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Using your notes, knowledge, and textbook pages 910-911 create an anagram using Mussolini’s name.

The words do not have to BEGIN with each letter, but must contain each….

Be prepared to share yours on smartboard!

Reading: Fascism in Germany

• Read pages 911-914

• How was Hitler able to rise to power? • How did Hitler consolidate and maintain his power? • What minority groups did Hitler blame? • Why do you think Hitler had young children join Nazi organizations?

Review Questions

• What promises to Benito Mussolini make to the Italian people?• Supported vets, end unemployment, regain lost territory, outlaw rebellion

amongst workers, fight communism

• How did Benito Mussolini consolidate power in Italy? • Force, Terror, no elections, free speech, free press, killed/jailed enemies

• Who were the Black Shirts? • Mussolini’s combat groups

• How is fascism different from totalitarianism? • Fascism has focus on nationalism, and anti-communism

• What was the common goal of the Meiji Restoration, Stalin, and Mao? • Modernize their countries

Extended Bellringer

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Extended Bellringer

• Fill in the blanks of the following….

________ is a form of government where a ________ has total control over the people and society. An example of a dictator in this form of regime would be ______ who was leader of ______. A variation of this form of government is ________. In this type of government the dictator is anti-_______ and extremely _________. An example of this type of leader is _________ who was a leader in ________. Germany was particularly affected by this type of regime. That is because they were treated very harshly by the terms of the ______ of ________. This made the Germans very embarrassed and angry. To make matters worse, the economy was destroyed due to the ______ _________. This happened because of overproduction, decreased demand, and no _____ for _______ after WWI. This turmoil and unrest led to the rise of ________ leaders and the beginning of WWII.

Switch!

• Worth 15 points

• Give them 1 point for having their name on it

• 1 more point for each correct blank filled in

Totalitarianism is a form of government where a dictator has total control over the people and society. An example of a dictator in this form of regime would be Stalin/Mao who was leader of USSR/China. A variation of this form of government is fascism. In this type of government the dictator is anti-communist and extremely nationalistic. An example of this type of leader is Mussolini/Hitler who was a leader in Italy/Germany. Germany was particularly affected by this type of regime. That is because they were treated very harshly by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. This made the Germans very embarrassed and angry. To make matters worse, the economy was destroyed due to the Great Depression. This happened because of overproduction, decreased demand, and no jobs for soldiers after WWI. This turmoil and unrest led to the rise of fascist leaders and the beginning of WWII.

Agenda

• Extended BR• Notes: Fascism in Germany• Index Card: Hitler• Exit Ticket

Objective

• Students will identify how Adolf Hitler was able to consolidate power in Germany by completing an exit ticket.

Fascism in Germany

Historical Circumstance

• Germany had been treated very harshly in Treaty of Versailles after WWI• 30 Billion in war reparations• Limited military size• Overseas colonies taken away• Had to admit responsibility for WWI

• Current government of Germany was called Weimar Republic• Very weak, unable to solve problems or help people

• Many economic problems• Hyperinflation, no jobs, great depression

Hyperinflation

• Hyperinflation: extreme or excessive inflation• Inflation: gradual increase in prices

• Hyperinflation made German money essentially worthless (deutchmark)

Hyperinflation

Hyperinflation

• Imagine tomorrow morning your $1 bill is worth 1/100th of a penny? That means you would need $10,000 to equal one dollar

Adolf Hitler

• 1933 Hitler was appointed as chancellor• National Socialist Workers Party (Nazi’s) were in control of

government• Hitler promised jobs, rebuild Germany pride (nationalism), and

reverse Treaty of Versailles• Began public works projects (bridges, roads, buildings) that put many

people to work• Standard of living began to rise!! People loved him!

Hitler Consolidates Power

• Used Gestapo (secret police)• Rooted out all opposition• Arrest and execution of suspects

• Reamed Germany military• VIOLATED TREATY OF VERSAILLES

Adolf Hitler

Propaganda

Indoctrination

Creation of Hatred

• This was not a fast process

• Small laws, small statements led to genocide

Adolf Hitler

• Hitler needed a scape goat

• The German people sought someone to blame for their problems

• Hitler feared that eventually it would be him and he would lose power. So he developed a plan…..

• Give the people what they want – an enemy. Someone to blame….

Adolf Hitler

• Hitler placed the blame on Jews

• Jewish = a religion

• Hitler made Jewish an ethnicity. He defined a stereotype. Gave people an image of who to look for. In reality, Jewish was not a body type or appearance.

Propaganda

Blaming Jews

• Hitler told Germans that the Jews were the reason Germany lost WWI and the source of their economic crisis

• Because Hitler had been improving their lives, people were eager to believe him

• He’s our leader, he wouldn’t lie, he knows more information than we do, we have no reason not to trust him….

Anti-semitism

• Antisemitism: prejudice against Jews

• Remember historical examples?• Enslavement of Jews by Egyptians (mono vs polytheistic)• Blamed for Black Death • Christian (Catholic) Church blamed Jews for crucifying Jesus

**Hitler just built upon an existing prejudice to meet his own needs**

Adolf Hitler

• The technical definition of Jew was presented in the Nuremburg laws 1935

• Anyone with 2 or more Jewish grandparents• Anyone married to a Jew• Anyone with 1 or more Jewish parents

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• Aside from the technical definition in the law, informally Jews were recognized based on these traits: • Dark hair• Dark eyes• Large nose• Small teeth• Language: Yiddish/Hebrew

Nuremburg Laws

• These laws eventually were used to justify robbing, segregating, beating, and eventually killing millions of Jews

• Series of laws passed in Germany regarding treatment of Jews• No intermarriage• No government Jobs• No education• Not allowed to practice law or medicine (Albert Einstein)

Other Laws….

• Can’t possess jewelry• Can’t have more than $2000 zloty (1 zl = 26 cents. About $520)• Must move to Ghetto – cannot associate with “Gentiles”• Must walk in gutter of streets, cannot use sidewalks• Cannot work without papers – only a certain number of papers issued• Must wear visible symbol of jew

Create an index card…

Adolf Hitler

• Fascist dictator of Germany• Rearmed Germany military, inspired nationalism• Created hatred of communists, jews• Holocaust

Exit Ticket

• Why was the German economy in bad shape after WWI? • Hyperinflation, no jobs, had to rebuild and pay reparations

• How is fascism different from totalitarianism?• Fascism has focus on nationalism, imperialism, and anti-communism

• How did Hitler increase the standard of living for Germans? • Established public works projects that required workers

• Why did Hitler create the idea the Jews are the enemy?• Played an traditional anti-semitic views, needed a scape goat

• What were the Nuremburg laws? • Laws that defined Jew and established treatment of Jews in society