Hitler and Nazi Germany

Hitler and Nazi Germany
- Weimar Germany
  After World War One the Treaty of Versailles was damaging to Germany and its economy. The Nazis took advantage of these difficulties to gain support.
- Nazi rise to power
  In Germany during the 1920s the Nazis took advantage of circumstances, and used propaganda and Hitler’s leadership to appeal to different groups and increase their popularity.
- Nazi control of Germany
  In the 1930s the Nazis had control over Germany. They persecuted the Jewish people and others believed to be ‘undesirable'.
- Nazi social and economic policies
  In the 1930s the Nazis began rearmament which created thousands of jobs. They expected the German people to follow the Nazi way of life and used the Nuremberg Rallies to get their message across.
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- The Anschluss. Video
  The Anschluss led to discrimination against the Austrian Jews.
- How Hitler became chancellor. Video
  From Hindenburg's use of Emergency Powers to Hitler's achievement at the 1933 election.
- Hans and Sophie Scholl and the resistance leaflets. Video
  A brother and sister who actively resisted Nazism and everything that it stood for.
- Kristallnacht - the Night of Broken Glass. Video
  The full devastation of Kristallnacht and the loss of hope in the Jewish community.
- How the Depression helped Hitler come to power. Video
  The Wall Street Crash in America led to the Depression, which was exploited by Hitler.
- Did Hitler always want war? Video
  Did Hitler want war from the start or did he want revenge for Versailles?
- Attitudes of the British aristocracy towards Hitler and Germany. Video
  Attitudes of the British aristocracy to the leadership and progress in Germany.
- Neville Chamberlain achieves 'peace with honour' Video
  Chamberlain negotiates the Munich Agreement, giving the Sudetenland to Germany.
- Nazi use of terror and violence. Video
  Organisations like the SS used terror and violence to maintain Nazi rule.
- Chamberlain and the Munich Conference. Video
  Hitler's demands for the Sudetenland led to the Munich Conference in 1938.
- Nazi rise to power. Video
  How did the Nazis rise to power after Germany's defeat in World War One?

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