2. Course Outline
Hitler Ascendant; Establishing the
Dictatorship, 1933-1936
Hitler Ascendant; Prelude to War, 1936-1939
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Westen, 1939-1940
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Osten? 1941-1942
Hitler Brought Down; Closing the Ring,
1943-1944
Hitler Brought Down; Nemesis, 1944-1945
3. Session 1
Hitler Ascendant;
Establishing the Dictatorship
1933-36
for further study
Ian Kershaw, Hitler, Hubris, 1889-1936. vol 1,
pp. 431-591.
Richard Grundberger, The 12-Year Reich.
Choose topics which interest you.
4.
5.
6. Key Points from Falldisastrous war
Session
• Wilhelmine Germany experienced a
that led to an incomplete revolution and a democracy
born in defeat.
• important themes in German intellectual history
glorified militarism, were anti-modern, and idealized
volkish Aryan culture.
• Hitler experienced early failure until the war and
his post-war work in Munich gave him an outlet for
his hatred.
• the economic burdens faced by the Weimar Republic
gave its enemies the opportunity to destroy
democracy.
• Hitler was put in power by right wing extremists
who thought they could use him. They were wrong.
26. Course Outline
Hitler Ascendant; Establishing the
Dictatorship, 1933-1936
Hitler Ascendant; Prelude to War, 1936-1939
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Westen, 1939-1940
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Osten? 1941-1942
Hitler Brought Down; Closing the Ring,
1943-1944
Hitler Brought Down; Nemesis, 1944-1945
27. Session 1
Hitler Ascendant;
Establishing the Dictatorship
1933-36
for further study
Ian Kershaw, Hitler, Hubris, 1889-1936. vol 1,
pp. 431-591.
Richard Grundberger, The 12-Year Reich.
Choose topics which interest you.
28. Key Points from Falldisastrous war
Session
• Wilhelmine Germany experienced a
that led to an incomplete revolution and a democracy
born in defeat.
• important themes in German intellectual history
glorified militarism, were anti-modern, and idealized
volkish Aryan culture.
• Hitler experienced early failure until the war and
his post-war work in Munich gave him an outlet for
his hatred.
• the economic burdens faced by the Weimar Republic
gave its enemies the opportunity to destroy
democracy.
• Hitler was put in power by right wing extremists
who thought they could use him. They were wrong.
51. Course Outline
Hitler Ascendant; Establishing the
Dictatorship, 1933-1936
Hitler Ascendant; Prelude to War, 1936-1939
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Westen, 1939-1940
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Osten? 1941-1942
Hitler Brought Down; Closing the Ring,
1943-1944
Hitler Brought Down; Nemesis, 1944-1945
52. Session 1
Hitler Ascendant;
Establishing the Dictatorship
1933-36
for further study
Ian Kershaw, Hitler, Hubris, 1889-1936. vol 1,
pp. 431-591.
Richard Grundberger, The 12-Year Reich.
Choose topics which interest you.
53. Key Points from Falldisastrous war
Session
• Wilhelmine Germany experienced a
that led to an incomplete revolution and a democracy
born in defeat.
• important themes in German intellectual history
glorified militarism, were anti-modern, and idealized
volkish Aryan culture.
• Hitler experienced early failure until the war and
his post-war work in Munich gave him an outlet for
his hatred.
• the economic burdens faced by the Weimar Republic
gave its enemies the opportunity to destroy
democracy.
• Hitler was put in power by right wing extremists
who thought they could use him. They were wrong.
81. Course Outline
Hitler Ascendant; Establishing the
Dictatorship, 1933-1936
Hitler Ascendant; Prelude to War, 1936-1939
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Westen, 1939-1940
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Osten? 1941-1942
Hitler Brought Down; Closing the Ring,
1943-1944
Hitler Brought Down; Nemesis, 1944-1945
82. Session 1
Hitler Ascendant;
Establishing the Dictatorship
1933-36
for further study
Ian Kershaw, Hitler, Hubris, 1889-1936. vol 1,
pp. 431-591.
Richard Grundberger, The 12-Year Reich.
Choose topics which interest you.
83. Key Points from Falldisastrous war
Session
• Wilhelmine Germany experienced a
that led to an incomplete revolution and a democracy
born in defeat.
• important themes in German intellectual history
glorified militarism, were anti-modern, and idealized
volkish Aryan culture.
• Hitler experienced early failure until the war and
his post-war work in Munich gave him an outlet for
his hatred.
• the economic burdens faced by the Weimar Republic
gave its enemies the opportunity to destroy
democracy.
• Hitler was put in power by right wing extremists
who thought they could use him. They were wrong.
84.
85.
86. as in WW I
so it is today
We remain
Comrades
in the German Labor Front
87. The German People’s Sorrowful Experience
medal commemorating the hyperinflation, 1923
on 15 Nov 1923
costs
1 pound bread
80 bill Marks
1 pound meat
900 bill M
1 glass beer
52 bill M
114. Course Outline
Hitler Ascendant; Establishing the
Dictatorship, 1933-1936
Hitler Ascendant; Prelude to War, 1936-1939
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Westen, 1939-1940
Hitler Victorious; Sieg im Osten? 1941-1942
Hitler Brought Down; Closing the Ring,
1943-1944
Hitler Brought Down; Nemesis, 1944-1945
115. Session 1
Hitler Ascendant;
Establishing the Dictatorship
1933-36
for further study
Ian Kershaw, Hitler, Hubris, 1889-1936. vol 1,
pp. 431-591.
Richard Grundberger, The 12-Year Reich.
Choose topics which interest you.
116. Key Points from Falldisastrous war
Session
• Wilhelmine Germany experienced a
that led to an incomplete revolution and a democracy
born in defeat.
• important themes in German intellectual history
glorified militarism, were anti-modern, and idealized
volkish Aryan culture.
• Hitler experienced early failure until the war and
his post-war work in Munich gave him an outlet for
his hatred.
• the economic burdens faced by the Weimar Republic
gave its enemies the opportunity to destroy
democracy.
• Hitler was put in power by right wing extremists
who thought they could use him. They were wrong.