The Rise of Hitler



The Rise of Hitler

Hitler’s Early Years

Young Hitler

Although the future dictator of Germany, Adolf Hitler was born in ______________. Hitler had no siblings and both his parents died at a young age.

Hitler wanted to become an ________, but he twice failed the entrance exam into the Fine Arts Academy of Vienna. This enraged Hitler, and he used the Jews as a _______________ claiming they controlled admissions.

Hitler later moved to _________________ and fought for the Kaiser in WWI. A decorated soldier, Hitler suffered temporary blindness due to a _______ attack.

Hitler loved Germany and could not accept defeat. He hated Germany’s new __________________ Republic for signing the humiliating Treaty of Versailles.

Hitler Leads the Nazis

Nazi Fascism

In 1919 Hitler joined the ____________, a small fascist group (National Socialist German Workers’ Party).

Fascism - dictatorial government that is violently nationalistic, imperialistic, and anti-communist.

Both Hitler and ______________, Italy’s fascist dictator, felt democracy was weak because it put individual rights above national goals. Both also believed in creating an imperial ______________ and crushing communism.

Hitler was an intense, energetic, and motivating public _____________. These talents quickly elevated Hitler to become the leader of the Nazi party. As leader Hitler perfected Nazi ideology, and introduced symbols such as the __________ and the Nazi flag.

Hitler organized the Nazis into squads known as _____________________ who fought against political enemies, such as the ________________________.

Beer Hall Putsch

Anxious for power, in 1923 Hitler led a takeover of a government meeting at a Munich _________________.

Unfortunately for Hitler, the ___________ surrounded the beer hall, killed several Nazis and ended his failed revolution.

Hitler was sentenced to prison, but because of a sympathetic judge he would spend less than a _____ behind bars. During this time Hitler wrote __________.

Hitler’s Ideology

Mein Kampf

Mein Kampf (___________________) became the Nazi bible and a German best seller. The book gives Hitler’s ideology of extreme nationalism, racism, and ___________________.

Hitler believed that Jews were inferior and that Germans belonged to a superior master race of ___________, or light -skinned northern Europeans.

Hitler also argued that Germany needed to gain ____________________, or “living space” in the east by conquering and then inhabiting the racially inferior countries of Poland and Russia.

Hitler also argued that the German military did not lose WWI but was _________________ by corrupt politicians, communists, and Jews.

Hitler’s dramatic failed putsch and new book made him _______________, and upon leaving prison he gained many followers among veterans and those frustrated with the Weimar Republic.

Winning the Masses

The Great Depression

Extreme _______________________ during the Great Depression caused Nazi membership to grow. Hitler’s message of ending the Versailles _____________, job creation, militarism and nationalism appealed to many.

With the democratic Weimar government weak and divided, the Nazis continued to win more and more seats in the German legislature, known as the ________.

Hitler Appointed Chancellor

Because the Great Depression increased Nazi representation in the Reichstag, Hitler was appointed ___________________ in January 1933.

However, Hitler did not have total control. Power in Germany was split ______ ways between the chancellor, the Reichstag, and President Hindenburg. There was also the ________, which currently favored Hindenburg and the Reichstag, but not Hitler.

Path to Dictatorship

Step 1: The Reichstag Fire

The Reichstag building was mysteriously set ___________ less than a month after Hitler was appointed chancellor.

Hitler convinced citizens that ___________________ were the arsons, and had them banned from the Reichstag. However, today historians believe ________ did it.

Step 2: The Enabling Act

____________ then erupted in the streets between Nazi Brownshirts and German communists. Property was destroyed and ___________ reigned.

Hoping to restore order and prevent a communist takeover the Reichstag agreed to the _________________________ which gave Hitler power to single-handedly pass emergency _________ for four years.

With the power to make his own laws Hitler threw out the democratic constitution, banned other political parties, ____________ the media, and spread Nazi ___________.

Those who protested the takeover were sent to concentration camps by the _______________, a branch of Hitler’s SS (special security) that carried out his brutality within Germany.

Step 3: Winning the Army

The _________ still did not support Hitler because they often fought with his Brownshirts, and viewed them as competition.

To win over the army, in June of 1934 Hitler ordered the killing of nearly 500 Brownshirt leaders on what was dubbed the “__________________________.” Army generals were now pleased and supported Hitler.

Step 4: Der Fuhrer

President Hindenburg was Hitler’s last obstacle in the way of a total __________________, but in August 1934 the aging Hindenburg died.

With Hindenburg gone, Hitler declared himself “_______” or ultimate leader of Germany. A _________________ was held and the Germans voted in favor of having Hitler as Fuhrer.

Hitler’s Rise to Power

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Weak

Weimar

Government

Strong

Leadership

Great

Depression

Harsh

Versailles

Treaty

How Did Hitler Become a Dictator?

HITLER

DECLARES

HIMSELF

__________

(Dictatorship

achieved)

DEATH OF

PRESIDENT

_____________

(All opposition

gone)

NIGHT OF THE

LONG KNIVES

(Hitler purges

__________________________------------------------------------------------------------------__________________------------------------------------------------------------------_________________------------------------------------------------------------------ - army

now supports him)

___________

ACT

(Only Nazi

party allowed,

censorship,

Reichstag

powerless)

REICHSTAG

_______

(Communists

blamed, street

fights, chaos)

HITLER

BECOMES

______________

(Power split

three ways)

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