2. The early days…
• Born April 20th, 1889, Austria
• After Germany’s WWI defeat, he devoted his
life to restoring their military glory
3. Political Career
• 1923- thrown into prison for trying to
overthrow Bavarian government
• In prison, he wrote “Mein Kampf” (my struggle)
which was a series of personal stories, threats vs.
enemies, ideas for Germany
• 1933- Became leader of National Socialist
Party- Nazi’s
4. Mein Kampf
Outlined his plan for Germany
1) Aryanswere the superior race destined to dominate
the inferior races like the Jews
2) key to domination was “lebensraum” (living
space), so Germany must expand
3) in order to achieve this, he promoted
the“anschluss” which was the unification of Austria
and Germany
4) after the anschluss, Germany would conquer
Poland, Czechoslovakia and Russia… and the rest of
Europe
5. Rise to Power- Final Stages
• After Great Depression, Germany was in a
poor state, and wanted solution to economic
problems
• 1930- Nazis win 107 seats in the Reichstag
• 1933- became Chancellor of Germany
• End of Democratic Republic of Germany
• Beginning of Nazi Reich
• 1933 marked the beginning of Jewish persecution in
Germany
6. Terms
• NAZI- Germany’s National Socialist Party from
1920-1945
• Anti-Semitism- dscrimination or hatred
towards people of Jewish descent
