Germany

German Totalitarianism

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• ​Define totalitarianism

- characteristics of a totalitarian leader

• Adolf Hitler & his role​, methods, and actions

• The Nazi party

- ​The government before

- How they took over

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Objectives For Today

Open Ended

What do you know already about the Nazi party and/or Adolf Hitler?

What is Totalitarianism and the Characteristics of a Totalitaristic leader

​Totalitarianism is a form of government in which one political has full control over a natation. The characteristics of a totalitarian leader are..

• Terror

• Indoctrination

• Propaganda

• Censorship

• Religious or ethnic persecution

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a characteristic of a totalistic leader?

• Police Terror

• Full control of Propaganda

• Full control of food choice

• Religious and ethnic proscution

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. His father was an official with hopes of his son becoming a leader as well; Adolf, though, wanted to become an artist. After he was rejected from the Vienna Academy of Arts and his mother died, Hitler joined the German army in WW1. This greatly influenced his hate towards Jewish people; later, he was the leader of the Nazi political party that supported his views. In 1933, because he became the German leader, he gave himself absolute power. Eventually, after receiving absolute power, he murdered millions of Jews. In 1945, with his wife, they both committed suicide. EF

​Adolf Hitler

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Multiple Choice

Was Hitler in the German army in WWI?

• Yes

• No

What were the parts of the Nazi government?

Hitler- Fuhrer (Leader), chancellor, and the commander in chief of the army 

Gauleiters- organizational system ​

Heinrich Himmler and his chief lieutenant Reinhard Heydrich- in charge of unification of all the police, security, and Schutzstaffel (SS) organization 

SS Schutzstaffel-Political soldiers of the Nazi party, protected Hitler 

Storm Troopers (SA)- Hitlers private army, extremely aggressive and helped Hitler rise in power

Gestapo- Nazi secret police MD 

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The nazi party (National Socialist German Workers' Party) was a far-right political party​ that believed in racial superiority and was against communism.

What was the government before the Nazi Party and how did they takeover.

​The Weimar Republic. This republic was not strong therefore, the Nazi Party had an easy advantage to be able to takeover the Weimar Republic. Hitler was also able to promise the economy to be better after the Great Depression, this made Adolf able to gain many supporters. KM

Poll

Which government would you prefer?

• Nazi Party

• The Weimar Republic

What methods did Hitler use to take control on the country and get people on his side?

Hitler was a persuasive public speaker, this proved to Germany he could be a strong and influencing leader. Hitler would organize marches to get others to join the Nazi party. Hitler also promised his people better jobs and pay. LC

Multiple Choice

What did Hitler promise to his people?

• Better food

• Growth in the economy

• Puppies for everyone

• Fair treatment for all

What actions did Hitler take to keep control?

​ Hitler gave himself absolute rule so, he had full control over Germany and did not have anyone to compete with. He got rid of democracy so he could make the rules/decisions by himself whenever he wanted to. Hitler also used terror to keep himself in power. He scared many people who were not a part of the Nazi group so no one would stand up to him. LC

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