Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany

13.5 Notes

Standard and Objective 10.7.3 Analyze the rise of totalitarian

regimes… Objective: To understand how Hitler

and the Nazi party established and maintained control over Germany

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

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

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

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

V. Totalitarianism Hitler created a

totalitarian state, controlled:• Education• Government• Religion

Methods of enforcement:• SS troopers• Gestapo-secret police• Propaganda

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

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