SS6H3: Post WWI Europe Part 1

How did Nazi propaganda reduce public resistance to the policies that led to the Holocaust?

• It blamed Germany's economic and social problems on the Jews.

• It convinced Germans that the U.S. was to blame for their suffering.

• It motivated German workers to rise up and take control of the means of production.

• It encouraged German consumers to boycott businesses run by Fascist Party members.

What was the primary focus of Nazi propaganda in the 1930s?

• supporting democratic ideals

• encouraging Germans to work hard

• creating a strong communist economy

• blaming Germany's problems on the Jews

Which treat officially ended WWI?

• Jay's Treaty

• Pinckney's Treaty

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Treaty of Paris

What war was a result of imperialism, militarism, and nationalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Civil War
• World War 1
• World War 2
• Vietnam War

Which group of nations formed the alliance known as the Central Powers?

• Japan, Germany, Italy
• United States, France, Great Britain
• Ottoman Empire, Germany, United States
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

The Treaty of Versailles required Germany had to do all of the following except?

• Give up its colonies around the world and a large part of its land at home.
• Greatly reduce its military strength.
• Pay reparations and accept the blame for the war.
• Allow Great Britain to run its government for 20 years.

Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?

• Wilhelm II
• Adolf Hitler
• Vladimir Lenin
• Woodrow Wilson

What do the things in this list have in common:
*Hitler offered cures for economic problems.
*Appealed to German nationalism by violating the Treaty of Versailles.
*United people against the Jews.

• events that led to World War 1
• feelings Germans had about other countries
• ways that German leaders tried to rebuild their country
• reasons why Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany

What is propaganda?

• Something the Nazis used to make people nicer to Jewish people

• "Openness" in German

• A tool that is used to get people to do something or think a certain way

• The nickname for the first atomic bomb

Rise of Nazism

• Hitler promised to protect Germany and cure economic problems
• When Russians united and killed Tsar Nicholas II because they were suffering.
• No money to repay war debts; inflation; great loss of life and property damage; led to Great Depression in the USA
• An agreement that ended WWI and placed restrictions on Germany.