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Rise of Totalitarianism/Fascism/Nazism/Communism
Totalitarianism is the belief of where a countries citizen should be completely controlled by their government. Mussolini held the Facism party of Italy. Hitler held the Facism party of Germany. Facism is basically having a really strict government ruled by a dictator. Nazism is Germanys form of government that follows Totalitarianism rules, Communism is when there is no personal posessions and everything is owned by the government.
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Treaty of Versailles
Treaty imposed on Germany after World War 1. This was made exactly 5 years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This treaty made Germany except all responsibility for the entire World War I.
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Weimar Republic
It is the German Rebublic that existed from 1919 until Hitler gained power in 1933. It was Germanys government. But the Weimar Republic was in great debt from World War I, and they were in an economic struggle.
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Mussolini takes over
Mussolini organizes a march in Rome led by prominent fascists. The king of Italy did not know what to do, and the prime minister resigned. That left a open spot for Mussolini and he got it,
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Beer Hall Putsch
This is Hitlers unsucessful attempt to gain power over the Weimar Republic. Hitler held a large Natzi march with over 3,000 people. In the end, he got sent to prison for treasoning. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/beer_hall_putsch_of_1923.htm -
Mein Kampf
This is an Autobigraphy that was writen by Hitler while he was in prison. It is about his political views and his plans for Germany. He was talking about how the Jews wanted to take over the world so Germans would hate them.
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Great Depression
It is a period of time in which the largest economic downfall occurs. It began after the stock market crashed. Millions of American citizens became unemployed and many banks ran out of money, http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Originally, Hitler was not supposed to be the Chancellor. Franz von Papen was chosen instead. But he was soon replaced. To regain power, Franz von Papen decided that he should become a vice Chancellor and for Hitler to become Chancellor. Hindenburg agreed to the plan.
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Reichstag fire
The Reichstag goverment building was mysteriously set on fire and was burned down, The Nazis used this event as evidence that Germany was under attack and something had to be done.
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Nuremberg Laws
This is when the Jews were started to be discriminated against. Jewish people started getting many restrictions and were looked down upon because of these laws.
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Sudetenland/Appeasement
Sudetenland was a territory that Germany had to give away. Hitler wamts the territory back so he sends German troops to the border of Germany and Sudetenland to intimidate them. And it worked.
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Munich Conference
It was a conference held in Munich, Germany that included the leaders of France, Italy and the Great Britain. Hitler wanted to gain possession of territory in Czechoslovakia. They let Germany have a small section but Germany had to agree not to invade the other parts of Czechoslovakia.
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Kristallnacht
Kristallnach translated into english is Night of the Broken Glass. Nazis vandilized Jewish stores and homes for no reason. About 91 Jews were killed. Also more than 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to consintration camps. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005201
