1. Germany After the First World War Worksheet
Germany After the First World War Worksheet. Answer on a separate sheet of paper to hand in. All 5 activities including the extension (for the extension 1 paragraph 4-6 sentences)
ACTIVITY 5
(Be ready to talk about it)
(Write it down)
(Talk to a partner)
THINK PAIR SHARE
Create three columns on your answer sheet with the following headings:
Five freedoms I have at school;
Five rights or freedoms that are restricted at school;
The reasons for the restrictions. 1

2. War Debts and Reparations
US becomes creditor nation in 1914
By 1920 Allies owe $10 billion to US
Allies argue debts should be cancelled 2

3. “The US did not from first to last make any sacrifice or contribution remotely comparable to those of her European Associates, in life limb, money, material or trade, towards the victory which she shared with them”- British Prime Minister David Lloyd George 3

4. US reject, however they do reduce the debts
Only way for allies to pay is from German reparations at $32 billion
Germans print more paper money causing hyperinflation 4

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6. 9 marks to 1 US dollar (After War) 4.6 million marks to 1 US dollar
German mark goes from
9 marks to 1 US dollar (After War)
4.6 million marks to 1 US dollar
4.2 trillion marks to 1 US dollar 6

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17. Where would you vacation if you lived in Europe after WW1. Why
Where would you vacation if you lived in Europe after WW1? Why? How would the Germans feel about French and English tourists living it up in Germany? 17

18. Controls every aspect of life,
AUTHORITARIAN
1. favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom
2. of or pertaining to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.
3. exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another
Totalitarian
Controls every aspect of life,
The political system penetrates the whole society - dominating religion, family life, economy, education, everything.
At the very top is the all-powerful leader. 18

19. Ch. 23 The Coming of War Section 1 Dictators and War
Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Franco and Tojo:
The men behind the start of WWII. 19

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21. In the 1930’s the world faced a worldwide great depression…21

22. There was poverty and unrest
There was poverty and unrest. Many felt that a “communist” economy might hold answers to relieve the misery… 22

23. Others turn to fascist dictators.23

24. Both Communist economies and Fascist governments practiced TOTALITARIANISM.24

25. Totalitarianism means: Total control.
Control over people’s lives
Control over what they read
Control over where they work
Control over political process
Control over businesses. 25

26. Features of totalitarianism
1. the cult of the leader. Leader must be supreme and autonomous - Hero worship. The Leader is perceived as wise, paternal, charismatic.  26

27. Features of totalitarianism
2. radical ideology: official, total, comprehensive. It exploits popular fears and prejudices. The ideology inspires and legitimates a revolutionary break from the past:
a.) provides a scapegoat for past wrongs
b). explains present sacrifices
c.) promises a future of peace & plenty 27

28. Features of totalitarianism
3. organization. A single political party serves the leader in promoting the ideology. The party initially might be powerful, but it becomes subservient to the leader. In time, no dissent permitted even among party elites.
Hitler and Rohm
(Night of the Long Knives) 28

29. Features of totalitarianism
4.  mass mobilization & indoctrination. Fanatic followers make any sacrifice. Regime mobilizes against internal enemies (opponents, scapegoats, counterrevolutionaries) and external enemies.
Use aggressive warfare (that is, wars without justification, not in self-defense) to keep the people mobilized. 29

31. Features of totalitarianism
5.  use of secret police. All sovereign states monopolize armed services and police, but totalitarian states also use secret police and informers to monitor and control the citizenry. 31

32. Features of totalitarianism
6.  central control of all organizations, including schools, the arts, clubs, news media, labor unions, universities, churches, the economy. No separate organizations 32

33. Features of totalitarianism
7.  use of terror and violence: 
To smooth the way to a takeover.  Creates an atmosphere of crisis and political instability. Dramatizes inability of old government to provide security.
To maintain control afterward. Keeps the population too terrorized to dissent. 33

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35. Comparing Fascism and Communism
Similarities of Totalitarian Rule
Fascism
antidemocratic
hopes for international change
enemies of fascism
supported by urban and agricultural workers
all businesses state owned
single party dictatorship
state control of the economy
use of police spies and terror for control
strict censorship and government monopoly of the media
indoctrination of youth
unquestioning obedience to a single leader
antidemocratic and nationalistic
enemies of communists
supported by business leaders, wealthy landowners and middle class
all businesses individually owned but state controlled 35

36. Totalitarianism
*These theories, specifically Communism and Fascism, are completely different theories that are bitterly opposed; however they exhibit the same behavior 36

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38. Hitler and Mussolini supported the right, and Stalin supported the left.38

39. Do Now: Page 773 What happened to this girl?
What characteristic of a totalitarian state would this photo illustrate??

40. Attempted to turn the Soviet Union into an industrial power
Forced people to work in factories and on state- run farms
Killed or imprisoned suspected traitors during the Great Terror
Ruled through fear and massive propaganda
Historians estimate 30 Million die due to policies
Joseph Stalin took control of the Soviet Union following the death of Vladimir Lenin. 40

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42. Stalin Rise to Power Video42

43. Joseph Stalin - How did he take power?
NARRATIVE
Who was Stalin's “arch enemy”?
Did Lenin want Stalin to lead the Soviet Union?
What did Stalin want to replace Medieval Muscovie with?
What happened to rural people after the “great turn”?
What was protocol 111?
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44. GULAGS 44

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46. "Don't chat! Chatting leads to treason"46

47. Joseph Stalin - Beliefs
Five Year Plans - Goals for the
Communist state (industrial -
economic)
Collectivization of Agriculture
Increase Soviet knowledge in the
sciences (Space Race after WWII)
Believed in military superiority over the United States (build-
up of nuclear weapons)
Picture taken from en.wikipedia.org
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48. Joseph Stalin and Militarism
Stalin believed in having a large military. When
the Soviet Union was invaded by Nazi Germany
in June of 1941 Stalin started a build-up of the Soviet army which would last for several decades.
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51. “How did Hitler come to Power
“How did Hitler come to Power?” Questions 1-7 Separate Sheet to hand in

52. Hitler WWI vet wants someone to blame with country near collapse
Blames government for losing war
Jailed for trying to overthrow government 52

55. According to the political cartoon what did the Nazi party crawl out of?

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57. Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, was appointed chancellor.
In Germany, the Weimar Republic struggled with overwhelming economic and social problems.
Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, was appointed chancellor.
Hitler seized power and created a totalitarian state. 57

58. Yet Hitler ruled with unlimited power.
Hitler rebuilt the nation’s army. His economic policies put people back to work. Many cheered his success.
Yet Hitler ruled with unlimited power.
Controlled the press and education system
Used propaganda to boost his popularity
Used the secret police to silence opposition and restrict freedoms
Violently anti-Semitic, Hitler openly attacked Jews, blaming them for all of the country’s problems. 58

59. Germany Leader: Adolf Hitler
1. claimed dictatorial powers
2. made anti-Semitism official government policy
3. started military invasions into Rhineland and Sudetenland

60. HITLER RISE TO POWER VIDEO60

61. Acts of Aggression in Europe and Asia
Germany
• rebuilt military
• reclaimed Saar region from France
• invaded the Rhineland
• Anschluss
• invaded the Sudetenland
Italy
• invaded Ethiopia
Spain
• Fascists rebelled against the government
Spanish Civil War
Japan
• conquered Manchuria and parts of China

62. A weak League of Nations did little to stop the aggression of the totalitarian states or of Japan.
Many feared involvement in another war.
Some believed the Soviet Union posed a greater threat than the threat of Nazi Germany.
Others questioned the resolve of their own country and their allies, and embraced a policy of isolationism. 62

63. The appeasement of Hitler continued with the Munich Pact.
Britain and France sacrificed the Sudetenland to Germany in return for peace.
But peace was not to come.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Hitler in Munich 63

64. American Response to Fascist Aggression
For the most part, American response to Fascist aggression was virtually nonexistent.
Roosevelt Administration was concerned about it’s own Economic well-being, rather than world affairs.
American Response to Fascist Aggression
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