Commonly referred to as Nazism and is associated
with the German Nazi Party
Mein Kampf was written by Hitler in
prison and is quite full of hatred but
is good insight into Hitler's mind and
political attitude
What were Hitler's ideologies?
Maintaining racial
purity was a
fundamental role of
the Nation
Aryan race was superior
Jews represented a greath threat to
racial purity and the survival of the
state
Other political notions were failures or a threat
Germany's destiny was to expand into
Eastern Europe, subjugating inferior
races and acquiring their living spaces
Hitler's rise to power
Hitler learned important lessons
from the Munich Beer Hall Putsch:
power could not be achieved by
force
He was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933
He gained publicity from the Beer
Hall Putsch and increased his
following among right-wing
nationalists
Beginning of National Socialism (Nazism)
The Great Depression brought hard times to Germany,
unemployment rose to 30% of the German population.
While this did not give the Nazi's power it catapulted
them into a mass movement
The Great Depression affected
most classes in German society
and British Historian wrote
"...One may begin to guess
something of the incalculable
human anxiety and
embitterment burnt into the minds
of missions of ordinary German
working men and women"