PPT-The Rise of Extremism and the Collapse of Weimar democracy

HI290 History of Germany The Presidential Election of 1925 Hindenburg as president of the Republic as painted by Max Leibermann 1927 The Great Depression German unemployment in millions 192835. Big Idea: . The people of Athens tried many different forms of government before creating a democracy. Main Ideas: . Aristocrats and tyrants ruled early Athens. Athens created the world’s first democracy. Week 10, December 2. The rise of unemployment. Unemployment and radical votes. Bold line. : unemployed. White line. : votes for the NSDAP and KPD. . (. Bundesarchiv. ). Reichstag and . Landtag. elections. 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. in Ancient Greece. EQ: How did democracy develop in Ancient Greece?. MONARCHY. MONARCHY. MONARCHY: . power in the hands of one person; usually a king. Etymology: . monos. . = “single” and . http://oneillworldhistory.wikispaces.com/. 5/8: Influence. Many historians critique Walt Disney’s “Education for Death” cartoon as racist propaganda against the German race. How does Walt Disney portray the average German citizen in “Education for Death”, and do you think this is a fair depiction? Why or why not? If could sum up the message of this cartoon in one sentence, what would it be? . A World in Ferment. The Democracy Deficit. Risks & Opportunities. A World in Ferment. Resources. . . 1919-1933. Ao1a. Ao1b. Recall, select, deploy and communicate relevant historical knowledge clearly and effectively.. Demonstrate understanding of the past through explanation, analysis and arriving at substantiated judgements of key concepts (causes/ consequence/ significance/ continuity/ change and relationships between key features.. L/O – To identify and examine the historical conditions that enabled Hitler to rise to power . The Rise of Authoritarian States. Authoritarian governments. are states in which . power is concentrated in the hands of the few, who rule without consent. At the end of World War I and under the threat of a communist revolution, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated. In 1919, German leaders drafted a constitution in the city of Weimar. Set up a democratic government known as the Weimar Republic. 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. Your GCSE. Problems in Germany at the end of WWI. Money: Germany was bankrupt. Prices were high, wages were low. Benefits and pensions were stopped. Food shortages meant malnutrition. . Power: People rioted in the streets and the old leader the Kaiser (king) had to leave power. A new government was started but democracy was new to Germany. Communist ideas spread because desperate people saw rich people who were still well off. . Although Hitler was an . Austrian. , he joined the . German. Army in WWI. . He was . never. an officer.. He was wounded in the leg and temporarily blinded by mustard gas. While he was in the hospital, he became convinced that his . L. T. . – To identify and examine the historical conditions that enabled Hitler to rise to power . Emergence of Authoritarian States. As ‘crisis states’, 20. th. century authoritarian states arose out of specific . 1828-1844. Chapter 10. Democracy in Theory . and . Practice Rise of the Common Man. Democracy became preferred description of American politics in 1820s and 1830s. In democracy, the people were sovereign and could do no wrong.