1. Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany
13.5 Notes

2. Standard and Objective
Analyze the rise of totalitarian regimes…
Objective: To understand how Hitler and the Nazi party established and maintained control over Germany

3. The Weimar Republic’s Rise and Fall
Weimar Republic- gov. in Germany after WWI
Parliament and chancellor
Weak and difficult to govern
Inflation out of control
100 marks in 1922 = 944,000 marks in 1923
Dawes Plan- less reparations, American loans helped recovery
Great Depression collapsed economy again

4. Nazi Parties Rise to Power
Adolf Hitler joined a group of extremists in 1919 and soon rose to leader of the National Socialist German Workers or Nazi party
Mein Kampf- “my struggle” Hitler’s book written while in prison for a failed power grab in Munich
Extreme nationalism
Anti- Semitism
racism

5. III. Hitler Comes to Power
Hitler’s campaign
Lebensraum- “living space” for German people
Fuhrer- “strong leader”
Unite Germany
Hitler’s message resonated w/ people during the depression
Legally elected chancellor in 1933

6. IV. The Third Reich Controls Germany
Third Reich- Hitler declared the third great German Empire
Suspended civil rights
Destroyed communists, disbanded other political parties
Public works projects
Rearm Germany

7. V. Totalitarianism Hitler created a totalitarian state, controlled:
Education
Government
Religion
Methods of enforcement:
SS troopers
Gestapo-secret police
Propaganda

8. VI. Campaign vs. the Jews
Nuremberg Laws- stripped Jews of citizenship, placed restrictions
No law or medicine
No government jobs ect.
Night of Broken Glass- Nazi mobs attacked Jewish communities 11/9 and 10 /1938

9. VII. Nazi Youth and Culture
Hitler indoctrinated youth with “Hitler Youth” programs and rewrote school texts
Woman were dismissed from high level jobs and shut out of universities
Created a state church, muzzled Catholic church