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Nazism and the Rise of Hitler Nazism Test | Ungraded | Worksheet - Constructed Response Students research, read their books while writing the test. Worksheet in LP. 12 marks Nazi Propaganda Poster: Poster Creation (UNGRADED GROUP ACTIVITY) Students to: Imagine yourselves to be part of the State...

Nazism and the Rise of Hitler Nazism Test | Ungraded | Worksheet - Constructed Response Students research, read their books while writing the test. Worksheet in LP. 12 marks Nazi Propaganda Poster: Poster Creation (UNGRADED GROUP ACTIVITY) Students to: Imagine yourselves to be part of the State police. Work in groups to create a propaganda poster for the Nazi cause. Students work in groups and design their poster on a google doc. It can be illustrated or they can use digital tools and insert images etc Students can be given 1 week to submit this Ungraded Dictator Research Project (GA) 20 marks Task is for students to work in groups and research about one Dictator around the world in the last FIVE decades from any part of the world. The final Product: Research Report; Rubrics on schoology. Students have to learn details about the Dictator, where and when he/she was born, their family background, the country they dictate, their relations with the rest of the world, how they inflict their people, how they gained and maintain power. They should also include the good initiatives this dictator has begun in their country. Students should list known genocides under his/her regime, photographs and political cartoons on them. Students should also try to find out the propaganda tools being used by the dictator. Remind students that when they investigate a person who is considered a DICTATOR, they should think like historians and keep an open mind in their investigations. They should try to provide a balanced perspective as far as possible by searching CREDIBLE sources of information. Students should finally conclude the report by stating why they believe this person has to be considered a dictator. Sources for the entire research report have to be cited for every image and fact used. Unit Cover Page Unit name- Nazism and the Rise of Hitler Essential Vocabulary- Retribution, genocidal, human rights, racism, Weimar republic, Crimes against humanity, War crimes, Reparations, Political Radicalism, Spartacist league, Hyperinflation, proletarianization, ghettos, Holocaust Essential questions- What does learning about the choices people made during the Weimar Republic, the rise of the Nazi Party, and the Holocaust teach us about the power and impact of our choices today? Enduring understanding- Dictators in history and today do enjoy a great deal of popular support which sometimes legitimizes their inhuman and criminal actions That Jews were not the only group targeted by the Nazis. That the Holocaust was not the first time they were targeted History is not inevitable it is made up of individual and collective choices we make and that we have agency over  Human rights Crimes against Humanity The Holocaust Genocid e War Crimes Overview of World War I World War I was a bloody conflict that engulfed Europe from 1914 to 1919. Approximately 10 million military deaths, with 20 million more wounded. The war’s aftermath set the stage for World War II.  Causes of WWI Trigger Event: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Tensions between Nations: Austria-Hungary vs. Serbia over control of Serbian-populated areas. Alliances dragged multiple nations into the conflict.  Key Alliances Allied Forces (Allies): France, the United Kingdom, Russia. Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary Chain Reaction: Germany supported Austria-Hungary → Serbia sought Russia’s help → Russia involved France and Britain  Early War Strategies Germany's Schlieffen Plan: Attack France through Belgium before Russia could mobilize. Britain joined due to its treaty with Belgium. France quickly mobilized in response to the German attack.  Trench Warfare and Stalemate Battle of the Marne (1914):German advance stopped near Paris; both sides dug trenches. Characteristics of Trench Warfare: "No Man’s Land" between trenches Heavy use of artillery and grenades. Little ground gained by either side  Turning Points of the War US Entry into the War (1917):Lusitania Incident: German U-boat sunk the Lusitania, killing over 120 Americans. Zimmerman Telegram: Germany urged Mexico to attack the U.S. in exchange for lost territories. Russia’s Withdrawal (1918):After a revolution, Russia signed a peace treaty to focus on domestic issues.  The End of the War Armistice: Fighting ended on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. Treaty of Versailles (1919):Imposed harsh penalties on Germany. Germany blamed the treaty for economic hardships, contributing to the rise of World War II.  British poster encouraging investment in war bonds Germany's Schlieffen Plan ALLIES AND AXIS POWERS SECOND WORLD WAR: Allies - The Allied Powers were initially led by the UK and France. In 1941 they were joined by the USSR and USA. Axis Powers - Germany, Italy and Japan. FIRST WORLD WAR: The Allied Powers - Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States Central powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire The Weimar Republic Because of defeat of Imperial Germany and abdication of the emperor A National Assembly met at Weimar and established a democratic constitution with a federal structure. Working Deputies were elected to the German Parliament or Reichstag. Structure Democratic constitution with a federal structure. Universal Adult Franchise (all adults have right to vote including women). The peace treaty at Versailles The Weimar republic was not received well by its own people largely because of the terms it was forced to accept after Germany's defeat at the end of the First World War. The peace treaty at Versailles with the Allies was a harsh and humiliating peace. Germany lost its overseas colonies, a tenth of its population, 13 per cent of its territories, 75 per cent of its iron and 26 per cent of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania. The Allied Powers demilitarised (having had all military forces removed) Germany to weaken its power. The War Guilt Clause held Germany responsible for the war and damages the Allied countries suffered. Germany was forced to pay compensation amounting to £6 billion. The Allied armies also occupied the resource-rich Rhineland for much of the 1920s. Many Germans held the new Weimar Republic responsible for not only the defeat in the war but the disgrace at Versailles. The effects of the war The war had a devastating impact on Europe both psychologically and financially. From being a creditor, Europe became a debtor. The supporters of the Weimer Republic (Socialist, catholics and democrats) were criticised and became easy targets of attack in the conservative nationalist circles. - November criminals Soldiers came to be placed above civilians. Aggressive war propaganda and national honour became important. Political Radicalism and Economic Crisis The Spartacist League was established on the pattern of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The Spartacists founded the Communist Party of Germany. The Weimar Republic crushed the uprising with the help of a war veterans organisation called Free Corps. In 1923, Germany refused to pay the war compensations so, France occupied its leading industrial area, Ruhr. To counter this, Germany started printing paper currency recklessly.  The Dawes Plan: A Temporary Relief for Germany, The Dawes Plan was a financial recovery plan designed to help Germany pay off its war reparations to the Allied powers following World War I. The plan was devised by a committee headed by Charles G. Dawes, an American Reduced Reparations: banker, The plan in and was implemented reduced 1924. the amount of reparations Germany had to pay annually. Staggered Payments: The payments were to be made in stages, increasing over time as Germany's economy improved. International Loan: Germany was granted a significant international loan to help stabilize its economy. Foreign Supervision: The plan included foreign supervision of Germany's finances to ensure that the reparations payments were made.  Effects on Germany The Years of Depression Germany received short-term loans Wall Street Exchange largely from the US. crashed in 1929. Industrial production reduced. Workers lost their jobs. Between 1929 and 1932, the national income of the Youth took to criminal activities. USA fell by half. Small businessmen and self-employed suffered as their businesses got ruined. The effects of this recession in the US economy were felt People lost confidence in the worldwide. democratic parliamentary system, which seemed to offer no solutions. Q. 1. What was the main reason for Germany's Assertion and Reason defeat in the First World War?.Options:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the (A) It had weak military strength. correct explanation of (A). (B) The allies were strengthened by the entry (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the of US. correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. (C) It was not prepared for a massive war. (D)(A) is wrong but (R) is correct. (D) It did not have support from Japan. 1. Assertion (A): The Nuremberg Tribunal 2. What was the name of the war veteran sentenced only eleven Nazis to death. Many organisation through which the Weimar others were imprisoned for life. Republic crushed the uprising? Reason (R): The punishment of the Nazis was far (E) The Free Corps short of the brutality and extent of their crimes. (F) The Corps Free (G) The Corps Q. 2. Assertion (A): All joined the war enthusiastically (H) Revolutionaries hoping to gain from a quick victory. Reason (R): Little did they realise that the war would Q. 3. Who supported the Weimar Republic? stretch on, eventually draining Europe of all its (I) Socialist resources. (J) Socialist and Democrats Q. 3. Assertion (A): The war had a devastating (K) Only Communists impact on the entire continent both psychologically (L) Socialists, Catholics and Democrats and financially. Reason (R): From a continent of creditors, Europe turned into one of the debtors. Ans.1. (B) The allies were strengthened by the entry of US. Ans.2. (A)The Free Corps Ans.3. (D) Socialists, Catholics and Democrats Assertion Reasoning 1. Option (B) is correct.Explanation: The Allies did not want to be as harsh on defeated Germany as they had been after the First World War. 2. Ans. Option (A) is correct. Explanation: Germany made initial gains by occupying France and Belgium. However, the Allies, strengthened by the US entry in 1917, won, defeating Germany and the Central Powers in November 1918. 3.Ans. Option (A) is correct.  Hitler’s Rise to Power Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. He acted as a messenger, corporal in the First World War. He joined the German Workers Party and renamed it National Socialist German Workers' Party. → This later came to be known as the Nazi Party. → By 1932, it had become the largest party with 37 percent votes. Nazism became a mass movement only during the Great Depression. By 1932, it had become the largest party with 37 percent votes. The Destruction of Democracy On 30 January 1933, Hitler achieved the highest position in the cabinet of ministries. Hitler now set out to dismantle the structures of democratic rule. The Fire Decree of 28 February 1933 suspended civic rights like freedom of speech, press and assembly. Communists were hurriedly packed off to newly established concentration camps. All political parties were banned. Special surveillance and security forces were created to control the people and rule with impunity. Fun fact: When Adolf Hitler was looking for a symbol for his newly launched party, he used the hakenkreuz, rotating the swastika to the right and omitting the four dots – he then adopted this as the party's emblem in 1920. Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's minister of propaganda, passed a law in May 1933 that prevented unauthorised commercial use of the hooked cross. It has been suggested that Hitler's adoption of the symbol may have had its roots in Germans finding similarity between their language and Sanskrit, and drawing a conclusion that Indians and Germans came from the same "pure" Aryan ancestry and lineage. Reconstruction Hjalmar Schacht took over the responsibility of economic recover. The state funded project produced the famous German superhighways and the people’s car, the Volkswagen. Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland in 1936. He integrated Austria and Germany in 1938. Acquired German-speaking Sudentenland. World War II On September 1939, Germany invaded Poland Started a war with France and England. In September 1940, a Tripartite Pact was signed between Germany, Italy and Japan. In June 1941, Germany attacked Soviet Union. Germany exposed through both sides. → From the western front – to Britishers. → From the eastern front – to Soviet Armies. Soviet Army defeated Germany at Stalingrad. Japan bombed the US base at Pearl Harbor. US entered the war. US drops atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The war ended in May 1945 with Hitler’s