National Socialism in Germany History 104 / April 10, 2013.
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Transcript of National Socialism in Germany History 104 / April 10, 2013.
National Socialism in GermanyHistory 104 / April 10, 2013
Cover of the first edition(1925)
Munich, November 1923
- a radical young nationalist leads the “Beer Hall putsch”
Josef Goebbels (1897-1945)NSDAP leader in Berlin region; later Minister of Propaganda
The SA (brownshirts): marching & brawling
“Black Friday”on Wall Street(Oct. 25, 1929)
The Great Depression hits Germany, 1929-1933
The SA combines a soup kitchen & election headquarters
Communist agitation during the depression- “Bring down this system!”
“Hitler – our last hope”
Election results for the NSDAP:
1928 - 2.6%1930 - 18.3%
July 1932 - 37.3%Nov. 1932 - 33.1%
President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as Chancellor
Jan. 30, 1933:torchlight parades signal
the beginning of a new era
The burning of books
The Enabling Act (March 1933)
The “Night of the Long Knives” (June 1934)
The SS rises to prominence
- led by Heinrich Himmler(1900-1945)
NSDAP party rallies: orchestrated expressions of loyalty
The Autobahn
“Strength through Joy”: new experiences and
exotic vacations
The “Strength through Joy”vacation dorm on the
island of Rügen
The “Strength through Joy” Wagon(engineered by… Volkswagen)
The Saar – a coal-rich territory
detached from Germanyin 1919
Jan. 1935:In a plebiscite in the Saar, 90% vote to join the Third
Reich
March 1935: Hitler re-introduces the draft for German men
March 1936: Hitler re-militarizes the Rhineland
April 1, 1933: the SA organizes a boycott ofJewish-owned businesses
“Jews not permitted in our German forests”
The concentration campat Dachau (est. 1933)