~ 1933: Hitler Comes to Power ~ Upfront Article ~ March 10, 2008

GERMANY – government history 1871 – German unification (Otto von

Bismarck)

1871-1888 – Kaiser Wilhelm I

1888-1919 – Kaiser Wilhelm II

1919-1933 – Weimar Republic (responsible

for signing the Treaty of

Versailles)

1933-1945 – Hitler

Reich = German word for Empire 1

st Reich – the Holy Roman Empire (800 – 1806)

2nd

Reich – Wilhelm’s Empire (1871-1888)

3rd

Reich – Hitler’s Empire (1933-1945)

Chancellor – leader of a certain parliamentary gov’t; prime minister

deadlock – a standstill or stalemate

debilitating – to make weak

reparations – payments for wrongdoings; $ to compensate for damages

impoverished – to reduce to poverty

ruinous – bringing to ruin; destructive

inflation – a persistent, substantial rise in prices related to an increase in the volume of $, resulting in the decrease of the value of currency ($)

exacerbated – to increase the severity of

ideology – the body of beliefs that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group

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Reichstag – the lower house of the parliament during the Weimar Republic annexed – added land

regime – a specific government implementing – to start or put into place

paramilitary – an addition to the military forces extermination – to get rid of usually by killing

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Hitler’s Book: Mein Kampf (My Struggle) - outlined his goals for Germany - discussed his ideas about racial purity & the master race - promised to end the Treaty of Versailles - claimed that he wanted to seek revenge for the defeat in WWI & wanted to conquer more land

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rhetoric – the art of effective speaking or creating persuasive speech

ethnic cleansing – a genocide; a systematic killing of a particular group of people

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MRS. BRANFORD GLOBAL HISTORY 10

~ 1933: Hitler Comes to Power ~

Upfront Article ~ March 10, 2008

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. How did Hitler come to power? Be specific. _________________________________

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2. Who did the Nazi’s blame for Germany’s economic problems? ____________________

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3. How did the Treaty of Versailles set up World War II? Use evidence from the article.

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4. What was Kristallnacht? What happened? __________________________________

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5. What is blitzkrieg? ___________________________________________________

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6. What is the Final Solution? _____________________________________________

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7. Peter Black talks about two lessons that we can apply to the world today from Hitler’s rule.

A. What are the two lessons? ___________________________________________

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B. Do you think the world has learned these lessons? Why or why not? _____________

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