Totalitarian+Dictators



Image Detective: Is the event in the photo a violation of the treaty ? (pp. 736-737 Anthem) Recall from WWI Germany's problems with Treaty of Versailles 1. Reparations 2. War Guilt 3. Loss of land farming & industry 4. Loss of colonies - imperial pride =The Rise of Hitler and Early Policies of Antisemitism Under the Third Reich =

Purpose
The purpose of the this lesson is for students to make connections about the far-reaching effects that the Great Depression and the Treaty of Versailles had on the German people and the political struggle for democracy which failed in Germany during the interwar years. Students will begin the examination & definition of Antisemitism was not a new phenomenon in Germany, and that it was encouraged in the media under the growing influence during the rise of the Hitler and the Nazi Party in the early 1920s. This will connect with their learning in the ELA classes in which they read Elie Weisel's //Night.//

**//Essential Questions//** >> ===** Massachusetts State Frameworks: **=== ===**USII.15 Analyze how German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia contributed to the start of World War II and summarize the major battles and events of the war. On a map of the world, locate the Allied powers (Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States) and Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan). (H, G) A. Fascism in Germany and Italy B. German rearmament and militarization of the Rhineland C. Germany’s seizure of Austria and Czechoslovakia and Germany’s invasion of Poland D. Japan’s invasion of China and the Rape of Nanking**===
 * 1) ===** //How did the political and economic conditions of the 1930s lead to the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich?// **===
 * 2) ===** //After coming to power, what actions did Hitler take to restrict the civil rights of German-Jews and other political foes beginning in 1933?// **===
 * 3) ** //How did the media affect German perception of the Jewish population during the interwar years?// **

Germany After WWI



[|Most accounts] of the end of World War I and the origins of World War II contain some discussion of the “stab in the back,” the claim that the German army had not been defeated but was betrayed by the civilian leadership. This wasn’t merely a Nazi propaganda line, either – many Germans heading home from France, Belgium, Romania, Italy, Russia, etc. really did believe it. Never mind the facts. The military leaders had told the Kaiser that the army and navy would no longer support him; naval mutineers had refused to fight any more; the army high command had sought the armistice before Allied armies hit German soil; and the home front was literally starving and rioting. Nevertheless, the legend of the “stab in the back” became darn near holy writ. So, while the Nazis didn’t create the “stab in the back” legend, they certainly exploited it to devastating effect.

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 * **Value of German Currency, 1914-1923** ||  ||
 * |||||||| This chart compares the value of the German mark with that of the dollar between 1914 and November 1923. As it took more and more marks to equal a dollar, the purchasing power of each mark plummeted. You can see how this inflation began after World War I and then skyrocketed in 1923. German currency became virtually useless; people needed whole suitcases full of money to pay even small debts. Finally in November the government stabilized the currency at the rate of one trillion old marks to one new one. ||

=**The Great Depression Affects Europe & Germany**= media type="custom" key="16100588" align="center"

__Totalitarianism__ = //Totalitarianism// // according to Holt Rinehart Winston "Legacy" - .the attempt by a government to control all aspect of life. // =
 * = //must possess a single ideology which must be "accepted" by all// =
 * = //one single mass party which is typically controlled by one person to whom the central govt answers// =
 * = //a monopoly over the armed forces// =
 * = //means of mass communication suppressed// =
 * = //use of paramilitary force - secret police// =
 * = //manage the direction of the economy// =

How does a Fascist dictator differ from a Communist Dictator?
 * **Fascism** || **Communism** ||  ||
 * *Preserve existing social classes || *Abolish Social classes || **Class** ||
 * *Encourage ownership of private property || *Share all property communally || **Property** ||
 * *Control through force and censorship || *Control though force and censorship || **Govt Power** ||

[|Hitler's Artwork - You decide...] [|Hitler: Charismatic Speechmaker]

= = = ”the personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew.” -Adolf Hitler 1923 = ||
 * [[image:http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/arts/PROPAGAN/SCOURGE.JPG caption=""The Scourge of God, Polish Jews""]] || = Mein Kampf - Quote Analysis - What do you think this quote is saying? =

**1939 - English translation - "the scourge of God, Polish Jews"** || ||
 * || [|Map of Jewish Population in Europe 1933] ||


 * Soviet Union || Italy || Japan ||
 * [[image:http://www.davidstuff.com/historical/stalin.jpg width="121" height="139" caption="Josef Stalin"]] || [[image:http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070511044439/uncyclopedia/images/5/5c/Mussolini.jpg width="86" height="118" align="right" caption="external image Mussolini.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/divdept/sscience/history/tojo.jpg width="89" height="119" align="right" caption="Hideki Tojo Japanese Prime Minister"]][[image:http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/manzanar3/emperor_hirohito.gif width="114" height="117" align="right" caption="Emperor Hirohito of Japan"]] ||
 * Communism || Fascism || Militarist Empire of Japan ||

More Totalitarian Leaders
[|Totalitarianism - 3 Dictators]

[|Germany,Italy, Japan Cartoon]

TURN TO P. 750 - BULLET IMPORTANT DETAILS ON BACK OF GR ORG. - NOTES THE DATES!! [|Japan in Manchuria] [|Japanese attack of USS Panay/Nanking China] [|Japan / China & Hitler & Stalin](Soviet Union portion begins approx 5 min.)

=**Hitler: Acts of Antisemitism or Violations of the Treaty of Versailles?? You make the call**= ===Read the chart and write your reactions to events in Germany beginning in 1933. Are any of these actions violating the Treaty of Versailles? If so, what should be done about it and who would be responsible for holding Hitler & Germany to the terms of the treaty?===

**Appeasement -**

Have you ever appeased someone? Give an example.
=What was Hitler demanding? Did he get his wish? See also p.745. Still not sure, watch this video.= media type="custom" key="17158810"



[|British Presentation Appeasement] Mark up the quotes below & discuss them your partner
 * =**Quote Analysis - Neville Chamberlain**= || =**Quote Analysis - Winston Churchill**= ||
 * “[W]e should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analyzing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will. I cannot believe that such a programme would be rejected by the people of this country, even if it does mean the establishment of personal contact with dictators.”


 * Neville Chamberlain, 1938** || “The Prime Minister desires to see cordial relations between this country and Germany…. You must have diplomatic and correct relations, but there can never be friendship between the British democracy and the Nazi Power.”

What do both of these mean feel about appeasing Hitler?
 * Winston Churchill, 1938** ||

**Soviet - Non-Aggression Pact - 1939** **Opener: What is another word for** **pact** **? - Use your textbook, translator, or phone to find a synonym for this term. Think/Write/Pair/Share --- Report to Class**

**So What? Read pp.747 - Find the term Soviet Non-Aggression Pact(It's not in bold)**

Turn-n-Talk to your partner - what is the meaning of this meeting ? Now watch the documentary "Behind Closed Doors".....Then write what you understand
 [|Soviet Non-Aggression Pact 1939]



[|Hitler/Stalin I see/It means]

=More German Aggression=

[|Map Exercise of German Aggression 1939]



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