HitlerandtheRiseofNaziGermany.pptVIP

The Rise of Nazi Germany Hitler and the Rise of Nazi Germany Spodek: 687-690 Why the Nazis could rise to power in Germany Defeat in World War I Versailles Treaty—England and France “Stabbed Germany in the Back” Great Depression: High Employment, Low Profits, People Lose Savings German Military Tradition: Frederick the Great—Prussia; Otto Von Bismarck—Unified Germany; Luddendorf; Hindenburg Anti-Semitism—Jews as Scapegoats: “Had all the jobs”; “Controlled Politics”; “Had all the money” (None of the above was true but it didn’t matter) Adolph Hitler Emblematic of German Problem: Only success