PPT-BOWLING FOR FASCISM: SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY IN WEIMAR GERMANY,

Shanker Satyanath Nico Voigtländer HansJoachim Voth NYU UCLA and NBER UZH and CEPR 26 May 2015 Background Social capital. Fascism. a right wing ideology which emphasizes the needs of the state over those of the individual. Fascism. extreme nationalism. militarism. imperialism. racism. autocracy. glorification of the past. Path to War. Japan’s . Expansion in Asia. heavily depended on foreign sources on raw . material .  Island Nation. 1931 – 1933 Japanese . military . invades and conquers Chinese province of Manchuria. Adolph Hitler. Hitler’s youth.  . Adolph Hitler was born April 20, 1889(his old family name was . Schickelgruber. ). He was a failure for the first 30 years of his life. During WWI he was a dispatch runner on the Western Front. He was being treated for temporary blindness due to poison gas when he heard the armistice was signed, disappointed with the outcome. World History - LHS. Fascism. Characteristics. Political philosophy that raises nationalism (& often race) above the individual. Government is centralized. Government headed by a dictator. Strict organization of the economy, society. Fascism. Fascism: political ideology that emphasizes national and racial superiority with a centralized, autocratic government ruled by a dictator. Fascism first arose in Italy under Benito Mussolini and later Germany, Spain and Japan had fascist governments. It has been argued that the appeal of fascism is its simple answers to complex questions and its strategy of finding scapegoats for the problems of millions.. Why were German people optimistic after WWI?. Abdication . of . Kaiser.. New democratic . government. .. Expectations the Allies would help the new Weimar . Government. President Wilson’s desire for fairness – 14 . Key Topic 1. Weimar Republic. 1918-1929. November 1918. Germany loses WW1. Kaiser abdicates. Armistice signed (agreement to stop fighting). June 1919. Treaty of Versailles. G. UILT. . Germany had to accept all responsibility for the war. Path to War. Japan’s . Expansion in Asia. heavily depended on foreign sources on raw . material .  Island Nation. 1931 – 1933 Japanese . military . invades and conquers Chinese province of Manchuria. Nazi Fascism. What are the Political, Economic and Social ideas to Nazi Fascism?. Political Ideas. Cult of the leader and elite rule.. E. xtreme nationalism.. . Organized violence and war and military force.. in Germany . Key Events. Why did Germany turn to Totalitarian rule during the 1920s and 1930s and what happened when Hitler . and the Nazis came . to power? .  . Step 1: . (in small groups) . Look through the 11 slides you are given. in November 1918. This was a time of despair and hope for Germany. At first, the country faced lots of chaos but under Gustav Stresemann, there was some stability. . Key events. 2. 1918 . World War One ended.. I. . Fascism. A . political movement that promotes extreme. forms . of nationalism and . militarism; includes denial of individual rights and dictatorial one-party rule.. Characteristics. C. Principles . T. H. E. . K. E. Y. . P. O. I. N. T. S. After the Kaiser’s abdication,. the new leader Erbert needed to calm Germany down and make people believe in him.. This is what he did…….. CIVIL SERVANTS. Key Words:. President – . figurehead of the government.. Chancellor – . head of the government on a day-to-day basis.. Reichstag and Reichsrat – . the two chambers of the German Parliament.. Constitution – .