Hitler & Rise of Nazi Hitler & Rise of Nazi GermanyGermany

Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler

Born in Austria, moved to Germany & fought in Born in Austria, moved to Germany & fought in German army during World War I German army during World War I

Failed attempt to seize power in Munich sends Failed attempt to seize power in Munich sends him to prisonhim to prison

Wrote Wrote Mein KampfMein Kampf (My Struggle) in prison (My Struggle) in prison– Extreme nationalism, racism & antisemitism Extreme nationalism, racism & antisemitism – Believed Germans belonged to superior master race Believed Germans belonged to superior master race

of light-skinned Europeans. Greatest enemy=Jewsof light-skinned Europeans. Greatest enemy=Jews– Basic book for Nazi goals & ideologyBasic book for Nazi goals & ideology

Hitler’s Rise to PowerHitler’s Rise to Power

He promised to end reparations, create He promised to end reparations, create jobs & defy Treaty of Versailles jobs & defy Treaty of Versailles

Elected chancellor in 1933 through legal, Elected chancellor in 1933 through legal, democratic meansdemocratic means

Suspended civil rights and destroyed the Suspended civil rights and destroyed the socialists & communistssocialists & communists

Nazi became the only party in GermanyNazi became the only party in Germany

Hitler’s Third Reich Hitler’s Third Reich

Established the Third Reich in which he Established the Third Reich in which he said the German master race would said the German master race would dominate Europe for 1,000 yearsdominate Europe for 1,000 years

Hitler organized a brutal system of terror, Hitler organized a brutal system of terror, repression & totalitarian rulerepression & totalitarian rule

Nazis controlled ALL areas of German lifeNazis controlled ALL areas of German life

Campaign Against Jews Begins Campaign Against Jews Begins

Nuremburg Laws-Nuremburg Laws- placed severe placed severe restrictions on Jews: couldn’t marry a non-restrictions on Jews: couldn’t marry a non-Jew, attend German schools, hold Jew, attend German schools, hold government jobs, publish books, or government jobs, publish books, or practice law/medicinepractice law/medicine

KristallnachtKristallnacht- The Night of Broken Glass- The Night of Broken Glass– Attack on all Jews; Nazis smashed windows, Attack on all Jews; Nazis smashed windows,

looted shops, burned synagogues, and looted shops, burned synagogues, and publicly beat Jewspublicly beat Jews

The Holocaust The Holocaust

Jews were sent to Jews were sent to concentration camps, detention centers for civilians considered enemies of the state

“Final Solution”- genocide, deliberate murder, of all Jews

Kill all people he judged racially inferior: Kill all people he judged racially inferior: Jews, Slavs, Gypsies, and mentally illJews, Slavs, Gypsies, and mentally ill

The Holocaust The Holocaust

Special death camps were built: Auschwitz, Special death camps were built: Auschwitz, Sobibor, and TreblinkaSobibor, and Treblinka– Nazis deisgned the most efficient means of killing Nazis deisgned the most efficient means of killing

millions of men, women and childrenmillions of men, women and children

When Jews reached camps, stripped of their When Jews reached camps, stripped of their clothes & separated clothes & separated – Young, old & sick targeted for immediate killingYoung, old & sick targeted for immediate killing– Headed into shower rooms & gassedHeaded into shower rooms & gassed– Others used as medical experimentsOthers used as medical experiments

Most people pretended not to notice what was Most people pretended not to notice what was happeninghappeningBy 1945, Nazis had killed around 6 million JewsBy 1945, Nazis had killed around 6 million Jews