Bell Ringer #5 – Bell Ringer #5 – 10/20/200910/20/2009

1.1. What country did Adolf Hitler What country did Adolf Hitler rule?rule?

2.2. What did his book What did his book Mein KampfMein Kampf address?address?

3.3. Describe his “Master Aryan” Describe his “Master Aryan” racerace

Hitler’s BookHitler’s BookHis book His book Mein KampfMein Kampf (My (My

Struggle) explained his Struggle) explained his dream of racial dream of racial “purification”:“purification”: Blue-eyed, blond-haired Blue-eyed, blond-haired

Germans would rule the Germans would rule the WorldWorld

““Aryans” as “master race”Aryans” as “master race” He deemed Jews, Slavs, He deemed Jews, Slavs,

and non-whites fit only to and non-whites fit only to serveserve Aryans Aryans

The Soviet Union (Russia today)

Joseph Stalin

►Became Soviet Union leader in 1924 and decided to make it a model communist state

►Communism - the government controls jobs, property, & economy to benefit all people

►Wanted to change a farming country to a great industrial power

Stalin’s Purges

►Stalin purged, or eliminated, anyone who threatened his power

►It is estimated that he was responsible for the deaths of 8 million to 13 million people

Grave May Hold 30,000 of Stalin's Victims2002 - A human rights group says it has discovered the secret burial site of about 30,000 St. Petersburgers killed during Josef Stalin's Great Terror of 1937-38.After a month of digging, scientists have found 20 sets of bones in a Russian forest 30 km north of St. Petersburg. They believe thousands more are buried in a mass grave covering 2 square kilometers.

Benito Mussolini controlled lives in Italy as HitlerHitler did in Germany

Blitzkrieg – Hitler’s PlanBlitzkrieg – Hitler’s Plan►German troops used Nazi German troops used Nazi blitzkriegblitzkrieg to to

roar over Poland and gain land.roar over Poland and gain land.►BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg - lightening war; overwhelming - lightening war; overwhelming

military force using tanks and aircraftsmilitary force using tanks and aircrafts

The HolocaustThe Holocaust►Hitler’s systematic murder of Hitler’s systematic murder of

11 million11 million Europeans; 6 Europeans; 6 million were million were JewsJews

►In 1933 he ordered all “non-In 1933 he ordered all “non-Aryans” removed from Aryans” removed from government jobsgovernment jobs

►KristallnachtKristallnacht – 1938 “night of – 1938 “night of broken glass” – Nazis attacked broken glass” – Nazis attacked Jewish homes & businessesJewish homes & businesses

►Synagogues were destroyedSynagogues were destroyed

American Isolationism►As war began to rage in Europe,

Americans were determined to “stay isolated”.

►Books in the 1920s said U.S. was dragged into WWI by greedy bankers and arms dealers.

►Roosevelt was nervous about the World viewing him poorly as an “isolationist”

KristallnachtKristallnacht

Jewish RefugeesJewish Refugees► Jews tried to flee Germany, but other Jews tried to flee Germany, but other

countries didn’t have roomcountries didn’t have room►Albert Einstein was allowed to come to Albert Einstein was allowed to come to

the U.S. (exceptional)the U.S. (exceptional)►Hitler’s final step was Hitler’s final step was genocidegenocide – the – the

deliberate killing of an entire populationdeliberate killing of an entire population