Fascism in Germany By: Katie Nolan, Felicia Damron, Abby

Faulkenberry, Cass Resnik, and Cole Guertin

Adolf Hitler Early-life marked by

disappointment Fought in World War I Awarded the Iron

Cross 2 times Created the Nazi Party Wrote Mein Kampf, a

book about his beliefs and goals for Germany

Adolf Hitler Continued Believed that “Aryans” were

a master race Aryans had blonde hair and

blue eyes Jews, Slavs, and Gypsies

were inferior Germany was “over-

crowded”, needed lebensraum (living space)

Became Chancellor in 1933 Became Fuhrer in 1934

Nazism Nazi party became the largest

political party in 1932 The Nazi’s were officers who

served under the dictatorship of Hitler.

Hatred of Jews, Slavs, Gypsies, and disabled people

Declared war on the Jews, and blamed them for the economic depression.

Deprived Jews of most of their rights

German Aggression leading to WWII

Economy was destroyed from all of the war debt after WW1, because of the Treaty of Versailles

People were all seen as lower than others after other countries made them take the guilt of the war

They were not allowed to have an army and it made them feel less powerful than other countries

Role in WW2 After signing the

nonaggression pact with Hitler

Germany launched surprise attack against Poland on Sept. 1st, 1939

France and Great Britain declared war on Germany on Sept.3rd, 1939

Poster means Winning, or losing

“Blitzkrieg” Germany used a new

military strategy, The Blitzkrieg or “Lightning War”

Used fast airplanes, tanks, and giant destructive infantry forces

Took soldiers by surprise and quickly overwhelmed them

Plan used to take Poland

Taking of France In his plan to take France,

Hitler kept the Allies attention on The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

While the allies attention was there, he sent large groups of tanks and troops to go through the woodland of Northern France

The Holocaust The Holocaust was a mass murder

of Jewish people. It was lead by Adolf Hitler. Started in 1933 and ended in

1945. Nazi’s were commanded by Hitler

to remove Jews from their homes, and to destroy any Jewish schools and buildings owned by Jews.

Approximately 6 million Jews were killed, either in their homes, on the streets, or in Concentration Camps

Other Facts About the Holocaust

The word holocaust comes from the Greek word “holokauston”, which means a completely burnt sacrifice to God.

Anyone with at least 3 Jewish grandparents was to be killed with no exceptions.

Holocaust denial is now a crime in Germany

Impact of World War 2 on Germany

Millions of Germans killed Cities destroyed Expulsion of 11.7 million

ethnic Germans Destroyed Germany’s

reputation Made the German economy

go back down Divided into 4 zones

(American, British, French and Soviet)

Quiz Question #1What award was Adolf Hitler awarded with?

a) The Medal of Honorb) The Iron Crossc) The Nobel Peace Prized) Best Singer in the Military

Quiz Question #2What race did Hitler believe to be the

master race?a) Jewishb) Blacksc) Aryansd) Chinese

Quiz Question #3Who did the Nazi officers serve under?

a) Britney Spearsb) Albert Einsteinc) Kaiser Wilhelmd) Adolf Hitler

Quiz Question #4What treaty gave Germany the war debt?

a) Treaty of Versaillesb) Treaty of Katzchen sind Niedlichc) Treaty of Tortisaillesd) Treaty of Petit-Dejeuner

Quiz Question #5About how many Jews were killed in the

Holocaust? a) 5 Million b) 4 c) 100 Thousand d) 6 Million

Quiz Question #6

Name three things that led to WWII in Germany.

Quiz Question #7

Name three effects that WWII had on Germany.

Quiz Question #8

What does the Greek word holokausten mean?

Answers to Quiz1) B2) C3) D4) A5) D

Answers to Quiz continued6) Economy was destroyed from all of the war debt

after WW1, because of the Treaty of Versailles People were all seen as lower than others after

other countries made them take the guilt of the war

They were not allowed to have an army and it made them feel less powerful than other countries

Answers to Quiz continued7) Millions of Germans killed Cities destroyed Expulsion of 11.7 million ethnic Germans Destroyed Germany’s reputation Made the German economy go back

down Divided into 4 zones (American, British,

French and Soviet)

Answers to Quiz continued8)

It means a complete burnt sacrifice to God.

The End