1. It started with Hitler…
Origins of World War II
It started with Hitler…

2. I. Origins of World War II
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Ends World War I
Unfair towards Germany (blames them)
League of Nations weak and has no authority
Created by Woodrow Wilson in 1919
Created after WWI
Rise of Authoritarian Dictators
Italy: Benito Mussolini 1922
Germany: Adolf Hitler 1933
Japan: Hideki Tojo 1931
Spain: Francisco Franco 1939
A.I.M.N (again)
Alliances
Imperialism
Militarism
Nationalism

3. Adolf Hitler

4. Nazi Swastika

5. Swastika’s throughout history

6. II. Adolf Hitler Born April 20, 1889 in Austria
Raised in an abusive household
Hitler’s father died in received a pension
Never graduated from secondary school- he dropped out due to his failure
Attempted to go to art school- rejected due to his lack of a high school degree

8. Adolf Hitler’s Paintings

9. II. Adolf Hitler Dismissed from Austrian Army- too weak to bare arms
i. Early machine guns weighed lbs
When Germany declares war on France in 1914, Hitler rushes to join the military in Germany
Decorated hero of WWI
i. Receives 2 Iron Crosses for bravery
Used as a spy by the German Army to find subversive activities

10. Iron Cross

11. II. Adolf Hitler
1920: National Socialist German Worker’s Party (NSDAP) later known as the N.A.Z.I.’s
Leads the “Beer Hall Putsch” in 1923
i. Nazi’s march on Munich (in S. Germany). After taking control of the government there, Hitler planned to march on Berlin
Arrested and imprisoned for 5 years
i. He only served 1 year
Writes Mein Kampf in prison
“My Struggle”
(anti-Semitic, anti-communist, etc)

13. II. Adolf Hitler
Nazi party becomes less popular with German economic improvement
Hitler becomes omnipotent in Oct when the U.S. stock market crash sends the U.S. into a depression
Nazi Party voted into the Reichstag
i. German Parliament

14. German Reichstag

15. II. Adolf Hitler Hitler made Chancellor of Germany 1933
Voted into power
Initially appointed by Paul von Hindenburg but was later voted in
Hitler withdraws from the League of Nations 1933
Hitler passes Enabling Bill of 1933
i. This gives him FULL and LEGAL dictatorial powers over Germany

17. III. Germany Under Hitler
Passes Nuremberg Laws of 1935
Revokes rights of the Jews
Racial purity laws
Prevents marriages between Jews and non-Jews
Jews cannot employ non-Jewish women under the age of 45
Jews cannot display the German Flag
Rebuilds army in 1936
Treaty of Versailles forbids it
Rebuilds the army, navy and airforce (Luftwaffe)

19. III. Germany Under Hitler
March Anschluss with Austria
Voluntary union of Austria with Germany
Hitler’s first movement to gain an empire
Example of appeasement
Sept Germany takes the Sudetenland
At the Munich Conference France, England and Italy agree to appease Hitler by giving him the Sudetenland (in Czechoslovakia)
Czechoslovakia was not invited to this meeting
Hitler promised this was the last time he wanted to add land to his empire

21. III. Germany Under Hitler
Kristallnacht occurs Nov. 9th and 10th, 1938
Night of Broken Glass
Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues were attacked
91 Jews were killed
30,000 Jewish citizens were arrested and taken to Concentration Camps
1,668 synagogues were ransacked and 267 were burned down
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed in Aug. 1939
Hitler and Stalin promise to not attack each other
They also divide up Poland
German invasion of Poland Sept. 1, 1939
This officially starts World War II!

25. CFU: Origins of World War II
On a sheet of paper write both the question and the answer to the question. You have 10 minutes.
In 1920, which political party does Hitler join?
What does it mean to be anti-Semitic?
What 2 things does Hitler do in 1933?
What is the purpose of the Nuremberg Laws?
In 1938, the Anchluss occurs. It’s between Germany and which country?
What happens at the Munich Conference?
What occurs on Kristallnacht?
What event officially starts WWII? Give the date too.