rise of hitler

hitler overview

born 1889 in austria, moved to munich (germany) in 1913 and joined ww1

got iron cross for bravery

mein kampf

it is a two volume book (partly in prison)

it is an outline of his political beleifs and future planes for a new order in germany, it his his hatred of who he thought were evil: communism and jews.

was a german bestseller in the 1930’s

germany in the 1930s before hitler

germany was hit the harder in the great desppresion,

massive inflation,

nd the lack of confiendce citzens had in their weak democratic government (weimar republic) to end the depression

this allowed for a rise of a new leader, adolf hitler, his party - national socialist german worker’s party (nazis)

rise of the nazi party

the nazi party was basically unknown before the depression (won 3% of votes in 1924 election)

1932 election nazi won 33% of votes (more than others)

jan 30 1933 hitler was appointed chancellor

he was very persuassive and many germans beleived they had found a saviour for their nation

hitler ideas

survival of the fittest - inequalities among races and nations and ppl is apart of the natural order

aruan race was master race

germans r the greatest

democracy doesn’t work

jews are evil and trying to dominate the world

treaty of veraliles is a disgrace to germany, thoe who signed stabbed germans in the back

communism is evil

violence is a legitmate way to acheive political objectives

hitlers’ goals

massive territaol expansion of germany

creation of a unified german state that absorbed other countries

physical annihlition of jews, slavs (esp polish), roma (gypies), and those considered unworthy of life

to get rid of democracy in germany

tear up the treaty of veraillies

therei is a debate if hitler would have be happy w control of europe or wanted eventual world domination

how did hitler use fuhrer (leader)

hitler used the title fuhrer to define his role as absolute authority in germany’s third reich (name for nazi regime 1933-1945)

a personaltyi cult was built around fuhrer

germans esp soilders pledged loyalty to hitler

poratiaits and photos of hitler were displayed all over germany

heil hitler became legally required as a gretting, and the salutre of the right arm fully thrust forward w palm facing downward

fascism

is a political system created by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

The core principle of fascism is to make the nation stronger, more powerful, larger, and more successful. 

Any means necessary will be used to achieve this goal

communism

is a political system that aims to replace  private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of the means of production.