Rise of Hitler

Wilhelm Kaiser II was

abdicated.

The Weimar Republic, a new government,

took over. This government was led by
President Friedrich Ebert and Germany was
now a Republic. They signed the Treaty of
Versailles and thus was very unpopular
with the people.
The Weimar Republic had many problems. It was difficult to make
decisions as there were so many parties in the Reichstag (Parliament).
As they were abhorred as they signed the Treaty of Versailles by the
Germans, there many outbreaks of trouble which the government had
to deal with.
In year 1923…
What? The
French army is
Germany could going to invade
not pay the us? I am very
reparations! livid ! I don’t
France must want to work
invade and occupy anymore!
the German
industrial
heartland – the
Ruhr.
 The USA shall come to
the help of Germany.
With generous aid,
This resulted in Germany will be bound
worsening of to recover from the
Germany's economy economic downturn and
and there being a Germans will have
hyperinflation. The relatively prosperous
Germans suffered badly lives
as the German currency
– the Mark, became
worthless.
In year 1929…

However, that was

only from year 1924
to 1929. In year
1929, the USA was
badly affected by the
World Depression Not forgetting Hitler….
and cannot extend
aid to Germany. This
caused Germany to
be badly affected
once again.
 I was known as a
charismatic speaker and
I was born in Austria and under my leadership, the
lived in Germany from Nazis had gained many
year 1912 onwards. In members. However, in
1919 I joined the German 1923, I tried to overthrow
Workers’ Party and the asinine Weimar
became the leader. I Government but was
subsequently altered its incarcerated. What the
name into – yes- the hell!
Nazis! Ha! Ha!
 In prison, I wrote Mein Kampf which
contains many of my ideas: 1. Germans
were the Master Race, and other races
are inferior to Germans. 2.Germany
has the right to conquer lands to
create living spaces for Germans. 3.I
need to create a Greater Germany,
where all German people in Europe
would come under NAZI RULE!
Here is what several groups think about
Hitler…

We, the military advocates We, the middle class

Hitler’s perceptions. We people, suffered
resented the end of the financially after the
war and the small army war. I believe that
Germany was allowed Hitler would start a
after it, as decreed by the huge programme of
Treaty of Versailles. jobs.
 I am
unemployed
Food prices are
and suffering
low. Maybe
from the World Just like
Hitler would
Depression. I Hitler.,we
help me to
saw hope in disliked
increase my
Hitler, a strong Jews!
wages.
leader he is.
In the 1920s,
And in the
November 1932
elections, the
Nazis won the
most number of
When the Weimar seats.
The Nazis are Government could
not very not solve the
eminent and problems brought Well, Hitler, it’s
did not have about the World time for you to
many seats in Depression and form a new
the Reichstag.. unemployment government. You
increased, support are now appointed
for the Nazis as the Chancellor
increased. of Germany in
January 1933.
 A fire broke out in the
Reichstag building and Hitler
Hitler decided to call Opposition used the communists as the
for another election meetings are scapegoats for causing the
in March 1933 to banned. fire.
make the Nazis
stronger in the
Reichstag.

Hitler used emergency

decrees to pass measures
Nazis used the against the opposition.
SA to terrorize Communists were arrested so
The Nazis used dirty opponents. that people wouldn’t vote for
tricks to win the them..
election. Some of them
are as follows:
The Nazis had
won 288 seats
but still had no
majority in the This Enabling Acts
Reichstag. allowed him to govern
for your years without
parliament and made
all other parties
illegal.

So Hitler declared the

communist party illegal. This Hitler was almost in full control.
gave him support in the
Reichstag to bring in an
Enabling Act which was
passed with threats and
bargaining in March 1933.
There’s still work to
do. The SA, under
Ernest Rohm, was
seen as a BIG threat
to Hitler.

This is
called
So Hitler sent his
own men to arrest
the Night
and kill Rohm and of the
other leaders of the
SA. Long
Knives.
Other political
enemies were also
arrested and shot.
 President Hitler also made himself the
Hindenburg died in Commander-in-Chief of the Army.
August 1934.

He was now the

Now Hitler exploited this.
Fuhrer of
He did not call for new
Germany.
Presidential Elections. He Ha! Ha! I
COMBINED the posts of am now at
Chancellor and President. the zenith
of my life!
But that’s not all… what happened to
the Jews? What happened to the
children in Germany? What made
Hitler angry in the Berlin Olympics?
Stay tune for the NEXT ISSUE!