Monday:
Germany's WWII Story (1914-1945) (Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer)
One People, One Empire, One Leader
Fuhrer - Leader
Swastika
Treaty of Versailles
Territorial
The following land was taken away from Germany
Given to France
Given to Belgium
Given to Denmark
Given to Czechoslovakia
Given to Poland
The League of Nations also took control of Germany's overseas colonies
Germany had to return to Russia land taken in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.Some of this land was made into new states: Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. An enlarged Poland also received some of this land.
Military
Germany's army was reduced to 100,000 men;
German army was not allowed tanks
Germany was not allowed to have an air force
Germany was allowed only 6 capital naval ships and no submarines
The Rhineland was made into a demilitarized zone
No German soldier or weapon was allowed into this zone
The Allies were to keep an army of occupation on the west bank of the Rhine for 15 years
Financial
The loss of vital industrial territory would be a severe blow to Germany's economy
Cal from the Saar and Upper Silesia in particular
Germany had to pay $33 billion to the Allies (GB/France)
General
Germany had to admit full responsibility for starting the war. This was Clause 231
Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria
A League of Nations was set up to keep world peace
The German Reaction to the Treaty of Versailles
Hated it
Forced onto the German people
They had no choice
Stab in the Back Theory
Adolf Hitler
Born in 1889 in Austria
Tuesday:
Adolf Hitler
Born in 1889 in Austria
Family moved to Germany when he was three
Had fie sibling - three died in infancy
Mom - Klara
Dad - Alois
His brother, Edmund, died in 1900
After his brother's death, Hitler changed and became more moody and withdrawn
Had more issues at school and with his dad
His dad died in 1903 and his mom died in 1907
All three of these deaths had a huge impact on the young Hitler
In Mein Kampf, Hitler said he first became anti-Semitic during his time in Vienna, Austria
Hitler Struggled in School
Vienna, Austria - 1905-1913
Hitler failed to get into the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna two different times
Started selling paintings in the streets of Vienna
Failed his examination to get into the Austro-Hungarian army in 1914
Moved to Munich, Germany and joined the Germany army when WWI broke out in 1914
Hitler in WWI
Hitler was wounded twice while serving
Injured by a shell explosion
Temporarily blinded by a mustard gas attack
There is a story that Hitler could have been shot by the French soldier, Henry Tandy, but was spared
After WWI
Hitler starts spying on the new Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi) for the German military
Hitler quickly realized that this group discussed topics that he believed in
Hitler dropped out of the military and joined the Nazi Party and quickly rose to become the leader
Hitler found out that he had the power of speech and persuasion during this time
Beer Hall Putsch - 1923
Hitler's Trial - 1924
Hitler in Prison-
-Sentenced for 5 years
-Served 9 months-good behavior
Mein Kampf
Hitler's Rise to Power
Hitler is appointed Chancellor in 1933
Presiden Paul von Hindenburg dies shortly after and Hitler dissolves the Weimer Republic
Early Actions of Hitler:
Drops out of the League of Nations
Starts rearming Germany
Rearms the German Rhineland area
Anschluss with Austria-1938
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