1. Hitler and Nazi Germany The Rise of a Monster
World History
Mr. Meester
13-5

2. 13-5 Vocabulary Adolf Hitler Nazi Party Anti-Semitism Kristallnacht
Enabling Act
Gestapo
Nuremberg Laws

3. Germany after World War I
Germany faced a huge national debt because of war reparations.
It couldn’t afford to pay its workers. High unemployment.
The government printed more & more money to pay its bills causing hyper-inflation.
1914: 4.2 German Marks = $1 U.S.,
1923: 4.2 trillion Marks = $1 U.S.
The German depression made people desperate for change

4. The Rise of Hitler
joined the little known German Worker’s Party
He later took over and re-named it the National Socialist German Workers Party
Nazi for short
Developed the party into a massive political movement with its own flags, uniforms, newspaper, and police force

5. The Basic Ideas of Hitler
Practiced Anti-Semitism
Hostility/hatred towards Jews
Believed in extreme German Nationalism.
Leads to the idea of the Master Aryan Race
Political parties should use propaganda and terror tactics.
Believed man is at his best when at war
Leads to extreme militarism.

6. How did the Nazi’s gain support?
The Great Depression & WWI had a huge economic and psychological impact
Extremist parties became attractive
Scare tactics exploited people’s fears
Communist Revolution
Economic domination by the Jews.
Promised a Germany free of class difference
Emphasized national pride, honor, & militarism

7. Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler had enough support to become Chancellor of Germany and set up a new government.
Germany passes the Enabling Act
Grants Hitler the power to make his own laws for 4 years in order to deal with the country’s problems
Gives Hitler a legal basis for his acts of terror

8. Hitler’s First Steps
All Jews were eliminated from public office and places of business.
Concentration Camps were set up for opponents of the new government.
All unions were eliminated.
All political parties except for the Nazi’s were eliminated.

9. Hitler gains Popularity and Power
Hitler deliveries on his promises
Creates construction and military jobs
Helped to end the German depression
Hitler used his Gestapo (secret police) to terrorize his opponents
Eliminates/Imprisons political enemies, communists, & Jews

10. His Anti-Semitic ideas become law
The “Nuremberg Laws” separated Jews from the German’s politically, socially, and legally
This resulted in Kristallnacht or “The Night of Shattered Glass”.
Jewish churches (synagogues), businesses, and homes were burned
Many Jews were killed while others were herded up and sent to concentration camps

11. Recap Rise of the Nazi Party Basic Nazi ideology
Extreme nationalism, Extreme militarism, Anti-Semitism, Anti-Communism,
Nazi’s gain popularity
Impact of WWI & Depression, Propaganda, Terror tactics, New Jobs
Hitler in power
Enabling Act, Nuremberg Laws, Camps, One political party, No Unions, Kristallnacht