Hitler Consolidates Power The Rise of Hitler by
Hitler Consolidates Power The Rise of Hitler by 1939
Early Years Born in Austria (1889); not admitted to Vienna Art College Corporal in World War One, then largely unemployed
The Beer Hall Putsch § Adolf Hitler joined the National Socialist Party in 1919, and tried to overthrow the government of Bavaria in 1923
Mein Kampf § While in jail, Hitler wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle); it outlined his plan to restore Germany to greatness and respect
Germany Elects Hitler § Germans resented the Treaty of Versailles, which blamed them for WWI (War Guilt Clause) § War reparations and a bad economy caused inflation and a devalued mark § Depression began 1929 – by 1933, Germans desperate for new leadership § Hitler promises full employment, made great speeches § 1933 - Hitler becomes Chancellor (Prime Minister)
Dictatorship § Hitler turned Germany quickly into a Nazi state § Admired dictators Mussolini and Stalin – used similar tactics § Abolished unions and strikes; government took complete control of the economy § Censorship, Hitler Youth introducedindoctrination into Nazi beliefs § Promoted the idea of white racial superiority (Aryan) and blamed non-Aryans for country’s problems, especially Jews (scapegoats)
Steps to Power § 1933 – Hitler breaks the Treaty of Versailles by re -arming Germany § 1935 – introduced the Nuremberg Laws – removed citizenship from Jews, Jews and non. Jews cannot marry etc.
§ 1936 – Hitler occupied the Rhineland ( another Versailles violation) § 1937 – Kristallnacht – Jewish homes, synagogues and businesses attacked, Jewish students expelled from universities
§ 1938 – Hitler annexes Austria and the Sudentenland (Czechosolvakia) § Munich Conference – world leaders meet to discuss problem – they give in to Hitler’s promise to not go any further (Policy of Appeasement) § 1939 – Hitler makes Non-Aggression Pact § (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) with U. S. S. R. – they would divide Poland between themselves and not attack each other
1939 – Hitler takes over the rest of Czechoslovakia and invades Poland!
September 1939 – Britain and France declare war on Germany: World War Two begins
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