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~ 1933: Hitler Comes to Power ~ Upfront Article ~ March 10, 2008
GERMANY – government history 1871 – German unification (Otto von
Bismarck)
1871-1888 – Kaiser Wilhelm I
1888-1919 – Kaiser Wilhelm II
1919-1933 – Weimar Republic (responsible
for signing the Treaty of
Versailles)
1933-1945 – Hitler
Reich = German word for Empire 1
st Reich – the Holy Roman Empire (800 – 1806)
2nd
Reich – Wilhelm’s Empire (1871-1888)
3rd
Reich – Hitler’s Empire (1933-1945)
Chancellor – leader of a certain parliamentary gov’t; prime minister
deadlock – a standstill or stalemate
debilitating – to make weak
reparations – payments for wrongdoings; $ to compensate for damages
impoverished – to reduce to poverty
ruinous – bringing to ruin; destructive
inflation – a persistent, substantial rise in prices related to an increase in the volume of $, resulting in the decrease of the value of currency ($)
exacerbated – to increase the severity of
ideology – the body of beliefs that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group
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Reichstag – the lower house of the parliament during the Weimar Republic annexed – added land
regime – a specific government implementing – to start or put into place
paramilitary – an addition to the military forces extermination – to get rid of usually by killing
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Hitler’s Book: Mein Kampf (My Struggle) - outlined his goals for Germany - discussed his ideas about racial purity & the master race - promised to end the Treaty of Versailles - claimed that he wanted to seek revenge for the defeat in WWI & wanted to conquer more land
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rhetoric – the art of effective speaking or creating persuasive speech
ethnic cleansing – a genocide; a systematic killing of a particular group of people
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MRS. BRANFORD GLOBAL HISTORY 10
~ 1933: Hitler Comes to Power ~
Upfront Article ~ March 10, 2008
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. How did Hitler come to power? Be specific. _________________________________
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2. Who did the Nazi’s blame for Germany’s economic problems? ____________________
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3. How did the Treaty of Versailles set up World War II? Use evidence from the article.
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4. What was Kristallnacht? What happened? __________________________________
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5. What is blitzkrieg? ___________________________________________________
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6. What is the Final Solution? _____________________________________________
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7. Peter Black talks about two lessons that we can apply to the world today from Hitler’s rule.
A. What are the two lessons? ___________________________________________
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B. Do you think the world has learned these lessons? Why or why not? _____________
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