2129124, 10:17 PM Hiler’s Rise to Powerppt- Google Sides Hitler’s Rise to Power Origins a Born in Austria in 1889 = Dropped out of high school and went to Vienna at age 19 to pursue art a Rejected by Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna = Painted and became a “person of the street” « Developed aversion to Austria because of its multiculturalism, Jews, aristocracy, communism ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent sn.2129724, 10:17 PM. Hile’s Rise to Powerppt- Google Sides During the Great War = Moved to Munich to avoid serving in the Austro-Hungarian army = Served 4 years at front lines of German Army in WWI = Devastated by defeat of Germany in WWI Origins of NSDWP a At the encouragement of the army, Hitler joined the DAP, the German Workers Party ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent204, 10:17 Hier Rise to Powerpet- Google Slides u Met in beer halls «Wanted revenge for the Treaty of Versailles « Espoused anti-Semitism = Hitler learned to give speeches and soon became leader a Renamed party the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDWP) or “Nazi” party Beer Hall Putsch a November 23, 1923 = “Putsch” (violent overthrow) attempt. Nazi party attempted to overthrow government of Bavaria (region in Germany) a Hitler gave speech and was arrested as political prisoner ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent site2129724, 10:17 PM. Hile’s Rise to Powerppt- Google Sides Munich, 1923 Masses on the streets during the Putsch Mein Kampf a Wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle) 1924 in jail = Argued that if Germany wished to become a world power again, the Nazi platform was the only one political party that was strong enough. Other forms of government were weak and would succumb to communism = Believed in “Volkisch” movement «Racial ideology that espoused anti-Semitism «Believed Jews invented communism to eliminate elites and accomplish Jewish world domination ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent 4ina2129724, 10:17 PM. Hile’s Rise to Powerppt- Google Sides Excerpt from Mein Kampf “...The volkisch view recognizes the importance of the racial subdivisions of mankind. ...It by no means believes in the equality of all races, but along with their differences it also recognizes their superior and inferior nature, and feels itself obliged, through this knowledge, to promote the victory of the better and stronger, and demand the subordination of the inferior and weaker.” 1929 Great Depression in Germany = Germany suffered the worst 26 million unemployed = Blamed Treaty of Versailles = forced Germany to pay huge war reparations, led to inflation ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent sina204, 10:17 Hier Rise to Powerpet- Google Slides a Lost German land « Turned over German colonies which provided markets for German goods a Germans became disillusioned, resentful = Put stress on new German democracy, used to rule of Kaiser, not President and Chancellor Hitler’s Platform = Took advantage of feeling in Germany = Spoke of German Volk, that Germans must rely on themselves for improvement « Used Jews as scapegoat- Jewish capitalists in Western powers, Jewish communists in Eastern powers a German Jews were assimilated, some rose to high ranks in government, the economy, and society--easy target German Elections ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent eit2129724, 10:17 PM. Hile’s Rise to Powerppt- Google Sides = 1928, 12 seats in Reichstag (Parliament) = 1930, 107 seats a July 1932, 230 seats a Nov 1932, 196 seats Hitler to become Chancellor a Chancellor (Prime Minister) resigned and President Hindenburg had to appoint a new Chancellor to form a coalition government aJan 30, 1933 President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, legally a Hitler had to form a coalition government with other political parties, but instead called for new elections ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent ma2129724, 10:17 PM. Hile’s Rise to Powerppt- Google Sides Reichstag Fire a Feb 27, 1933 Reichstag building was set on fire a A Dutch communist, known as an arson, was caught in the Reichstag the night of the fire 2 versions of the story: a Nazis claimed the Communists set the fire a When court expert declared the fire could not have been set by one person, the Nazis arrested two other Bulgaria communists Reichstag Fire Other version: a Nazis were already inside the Reichstag dousing it with gasoline and chemicals a Nazis found Dutch communist already there- ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent aia204, 10:17 Hier Rise to Powerpet- Google Slides the perfect scapegoat- arrested him a Reichstag burned and Nazis blamed communists Reichstag Fire “The whole truth about the Reichstag fire will probably never be known. Nearly all those who knew it are now dead, most of them slain by Hitler in the months that followed. Even at Nuremberg the mystery could not be entirely unraveled, though there is enough evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that it was the Nazis who planned the arson and carried it out for their own political ends.” William Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Politics in German Parliament a Election did not produce a Nazi majority ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent oiea Hitler persuaded President Hindenburg to sign a decree that allowed Hitler to arrest opposition «After the fire, Hitler arrested many members of the Communist and Social Democrat parties The Enabling Act = Gave powers to Chancellor «Creation of new laws «Control of budget «Approval of treaties = Creation of constitutional amendments a Laws may deviate from constitution a Laws will not affect position of Reichstag or the powers of the President ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent sorta2129724, 10:17 PM. Hile’s Rise to Powerppt- Google Sides The Enabling Act = Promised to respect President’s veto, but never upheld promise = Act passed 441-84 on March 23, 1933 = Gave Hitler legal right to dictatorship a Hitler proclaimed the beginning of the Third Reich Hitler as Furer = “One by one Germany's most powerful institutions now began to surrender to Hitler and to pass quietly, unprotestingly out of existence.” Shirer a Hitler got rid of all non- Nazi government officials and replaced them with Nazis ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent ane210904, 10:7 PM Hier Rise to Powerppt- Google Ses = New law proclaimed the NSDWP as the only political nartyv in Germany ntps:ildocs.go0gle.convpresentatonid1IFmJFANWG42¥Gn_akHI-Shke8tFOVXnsSdH_DPVSoihimipresent rane