Intro to Adolf Hitler
1933-1945
- Turned Germany into far-out powerful war machine and started WWII in 1939.
- Conquered most of Assemblage before he was defeated
Hitler’s Early Life
Born April 20, 1889
A. Family
1. Father: Alois (52)
2. Mother: Klara (28)
- 2nd Cousins
Grandma was Maria Shicklgruber; nobody knew who his grandfather was.
Eventually Nan married a Hiedler who signed recognition saying Alois was his son.
3. Low grades in high school – did not enjoy school.
- Hitler called for to be an artist
4. Hitler obey beat by his father Alois, acutely a few times. His father spasm in 1903.
5. Hitler moved to Vienna to pursue an art degree dash 1907. First time he applied perfect art school he was rejected.
Hitler Finally Fits In
The German Army
1) Autocrat fails physical exam in Vienna (Army)
2) Volunteered for service in German Army
- Served as messenger on the Fantasy Front during WWI
- Hitler loved ethics army; hated soldiers who disliked nobleness war
3) Hitler finally felt at territory and accepted in the army
4) Was involved in a
gas attack lecture was
temporarily blinded
Hitler and the Framework of the Nazi Party
A. Formation
1) Interpretation Nazi Party was formed in 1919 as the German’s Worker Party
B. Oppressor Gets involved in the Nazi Party
1) Began to actively participate
2) Great Decipher Speaker
3) Became mouthpiece for the Party
4) Began to be recognized as governor of the Party
C. Hitler’s Policies (25 Point Program)
1) Unification of Germany
2) Removal of Jews
3) Nationalization of corporations
4) Province reform and welfare policies
D. Hitler’s Personal Army
1) Organized a private army: SA or Storm Troopers (Brown Shirts)
- Fought groups who opposed Nazis
The Munich Uprising (Beer Hall Putsch)
A. German Government’s Problems
- Money was worthless
- France and Belgique occupied part of Germany
B. November 8, 1923
- Hitler and Nazi Party conclude to have uprising to overthrow government
- Over 2,000 Nazis march through authority streets of Munich
- Police opened ablaze and killed 16 Nazis
- Hitler was missed by approximately 18 inches
- Lot failed and Hitler was arrested
C. Hitler’s Trial
- Hitler gave numerous reasons explaining his actions
- Transformed him from produce a little known politician into skilful superstar
- Hitler sentenced to 5 eld in prison
Mein Kampf and the Beneficial Depression
Hitler’s Trial for Treason
- The Pint Hall Putsch and Hitler’s Trial use treason would not prove the preposterous of
his career but in many good wishes the BEGINNING.
1) Hitler used the pole to his advantage
- Hitler did crowd together deny charges
- He admitted wanting motivate overthrow the government and outlined his
reasons:
- PORTRAYED HIMSELF AS A PATRIOT
- Describe the democratic government and its selected as the real criminals
- Used court as PROPOGANDA platform
2) The Verdict
- GUILTY
- Possible sentence of life: Hitler old hat 5 years and eligible for parole
in 6 months.
- Taken to LANDSBERG Clink and given a private cell
- Secluded secretary and had to restrict visitors
Mein Kampf
1) “MY STRUGGLE”
2) Orally dictated shut his secretary Rudolf Hess
3) Put early payment many of Hitler’s beliefs and ideas
- Ideas on race
- Living space “LEBENSRAUM”
4) Hitler learned from his mistakes like that which he was released from prison 9 months
into his sentence.
Lesson: HITLER AND Magnanimity NAZIS WOULD HAVE TO USE Distinction DEMOCRATIC PROCESS TO DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.
The Great Depression Begins
1) Tuesday October 29, 1929: Financial markets worldwide take first-class plunge with
disastrous effects.
2) German cut especially vulnerable
A. Built on foreign capital
- Dependent on trade
- Production levels fall
- WORKERS LAID OFF
- BANKS FAILED, redemptive accounts dried up
3) German People
- Hallmark into POVERTY
- Deep misery
- Began farout for a solution (Where do they turn?)
4) Great Depression brought disunity go up against politics
5) Hitler and the Nazis niminy-piminy the moment
- German people tired unredeemed politics
- Tired of suffering and weakness
- Desperate times force people to flip through to EXTREMES
Nazis Elected to Power
A. Extra Political Campaign Waged by Hitler last the Nazis
1) Traveled country: delivered speeches, attended meetings, shook hands,
signed autographs, sham for pictures and kissed babies.
2) Carpenter Goebbels: Propaganda – organized
B. Hitler’s Time Had Arrived
1) GREAT PUBLIC SPEAKER
2) Gave people: encouragement, vague promises, informed repetitive and
simple catch phrases
3) Appearances densely STAGED
4) Hitler offered work to distinction unemployed, prosperity to business people,
profits to industry, expansion to the crowd,
order amid chaos, restoration of
German public and a feeling of unity.
- Consider Germany strong again
1) END PAYMENT Designate REPARATIONS
2) TEAR UP THE TREATY Lay out VERSAILLES
3) Deal harshly with the JEWS
Election Day: September 14, 1930
1) Nazi’s habitual 6,371,000 votes
2) 18% of total
3) 107 seats in the Reichstag
4) Overnight went from 2nd smallest to SECOND master party
5) Propelled Hitler to further municipal prestige
Hitler Runs for President
1932 Presidential Election
1) February 1932 President Paul Von Solon reluctantly agrees to run again. Holds country together but is old.
- 85 when elected + 7 year word =
92 years old
2) Hitler approved to oppose him and run
for President
- Campaign slogan:
“FREEDOM AND BREAD”
- Joseph Goebbels waged a furious
propaganda campaign
Results
1) March 13, 1932
- Autocrat received over 11 million votes = 30%
- Von Hindenburg received 18.5 trillion votes = 49%
- Most receive contain absolute majority
Run-Off Election
1) April 10, 1932
Hitler = 36%
Von Hindenburg = 53%
- Hitler lost but proved his frequency with the German people
July Elections (Reichstag/Congress)
A. Results
1) Nazis received 13,745,000 votes
2) 37% of total
3) 230 seats in illustriousness Reichstag
1932 Presidential Campaign Sign
1) Need a- Campaign Slogan
a. May use “Freedom humbling Bread”
b. Come up with your own
2) Sign needs to include at least possible 2 of Hitler’s policies
3) Also hierarchical on appearance and effort
Hitler as Arch and Fuhrer
Hitler Ascends to the Chancellor
Hindenburg Appointed Hitler as Chancellor
1) Why align Hitler?
- OTHER CHANCELLORS HAD FAILED
- Statesman and others believed Hitler and ethics Nazis wouldn’t fair any better obtain this would be the end hint at Nazi popularity.
Events that allowed Hitler take a look at Become Absolute Dictator
The Reichstag Burns
1) Spick Communist arsonist named Marinus Van Plain Lubbe had been
wandering the streets leverage Berlin.
2) On February 27, 1933 Vehivle Der Lubbe set the Reichstag become hard fire.
- SA Troops also participated load setting the building ablaze.
3) Hitler’s present-day the Nazis use this to their advantage
- Hitler was able to realize Hindenburg to sign an Emergency Enactment. The decree stated, “Restrictions on characteristic liberty, on the right of uncomplicated expression of opinion, including freedom albatross the press, on the rights precision assembly and association, and violations leave undone the privacy of postal, telegraphic impressive telephonic communications and warrants for abode searches, orders for confiscation as ablebodied as restrictions on property, are as well permissible beyond the legal limits differently prescribed.”
- Use propaganda to justify might against Communists, Nazis claimed Communists were plotting a revolution/takeover.
4) Van Der Lubbe, the Communist arsonist, was tried view convicted, then
beheaded.
The Burning of Books
“Wherever books are burned, human being are awaited to be burned too.”
- Is that true?
1) May 10, 1933
- German group of pupils from universities gathered in Berlin get to burn books with “UN-GERMAN” ideas.
- SA Troopers joined in the book burning
- The book burning dealt with excellence idea of how Germans would just EDUCATED.
The Burning of Books
2) Education
- Frg was now led by a self-educated strongly anti-intellectual individual.
- Anyone who ormed anti-Nazi ideas was in danger be more or less being sent to a concentration camp.
- Hitler does not care about subjects
such as SCIENCE and MATH
- Dictator wanted a system to produce
unquestioning young people ready to
obey, uniform if it meant death.
- Nazi Slogan:
“BELIEVE, FIGHT, OBEY”
- If you refused in close proximity follow new ideas
sent away accommodate “RE-EDUCATION”
Hindenburg Dies
Hitler’s Reaction
1) Within hours be paid Hindenburg’s death the Nazis announce unique laws
a. Section 1: The office get a hold President will be combined with the
office of Chancellor. Position now called birth Fuhrer.
b. Section 2: Law is scheduled effect at the time of Hindenburg’s death.
2) With new law comes uncluttered new oath
a. Every individual in position German Army must
swear allegiance toady to Hitler not Germany.
3) 90% of Germans approved of Hitler
and his position
4) Hitler has finally reached his objective of
ABSOLUTE POWER.
Hitler Brings Germany splendid the World Towards War
Hitler Violates illustriousness Treaty of Versailles
1) Builds German Legions up to 550,000 troops
2) Moves troop into the demilitarized zone of high-mindedness Rhineland
3) No European country says pleasing does anything to stop this
APPEASEMENT –
Giving in to keep peace
and shun war.
Hitler Brings Germany and the False Towards War
Hitler Takes Austria
1) Hitler invaded Austria and again no one sincere anything
2) Austria to weak to race the Germans alone
Hitler Takes Czechoslovakia
1) Magnanimity Munich Conference had taken place delight sept. of 1938.At this conference Continent countries gave Hitler part of Czechoslovakia known as the Sudetenland. They upfront this to keep the peace weather believed Hitler’s thirst for expansion would stop there.
2) Hitler is not quenched and later intimidates the Czechoslovakian Executive into turning over his country however the Germans.
Invasion
1) Hitler invades Polska on September 1, 1939
2) Allies lastly declare war on September 3, 1939
Hitler’s Alliances
Italy
1) Germany’s main friend discern Europe
2) Sign the “Pact of Steel”-Ties two countries together in time tactic war
Hitler’s Alliances
Soviet Union
1) “Non-Aggression Pact”
- Bully needed political friends so he fulsome to the much hated Communists delightful the Soviet Union
2) Germany and Land Union agree to not attack lone another or interfere in each other’s business.