The Rise of Totalitarianism and World War II Slide 2 The
Bolshevik Revolution 1917 Communism and the USSR Slide 3 V.I. Lenin
Leon Trotsky Josef Stalin Slide 4 Benito Mussolini and his
Blackshirts use terror tactics to introduce Fascism to Italy in
1922 Slide 5 Mussolini riles a crowd of rabid supporters after
becoming Il Duce Addressing the Italian army in Africa Ranting from
the balcony Slide 6 Hitler joins the National Social German Workers
Party and rules Germany - Der Fuhrer rules the Third Reich as head
of the Nazi government. Slide 7 Hitlers humble beginnings in rural
Austria belied the impact he would have as an adult. Slide 8 Hitler
as a young aspiring art student. Hitler displayed some talent but
fail the art school entrance exam twice. The swastika flag was his
most enduring design. Slide 9 Destitute and living on the streetsof
Bavaria, Hitler cheers the coming of WW I. Hitler joined the German
Army and was wounded twice in action. Slide 10 Hitler in uniform in
1918. Slide 11 Disillusioned with the outcome of the War, Hitler
searched for the cause of Germanys collapse He happens upon the
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei. He soon becomes the
head of the Nazis Slide 12 The Beerhall Putsch 1923 The Nazis fail
to overthrow the government by force. Hitler is arrested and
jailed. However this is far from the end of the Nazi movement.
Hitler learned lessons about how to go about taking power for his
party. Hitler poses in a traditional German outfit on the eve of
the Putsch. (Nice pants dude!) Slide 13 While in Landsberg prison
Hitler pens Mein Kampf. His rambling, ranting book explains his
political philosophy and views on society. Slide 14 Hitler accepts
the position of Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. The
nazis celebrate their victory with a torch light parade. Hitler
watches from a balcony. Slide 15 Only weeks after taking power,
Hitler examines the rubble left after the Reichstag - the German
capitol building - burned to the ground. Communists were blamed and
punished with imprisonment and executions. Slide 16 Soon after the
Reichstag fire Hitler was installed as Dictator of Germany. There
was now virtually no stopping the Nazi rise to superpower status.
Slide 17 Hitler viewed himself as a savior of Germany - riding in
armor like the mythical Lohengrin. Slide 18 The cult of the Master
Race Slide 19 Glorifying the martial spirit and Aryan perfection
while demonizing Judaism were staples of Nazi propaganda. Josef
Goebbels - Hitlers chief propaganda minister
