rise of hitler

• worshipped force and despised persuasion.

  Hitler can be described as a fanatical despot because he

  
  

  was supported by millions of young people.

  enjoyed giving lengthy and compelling speeches.

  was determined to improve his country.

  worshipped force and despised persuasion.
• They wanted a quick return to the former power and glory of Germany.

  Why were idealistic supporters of the Nazi party willing to endorse Hitler's annexation of Austria?

  
  

  They distrusted intellectualism and respected military power.

  They wanted a quick return to the former power and glory of Germany.

  They were intrigued by the call of danger and the opportunity to sacrifice.

  They believed that the problems of Germany were caused by the communists.
• The concept of nationalism meant keeping all Germans together.

  Why did Hitler most likely believe Germany had a right to invade other countries?

  
  

  The Treaty of Versailles did not state that Germany could not invade other countries.

  The German economy relied on selling exports, and these nations were no longer purchasing them.

  The Third Reich was a struggling government that needed to gain land.

  The concept of nationalism meant keeping all Germans together.
• blamed others for losing the war.

  The Nazi party most strongly appealed to the German people because it

  
  

  was founded by former soldiers.

  blamed others for losing the war.

  provided arms to the young people.

  developed a strong militia and army.
• Czechoslovakia.


  Six months after the Munich Conference, Hitler annexed

  
  

  Austria.

  Sudetenland.

  Poland.

  Czechoslovakia.
• Marriages between Germans and Jews were prohibited.

  What was one aspect of Racial Purity laws?

  
  

  Jews were forced to participate in German education programs.

  Aryan Germans were required to report all new births to the government.

  Marriages between Germans and Jews were prohibited.

  Women were required to attend university to increase their knowledge of German history.
• began enforcing his personal nationalistic and racist views.


  When Hitler assumed control of the Nazi party, he immediately

  
  

  began enforcing his personal nationalistic and racist views.

  set a suspicious fire that destroyed the German parliament.

  campaigned to elect more Nazis to important political positions.

  appointed himself Chancellor and stood up to the communist party.
• history.

  Under Nazi rule, the university curriculum was changed to place themostemphasis on

  
  

  history.

  engineering.

  mathematics.

  philosophy.
• wanted to avoid another war.

  Appeasement was a popular policy because European leaders

  
  

  wanted Hitler to be happy.

  wanted to avoid another war.

  knew that Hitler desired a confrontation.

  had serious economic problems to deal with at home.
• the lack of economic stability


  What was one issue that caused German citizens to be willing to accept new leadership?

  
  

  the lack of economic stability

  the loss of government protection

  the lack of a strong ruler

  the loss of territory after the war
• fear.


  The Third Reich based its power primarily on

  
  

  fear.

  censorship.

  laws.

  incentive.
• be identified and arrested more easily.

  Hitler most likely forced Jews to wear a yellow star so that Jews could

  
  

  recognize each other.

  leave the country more easily.

  be excluded from the military.

  be identified and arrested more easily.
• What did the Treaty of Versailles require Germany to do?

  Made the Germans give up territories, demilitarize, and pay reparations.
• What form of government emerged after Germany's defeat in World War I?

  A democratic government called the Weimar Republic emerged.
• Under this new democratic government, what three new freedoms were Germans granted?

  Women were now allowed to vote, there was now a bill of rights and political parties were able to form.
• Identify three political problems in the Weimar Republic.

  It was hard for them to form coalition, many Germans were angered by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, and lastly many believed that the Weimar republic was too weak and couldn't protect the german pride.
• Identify two economic problems in the Weimar Republic.

  Germany had experienced a rampant inflation, so their money quickly became worthless. They also began to fall back on reparation payments.
• Why did the scapegoating of Jewish people happen during these times of political and economic trouble in Germany?

  They wanted somebody to blame for their hardships during the time so they just picked a group and went with it.
• Why did Germans begin to look to extremist leaders during these times of political and economic trouble?


  They wanted someone to solve their problems, probably felt unheard and wanted someone that would stress the issue and fix their problems because the government wasn't doing it.
• How was Germany able to experience a period of prosperity between 1924 and 1929?


  The United States loaned Germany money and developed a plan for reparation payments.
• What type of political group did Hitler join when the war ended? Why?

  He joined a right-wing extreme nationalist party because he was angered and want to focus on finding a scapegoat for the outbreak of the war and Germany's defeat.
• Hitler began delivering speeches with his political organization. What was the topic of his speeches? Why did this draw in crowds?

  He spoke about hatred towards Treaty of Versailles, Marxists and Jewish people. He also discusses anger against WWI and economic crisis.
• What was the Beer Hall Putsch? Why did Hitler do this?

  The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed takeover of the Government in Bavaria.
• What was the impact of the Beer Hall Putsch?

  The Nazi party was banned and Hitler was prevented from speaking in public.
• Why was Hitler banned from public speeches until 1927?

  His speeches were considered too inflammatory and agitating.
• What did Hitler write during his incarceration? What was it about?

  Mein Kampf ("My Struggle"), illustrates his strong and extreme German nationalism, his violent anti-semitism [hostility to or prejudice against Jews] and his anticommunism.
• Aryans were. . .


  the supreme form of humans, or master race and that everyone else was inferior.
• Jewish people according to hitler

  He blamed Germany's problems on them, he believed that they were working towards the betterment of Jewish people. He said that they were corrupt to the government.
• Racial purity


  He believed racial purity was necessary for a renewed Germany.Hitler divided humans into categories. He said that the aryan race was the supreme form of humans, the master race.
• undesirable according hitler


  He expressed that destruction of the weak and sick is more humane than protecting them. He said destroying the weak provides proper space and purity for the strong.
• How did Hitler's incarceration impact his decision about how he would gain power in Germany?

  He decided that the best way to gain power was through constitutional means. He wanted to legally gain power.
• After Hitler was appointed as Chancellor, how did he gain even more control over Germany?

  He stamped out opposition and passed the Enabling Act of 1933 which gave Hitler the ability to pass laws without the Reichstag. then dissolved parliament and replaced them with only nazi part representatives.
• What was the Hitler Youth and its purpose?


  A group of young children with whom he taught the ideals of Nazism to and raised them to become Naizs.
• What was the purpose of demonstrations and rallies?

  They were meant to show off regime and spread the party's ideals.
• What happened at the rallies?

  They were live propaganda rallies and reinforced party policies.
• Identify five ways that Jewish people were stripped of their rights in the Third Reich

  Couldn't vote

  Couldn't marry non-jews

  Couldn't join armed forces

  Forced to work menial jobs

  No longer considered as citizens
• What happened during Kristallnacht?

  a mob action targeting any specific ethnic or religious group. Many were killed, arrested, and taken into concentration camps.
• What was the SS?

  Started off as a secret guard, but then turned into the Nazi party's private army.
• What was their purpose?

  Their purpose was to find any enemies of Hitler and get rid of them.
• What were the three purposes of Nazi propaganda?

  Wage wars, advance political campaign and win public support.