1. Warm-Up EQ – What formed the basis of Nazi party beliefs?
Standard – SSWH18b – Nazi Ideals
Pick up the sheet from the front
On a scrap sheet of paper shared with a partner, make a list of what you know about Adolf Hitler & the Nazi Party
Leave room to add new things

2. Childhood through Chancellor
Hitler’s Early Life
Childhood through Chancellor

3. Childhood Father was abusive to entire family
Bright student through 6th grade; failed twice
Wanted to become an artist
Became extremely nationalistic

4. FLASHBACK!!! Remember Martin Luther?
Wrote a book titled On the Jews and Their Lies
Discusses how Jews would lead to the downfall of every great society

5. Military Service in World War I
Served as a runner
Wounded twice
Was never promoted to officer because he lacked leadership abilities

6. Effect of the War on Hitler
While recovering second time had major ideas
He was destined to be the savior of Germany
Jews needed to be removed from his country
German culture was far superior and in need of preservation
Felt betrayed by Government at surrender
German armies controlled enemy territory
Had been “undefeated” in battle
No foreign forces ever crossed into Germany

7. Early Politics Began spying on the German Workers’ Party
Anti Semitic
Anti-Marxists
Anti-Capitalists
Pro-nationalist
Eventually joined the party and became influential leader
Learned speaking skills while here
Changed party name to National Socialist German Worker’s Party

8. Early Politics Party leaders grew worried
Tried to have him removed
Hitler won vote 543 – 1
Took the title of Führer (Leader or Ruler) of the party
Began to established his own private militia and structure that would be used in his government

9. Beer Hall Putsch Inspired by Mussolini’s March on Rome
Began a “Campaign on Berlin”
16 members killed; Hitler arrested for high treason

10. Mein Kampf Written while Hitler was in jail Means My Struggle
Discusses Jewish conspiracy to dominate the world
Jews wanted to oppress all other peoples
Denounced Communism and Marxism
Laid out Germany’s rebirth onto the world scene

11. Hitler’s Plan
Germany would escape depression by rearming and ignoring the Treaty of Versailles
Form a military alliance with Italy and the British Empire
Destroy France and her Eastern Europe allies
Take over the Soviet Union to give Germany the necessary Lebensraum (Living space) for new Germans

12. Rise in National Government
Began to rebuild party once released
Party began to gain many seats in the Reichstag
President Hindenburg would continue to lose support of people
On January 30, 1933 Hindenburg gave Hitler the title of Chancellor.

13. Hitler, the new Chancellor

14. The Ideas of the Nazi Party

15. What were the big ideas?
German culture and race was under attack by many outside forces including:
Jews
Communists/Marxists
Democracy
Racial hierarchy
Aryans at the top
Jews and Gypsies are at bottom

16. Pillars of Power Nationalism Militarism
One must be unquestioningly loyal to his government
Families must be expanded => LOTS OF BABIES
Militarism
belief that great nations grow from military power and maintained order, which in turn grow “naturally” from “rational, civilized cultures”
Great honor is being a soldier

17. Pillars of Power Racial policy
Classic civilizations were made up of a homogenous people
Embraced culture purity
All impurities needed to be cleansed
Minorities
Homosexuals
Disabled, physically and mentally
Eugenics were used to curb “breeding”