1. Hitler and The Rise of Germany Ch 13.5

2. Struggles of the Weimar Republic
1919 Democratic government is created
Constitution & parliament led by a Prime minister.
Men & women both have the right to vote.
New government includes a Bill of Rights.
Major Problems
Government is weak because of too many political parties.
Many people accused Marxists and Jews of an imaginary conspiracy to betray Germany.

3. Struggles of the Weimar Republic
Major Problems cont.
To help w/ worker & economic problems, the government printed large amounts of paper $$.
Inflation spread out of control
July 1922 a loaf of bread 100 marks by August ,000 marks.

4. Struggles of the Weimar Republic
Recovery
1924 United States developed a plan to help Germany.
Dawes Plan- reduces German reparations, France with draws forces from the Ruhr and American loans help German economy.
1928 Germany begins to recover
memories of the depression still linger and people look to a new leader to restore Germany’s greatness.

5. Adolf Hitler Born in Austria 1889
18yrs. Hitler is denied admission to art school begins to develop fanatical anti-Semitism.
Find his first success in WWI, awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class

7. Adolf Hitler 1919 joins a group of right wing extremists
1920 Becomes the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi).
1923 writes Mein Kampf (My Struggle) from jail.
Reflected his obsession of extreme nationalism, racism, German Master race, & anti-Semitism

8. Hitler’s Road to Power Hitler finds followers
He targets veterans, lower middle class and those who were frustrated about the future.
As unemployment grew Nazi Party membership grew.
Hitler promised to end reparations, create jobs, & re-arm Germany.

9. Hitler’s Road to Power cont.
Hitler becomes Chancellor in 1933
First actions:
suspend civil rights
destroy communists
disband other political parties
Germany becomes a one party state.
Hitler purges & executes members of his own party.

10. Hitler’s Road to Power cont.
Hitler’s Third Reich
Appealed to Nationalism
Recalling past glories & a German master race.
New totalitarian state
System of terror & repression
Secret police- Gestapo
All areas of life are controlled by Nazi Party
New Economy- Public Works program
Re-arm Germany, business & labor put under government control

12. Hitler’s Road to Power cont.
Social Policy
Young people introduced to a racist ideology
Hitler Youth-Pledge absolute loyalty to Germany
Women’s roles limited
German Culture-Art and education
Used for propaganda, books burned
Jews corrupted art & music
Christianity is declared weak and flabby.

13. Hitler’s Road to Power cont.
Authoritarian Rule in Eastern Europe
Most new nations in post WWI went from democratic to authoritarian rule,
created instability.
Ethnic Nationalism
ethnic and economic problems help Fascist rulers to gain power.