Nazi’s represented a strongly led, Nationalistic, Militaristic option to democratic government and communism. Attracted many people. Voted into power (minority government) 1933.

9. Why Hitler? Once in power the Nazi’s stopped reparation payments, expanded armed forces. Economic policies widely popular in Germany (Autobahns, farmers subsidized. Public projects, unemployment down)

11. Why Hitler? Controlled Media: used propaganda effectively (radio, film, posters, rallies) Consolidated power: banned other parties, no one free to oppose him without punishment.

14. Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=6hEzs7x5aEMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=6hEzs7x5aEM

15. Nazi Racism Nazi’s believed in a “master race” of Aryans All non-Aryans considered inferior Persecution of these non-aryans (especially jews) occurred. Jews prohibited from certain jobs and certain public areas.

16. Nazi Racism: Crystal Night November 9, 1938 Nazi Mobs attack Jewish businesses Soon after, the first concentration camps began imprisoning non- Aryans and political prisoners.

17. Appeasement

18. In 1931 Japan invades Manchuria

19. 1935 Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

20. The League’s Response Condemn’s Japan’s action, and tries to negotiate a settlement; Japan withdraws its membership from the league. Voted to impose trade sanctions on Italy- but oil not included in the sanctions. Allowed Italy to continue its war.

21. Germany’s Expansion 1936 occupies the Rhineland (German speaking) March 1938 takes over Austria (German speaking) Demanded the right to take over Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia.

23. Appeasement At the Munich Conference in September 1938 Britain and France agreed to let Hitler take over the Sudetenland. Why might they have agreed to this?