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Hitler and the Treaty of Versailles
Coming home after the war, Adolf Hitler was alone with no comrads, no family and no job.
After the Armistice was signed by the German Government they were then formanlly known as the Weimar Governement.
The Treaty of Versailles proposed that Germany pay for the reparation of the post-war damage. The Weiman Goverment signed that treaty, and from them on were labled the November Criminals because they Hitler believed that Germany could have continued to fight. -
GWP + Adolf Hitler = NSDAP
Hitler was sent by the German Army to spy on the GWP.
While spying, Hitler realized that the GWP's ideas were a lot similar to the German Armys.
Hitler was present during one of the meetings of GWP. Someone from the crowd made a statement, and as he listened intently, Hitler disagreed on the point made. He got up and made a speech infront of the entire crowd.
Hitlers charm brought in many members into the GWP which impressed the leaders.
Hitler believed in German nationalism, and anti-semitism -
Beer Plutsch Hall
The Beer Plutsch Hall was an attempt made by Hitler to gain power Germany.
The attempt failed but gained the Nazi Party a lot of attention.
Gustav Ritter von Kahr, who was the leader of the Bavarian Government, was hosting an evening at the pub. Hitler saw this as a perfect oppertunity to present his ideas. -
Hitlers Trial
After the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler was arrested with charges of treason.
Being smart, Hitler used the publicity from his trial to gain him popularity and press. -
Mein Kampf
While imprisoned for 9 months (such a short time due to "good behaviour) Hitler wrote the book Mein Kampf.
Hitler revealed himself to be Christian. He portrayed his Christianity in many ways.
Example: Hitler wrote: "I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord.."
Hitlers strong claims in his belief in God are greatly imbeded throughout the book. -
The Election
On April 19th, the results for the election were:
Hindenburg 53.0 percent
Hitler 36.8 percent
Thaelmann 10.2 percent
Hitler was still not popular amoungst the Germans.
After this election, Hitler and the Nazi Party were determined to bring down the power from the republic. -
Government and Hitler
Hitler: Fuhrer of the Third Reich Chancellor
On January 30, 1933, Hitler was appointed by President Hindenburg, Chancellor of Germany.
Hitler was appointed because of the great depression between 1929-1933, because of his astonishing leadership skills and his ability to control a crowd. -
The Reichstag Fire
On the evening of February the 27, 1933, Hitler recieved a call informing him that the Reichstag was on fire. Hitler later found out that the fire was caused by a communist named Marinus Van Der Lubbe. After hearing about this, Hitler ordered for the GCP (German Communist Party) to be hanged. However, the were not hanged. Though he pleaded innocent to communist actions, Marinus was found guilty and hanged on January 10th, 1934. -
Finally at Power
On March 5, 1933, Hitler was declared the sole dictator of Germany. He manipulated the German parliament into pass the Enabling Act, which made the Chancellor dictator of Germany.
Hitler then held the most power and invaded Poland. -
Night Of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives, aka "Operation Humming Bird", was the operation in which Hitler ordered the SS and SP to assassinate the leaders of the SA.
