2.3 Germany from democracy to dictatorship (3)

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For today

Hitlers rise to power

HW

Goals

• In this paragraph you will learn which political problems formed in Germany.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn which economic problems formed.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how Hitler rose to power.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how Germany became a totalitarian dictatorship.
  
• Characteristic aspect: the racist and totalitarian character of national socialism.

Why was the Weimar Republic so unstable in its early years?

What do you see here?

What do you see here?

What do you see here?

      The Rise of Hitler & National Socialism

• National Socialism:
  

1. Anti-democratic, violent, ultra-nationalist, totalitarian
2. Racist → Belief in a struggle between ‘races’
3. Lebensraum: expand into Eastern Europe, displacing or enslaving populations

• 1932: NSDAP wins 37% in elections
• 1933: Hindenburg appoints Hitler as Reichskanzler
  

What do you see here?

What do you see here?

Dictatorship in Germany

• Feb 1933: Reichstag fire → Hitler arrests communists & bans communist party
  
• March 1933: Enabling Act → Hitler gets full power
• Totalitarian state:
  

1. SA: Street violence against Jews, socialists & communists
2. SS: Runs concentration camps for regime opponents
3. Propaganda Ministry: Controls media, education & public opinion
4. Hitler worship: Mass rallies, Nazi symbols, strict loyalty

Get to work!

Read 2.3 'The Rise of Hitler & National Socialism' & 'Dictatorship in Germany'

Make assignment 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 10

AT3C

For friday make the assignment I will send you through Magister and bring this with you next week

Goals

• In this paragraph you will learn which political problems formed in Germany.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn which economic problems formed.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how Hitler rose to power.
  
• In this paragraph you will learn how Germany became a totalitarian dictatorship.
  
• Characteristic aspect: the racist and totalitarian character of national socialism.

What event did Hitler use as an excuse to arrest communists and ban their party in 1933?

1. The invasion of Poland
2. The burning of the Reichstag
3. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
4. The Munich Putsch

Which of the following is not a characteristic of National Socialism?

1. Racism
2. Totalitarianism
3. Support for democracy
4. Extreme nationalism

How did Hitler gain full power in Germany after the March 1933 elections, despite the NSDAP not winning an absolute majority?

1. He formed a coalition with the communist party
2. He used propaganda to force the Reichstag to dissolve itself
3. He made false promises to other parties to pass the Enabling Act
4. He declared himself Führer immediately after the elections