World War II

The Loss

of a

Generation

oWWI ended in late 1918.

oTreaty of Versailles

oStab in the back legend

Otisarchives3, Comeback April 30, 1919, Blind - His Sacrifice and Yours

January 30th 2008, Attribution license. Via Flickr

Hitler’s Beginning

oBorn April 20 1889

oEnlisted man in WWI

oQuickly became influential member

o1919 joined the “Nazi” party

oPaul Von Hindenburg

Unknown Author, ca. 1920 – 1924 Hitler as young man.Attribution no derivative. Via wikicommons

Leading to Power

oNamed 555 member

oHead of Propaganda

oOut Spoken Party leader

Rosaluxemburg January 22 2009 Untitled attribution no derivative. Via flickr

Why Him?

oWhy did the people choose him?

oWas there opposition to his rise

oThe current government’s response?

oPolitical standing.

Key points in Rise

oHitler went to jail for treason.

oWrote a book depicting his ideals.

oSentenced to 5 years

oServed 8 months

oTime in Jail was easy.Steph McGlenchy, October 16, 2007, Book from above, Attribution ,

via Flickr

Early 1930’s

oMarch 10, 1931

oFebruary to April of 1932

oLate 1932

oJanuary 30, 1933

August 2, 1934

Enabling Act of 1933

olaws without Reichstag

oHuge move for Hitler gaining power.

oCabinet is sidestepped by Hitler’s chancellorship

o Unknown Author, 23 March 1933, Title: Rede Adolf Hitlers zum Ermächtigungsgesetz. Attribution. Via Wikicommons

Hitler’s Hate

oBias towards jews, gypsies, different races, etc.

oGenius gone crazy.

oThey are the world’s problem. Daniel Ullrich, Febrary 8 2005, Judenstern JMW,

Attribution, via wikicommons

Holocaust Beginning

oSeptember 1st 1939

oSocialism was “Jewish” idea.

oThey were the cause of everything bad.

oGhettos were set up

oConcentration camps were being made.

oAuschwitz, Buchenwald, Majdanek.

Blatant News, October 15 2009, Jewish victims of the Nazi holocaust during World War 2, Attribution. Via flickrPrivate H. Miller, 16 April 1945, Slave laborers at Buchenwald, Public Domain, Via wikicommonsWalter Chirchersky, April 16 1945, Nazi Concentration Camp, Public Domain, wikicommons

Concentration Camps

Remember

o ≈6 million

o ≈9 million

o ≈17 million

Arnold Samuelson 3 June 1945 Buchenwald Samuelson, Public Domain, Wikicomons

Imagine

Walter Chirchersky, April 16 1945, Nazi Concentration Camp, Public Domain, wikicommons

Both Side’s Lose

o ≈16 million

o ≈45 million

o ≈61 million

o ≈8 million

o ≈4 million

o ≈12 million

Final Dates

oApril 12th 1945

oApril 30th 1945

oAugust 9th 1945

oAugust 15th 1945

oSeptember 2nd 1945

•Otisarchives3, Comeback April 30, 1919, Blind - His Sacrifice and Yours

•January 30th 2008, Attribution license. Via Flickr

•Unknown Wikipedia.org The Holocaust October 1st 2010

•Walter Chirchersky, April 16 1945, Nazi Concentration Camp, Public Domain, wikicommons

•Arnold Samuelson 3 June 1945 Buchenwald Samuelson, Public Domain, Wikicomons

•Daniel Ullrich, Febrary 8 2005, Judenstern JMW, Attribution, via wikicommons

•John Simkin April 2010, Spartacus Educational http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm.

•Unknown Author, 23 March 1933, Title: Rede Adolf Hitlers zum Ermächtigungsgesetz. Attribution. Via Wikicommons

•Unknown Author, ca. 1920 – 1924 Hitler as young man. Attribution no derivative. Via wikicommons

•Blatant News, October 15 2009, Jewish victims of the Nazi holocaust during World War 2, Attribution. Via flickr

•Private H. Miller, 16 April 1945, Slave laborers at Buchenwald, Public Domain, Via wikicommons

•Walter Chirchersky, April 16 1945, Nazi Concentration Camp, Public Domain, wikicommons

•Unknown Author, 23 March 1933, Title: Rede Adolf Hitlers zum Ermächtigungsgesetz. Attribution. Via Wikicommons

•Multiple Authors October 3rd 2010 World War II www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WW_II, Attribution, via wikipedia

•John Simkin April 2010, Spartacus Educational http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm.