1. Pre-Notes Demigod – person who seems like a God in some way
Mein Kampf – My Struggle – outlines Hitler’s goals and beliefs
Infrastructure - basic physical and organizational structures and facilities
Sudetenland - northern, southwest, and western areas of Czechoslovakia which were inhabited primarily by German speakers

2. Nazi Germany

3. People hate the Treaty of Versailles - especially War Guilt Clause

5. 1. Cost of War reparations
2. Loss of valuable territory
3. Political dissatisfaction
All led to rise of demigod promising return to glory

6. Nazis use: 1. Mass demonstrations 2. Special salutes
3. Special troops - Brown Shirts
4. Swastika as a symbol

7. 1923 - Hitler attempts to overthrow Weimer Republic - fails

8. While in prison - Hitler writes Mein Kampf

9. Mein Kampf: Discussed his goals for Germany
Said Germans - Aryans - master race
Blamed others for Germany's problems
Discussed the hatred of the Jews
Desires to regain lost land and unite all German people

10. 1932 - Nazi Party becomes largest political party
Political Parties in the Reichstag
June
1920
May
1924
Dec
1928
Sept
1930
July
1932
Nov
March
1933
Communist 4 62 45 54 77 89
100 81
Social Democratic
102
131
153
143
133
121
120
Catholic Center 65 88 78 87 97 90 93
Nationalist 71 95
103 73 41 37 52
Nazi -- 12
107
230
196
288
Other 98 92
122 22 35 23

11. German President Paul von Hindenburg named Hitler Chancellor of Germany

12. Hitler creates Totalitarian State
1. Establish secret police - Gestapo
2. Outlawed all political parties
3. Imprisoned political opponents
4. Used censorship and propaganda
5. Banned unions
6. Controlled the economy

13. Focused on building factories and infrastructure - new highways

14. Ignores Treaty of Versailles
Starts militarizing Germany

15. 1936 - Moves troops into Rhineland

16. 1938 - Unifies with Austria and takes control of the Sudetenland

17. 1939 - Claims all of Czechoslovakia