HITLER AND NAZISM Hitler was born in 1889

HITLER AND NAZISM • Hitler was born in 1889 in Austria. In the first World war he enrolled for the army as a messenger. • In 1919 he joined German Workers Party. took over the organization and renamed it the National Socialist Workers Party. It came to be known as the Nazi party. • In 1932, Nazi had become the largest party with 37% votes. • On 30 January 1933 President Hindenburg offered the chancellorship to Hitler. • On 28 February 1933, He passed Fire Decree. suspended civic right like freedom of speech. Press. • On 3 rd March 1933, The enabling act was passed. This act established dictorship in Germany.

Nazi ideology • There was no equality between people. Aryans were at the top of the society and Jews were in the lowest rank of the society. • According to this ideology only strongest rule would be survived and the weak race had no right to live in the society. • Hitler’s ideology related to the Geological concept of living space. He believed that new territories had to be acquired for settlement.

YOUTH IN NAZISM • Youth organization was responsible for educating German youth in the spirit of National Socialism. • 10 years had to enter Jungvolk. • At 14, all boys had to join the Nazi Youth Organization. where they learnt to worship war, glorify aggression and violence , condemn democracy and hate Jews. • At 18, they had to serve in the armed forces. • They entered one of the Nazi organization.