The Rise of Adolf Hitler and the Beginning of World War II

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The Rise of Adolf Hitler and the Beginning of
World War II
Time Magazines Man of the Year in 1938
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Adolf Hitler

• Born on April 20, 1889 in Austria
• Attended a Catholic monastery school where he was
  a member of their choir
• Considered becoming a priest
• Wanted to become an artist,but his father made
  him followin his footsteps
• During high school, Adolf becamea German
  nationalist

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Adolf Hitler

• His father died when Adolf was 13, and he became
  the head of his familys household and dropped
  out of high school
• Five year later, Adolfs dreams were fulfilled
  and he took the entrance exam to Viennas Academy
  of Fine Arts
• Told that his drawings lacked the talent of
  artistic painting, he was rejected

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Adolf Hitler

• Hitler the unemployed slacker tries again to
  attend Viennas Academy of Fine Art, but his
  test drawings were considered so bad that he
  wasnt allowed to take the exam
• Hitler becomes homeless in 1909
• Made a modest living by selling his paintings in
  Jewish shops
• Living in a town with an anti-Semitic leader,
  Adolf began to read anti-Semitic literature and
  quickly began to despise Jewish people

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Adolf Hitler

• Anti-Semitism An intense dislike and prejudice
  against the Jewish people
• Becoming increasingly interested in politics,
  Hitler joins the German army
• Fought in World War I
• Was said to have shown outstanding bravery in
  the face of the enemy
• Germany loses in 1918

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Germany after WWI

• Along with many Germans, Hitler believed that
  Germany could have won WWI
• They were betrayed from within by the Jewish
• Germany becomes a democracy
• Limited to 100,000 soldiers

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The German Workers Party

• Hitler joined The German Workers Party
• Strong nationalist, pro military, anti-Semitic
  party
• Hitler became the voice of the party because of
  his strong ability to speak

• In 1920, Hitler chose the swastika to represent
  the political party
• Party name is called Nazi for short

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Hitler becomes Nazi Leader

• Hitler threatens to leave the party unless they
  make him the dictator of the party
• Dictator A person with complete authority
• Became Fuhrer a.k.a leader

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The German Depression

• Germany forced to pay for damages caused in World
  War I
• Hyperinflation The extreme loss in value of
  money
• For every American dollar, one would have to have
  4 billion German marks

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Nazi Revolution

• In 1923, the Nazi Party, led by Hitler, attempted
  to overthrow the German government
• FAILURE!
• Hitler is charged with five years in prison
• While in prison, Hitler write Mein Kampf

• Speaks of Hitlers political and racial views
  and outlines his plans for a better Germany

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The German Depression Worsens

• October 29, 1929 the American stock market
  crashed
• Caused Germany to slip into a greater depression
• Utilizing Hitlers outstanding speeches, the Nazi
  Party campaigned throughout Germany and received
  18 of the German government

• In 1932, Hitler runs for president against
  Hindenburg (who would have been 92 by the time
  his term was over)
• Hindenburg wins
• Democracy fails

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Solution

• In attempt to recover the government and to avoid
  being overthrown, Hindenburg appoints Hitler the
  new chancellor of Germany
• Hitler quickly dissolves the democracy and
  declares himself dictator of Germany
• First action ban on Jewish products

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Ban on Jewish Products
Dont buy from Jews shop in German businesses!
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World Dictators

• By 1930, dictators had seized control of Germany,
  Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union
• Germany Adolf Hitler
• Italy Benito Mussolini
• Japan Emperor Hirohito
• Soviet Union Joseph Stalin
• Fascism An extreme form of patriotism that is
  often linked with racism

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Dictators
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The Axis Powers and War

• Italy, Germany, and Japan (joined in 1940)
• 1937 Japan invaded China
• 1938 Britain and France attempted to appease
  Hitler by allowing him to take part of
  Czechoslovakia if he promised not to expand his
  territory anymore
• 1938 Germany conquered Austria and
  Czechoslovakia

• 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union vowed not to
  attack each other
• September 1, 1939 World War II began when
  Germany attacked Poland
• Great Britain and France declared war on Germany
• Total War A war in which every available
  resource is utilized and every person is an
  acceptable target

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Blitzkrieg

• Blitzkrieg Lightning War was a new form of war
  which emphasized speed and surprise
• Tanks, troops, and planes
• No trenches!! (Except in the battle for
  Stalingrad)
• Within a month, Germany controlled Poland
• 1940 Germany conquers Belgium and the
  Netherlands before turning its eyes on France

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Blitzkrieg
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Blitzkrieg
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The Allies

• Poland
• Australia
• United Kingdom (Great Britain)
• France
• New Zealand
• Canada
• Norway
• Belgium

• Netherlands
• Czechoslovakia
• Greece
• Soviet Union (joined in 1941)
• United States (joined in 1941)
• Etc
• Etc
• Do you get the point?

By the end of the war, more than 50 countries
were part of the Allies
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The battle of Stalingrad

• 1941 Hitler backstabs Stalins Soviet Union
• The battle of Stalingrad
• Capture meant cutting the Soviet Unions supply
  route
• Immediate success of German army
• Stalin forces all civilians to remain within the
  city, resulting in thousands of deaths
• German forces controlled 90 of the city

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Battle of Stalingrad
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The Battle of Stalingrad
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The Battle of Stalingrad

• Winter sets in
• Unprepared to fight in the severe winter weather,
  the German army is defeated
• By the end of the battle, nearly 2 million
  casualties were inflicted on both sides
• First Nazi defeat

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