Class Notes 9:7 Adolf Hitler Modern World History, by Dan McDowell. Teaching Point, ©2003

Background Born in Austria – not Germany! Had ambitions to be an artist, but could not get into art school Worked various jobs prior to WWI Enlisted in Germany army; distinguished himself with two bravery medals

Born in Austria – not Germany!

Had ambitions to be an artist, but could not get into art school

Worked various jobs prior to WWI

Enlisted in Germany army; distinguished himself with two bravery medals

Post-War Germany When war ended he believed Germany was “stabbed in the back” by Weimar Republic politicians who signed the Versailles treaty (no military officers at the signing) With a handful of other dissenters, he formed the party that would evolve into the National Socialists (Nazis)

When war ended he believed Germany was “stabbed in the back” by Weimar Republic politicians who signed the Versailles treaty (no military officers at the signing)

With a handful of other dissenters, he formed the party that would evolve into the National Socialists (Nazis)

Post-War Germany As party leader, he gave numerous speeches blaming Germany’s new found weakness on the current politicians, the French, the communists, and the Jews

As party leader, he gave numerous speeches blaming Germany’s new found weakness on the current politicians, the French, the communists, and the Jews

Post-War Germany Early popularity was limited, the Nazi party received less that 10% of the vote in the early 1920s Organized a raid to capture the Bavarian government in Munich in 1923, but was crushed by the regular German army

Early popularity was limited, the Nazi party received less that 10% of the vote in the early 1920s

Organized a raid to capture the Bavarian government in Munich in 1923, but was crushed by the regular German army

Post-War Germany Convicted and sent to prison for nine months where he wrote Mein Kampf

Convicted and sent to prison for nine months where he wrote Mein Kampf

Philosophy of Hitler First outlined his political philosophy in Mein Kampf Versailles Treaty must be repealed, it had dismantled the very nature of the Fatherland All German -speaking people must be united in a single nation which therefore needed additional “living space” Aryans are the highest form of life, must never intermingle with lesser races including Slavs and Jews; these groups must be separated from Aryans

First outlined his political philosophy in Mein Kampf

Versailles Treaty must be repealed, it had dismantled the very nature of the Fatherland

All German -speaking people must be united in a single nation which therefore needed additional “living space”

Aryans are the highest form of life, must never intermingle with lesser races including Slavs and Jews; these groups must be separated from Aryans

Philosophy of Hitler After prison, Hitler reorganized Nazi party and developed a political platform that would utilize the democratic system to obtain power

After prison, Hitler reorganized Nazi party and developed a political platform that would utilize the democratic system to obtain power

National Socialist Platform Stop all compliance with the Versailles Treaty and punish those responsible for this “stab in the back” Rid Germany of corrupt non-Aryan influences, including the Jews who he said had an international plan to take over world Only allow people of German blood to be citizens

Stop all compliance with the Versailles Treaty and punish those responsible for this “stab in the back”

Rid Germany of corrupt non-Aryan influences, including the Jews who he said had an international plan to take over world

Only allow people of German blood to be citizens

National Socialist Platform Rebuild greatness of the German army; build an unrivaled navy Unify the German peoples Rebuild the German economy without foreign influences – protecting German workers and farmers

Rebuild greatness of the German army; build an unrivaled navy

Unify the German peoples

Rebuild the German economy without foreign influences – protecting German workers and farmers

National Socialist Platform Education in the name of the nation should be available to everyone and the press should have limitations placed on it All citizens have equal access to pensions and medical care in their old age

Education in the name of the nation should be available to everyone and the press should have limitations placed on it

All citizens have equal access to pensions and medical care in their old age