PPT-German Expansion, 1918-1933

Effects of WWI November 1918 Germans still believed victory possible Power handed over to a civilian government Wilson demanded Kaisers removal before an armistice Domestic strikes political unrest food shortages. HI136, History of Germany. Lecture 8. The Origins of Nazism. Interwar Germany a fertile breeding ground for radical right-wing organizations.. 1919: Anton Drexler founds the . Deutsche . Arbeiterpartei. L/O – To identify and explain the causes and effects of the Revolution. The German Revolution. In late 1918, there was . unrest . across the whole of Germany. The emperor fled for his life and a new government took control. These events are called the . IV. The War at Sea:. January 20: The two German Battleships attached to the Turkish Navy attempt to sail out into the Aegean Sea to cause havoc. Both strike mines. One sinks and one has to be towed away.. THIS IS THE END….THE ONLY END, MY FRIEND. “Paul . Baumer. , where are you?”. “I have killed Gerard Duval,. Compositer. . “. UNIT VII: 1918. TARGET GOALS:. The United States becomes the “savior” of the Allies. They are not happy about it.. The ‘Folk Community’. HI290- History of Germany. Volksgemeinschaft. (Folk Community). Idea of an equal community of racial comrades. Everyone’s participation. Equality defined racially and socially. ARMISTICE . The German surrender was the product of events in 1918. By the end of 1917, an Allied victory in Europe was far from certain. The Americans had come into the war – but Russia, overtaken by socialist revolutionaries, had pulled out. The threat of strikes – or worse still, a workers’ revolution – plagued the governments of all major powers. Across the continent support for the war slipped to its lowest level, the public weary of casualty lists, food shortages and promises of victory that never materialised. HI290- History of Germany. The Birth of German Democracy?. Did 1918 mark a break from the 19. th. century?. How revolutionary were the events of 1918?. What compromises led to birth of the parliamentary republic?. 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. L/O – To identify the steps Hitler took in dismantling the Weimar Republic and consolidating his power. What problems did Hitler face?. Hitler was appointed Chancellor on . 30. th. January 1933. . Yet his power was . L/O – To identify and explain the causes and effects of the Revolution. The German Revolution. In late 1918, there was . unrest . across the whole of Germany. The emperor fled for his life and a new government took control. These events are called the . 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. The Weimar Republic 1918-33. Hitler and the Nazi Party 1919-33. The Nazi Dictatorship 1933-39. How Hitler became Fuhrer. The Police State. The Churches. Propaganda. Why there was little opposition. Nazi Domestic Policies 1933-39. The Weimar Republic 1918-33. Hitler and the Nazi Party 1919-33. The Early Years of the Nazi Party. The Munich Putsch. Nazis in the Wilderness. The Wall Street Crash. How did Hitler become Chancellor. 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..