Week 14 Day 2

Class 2- April 24,2014 (video)

Lecture Notes:

·         Huge gap between rich and poor.

·         30 January 1933 the Weimar Republic ended

·         They were trying to extend the voting power

·         President Friedrich Eberg

·         Huge economic issues

·         In 1933 the Germany is heavily inflation

·         The Government ask the people to strike in Germany

·         The Government of German continues to bankrupt

·         Then, money became worthless

·         In the middle 1914 the bread is only 13 cents and now it increases

·         Main points of Hitler’s platforms in the 1930?

o   The main point was about helping others because he says “It does not matter if you are rich or poor you should help each other and if you are just willing to drop a few coins to a beggar”

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Week 14 Day 1

Class 2- Thursday April 22, 2014 (video)

Lecture Notes:

·         Germany in 1938. There were destruction around the streets and buildings.

·         Everybody is in uniform and they are everywhere in the place.

·         “Ein Volk Ein Furer” one leader

·         Impression in Germany. The country was not in highly inflation anymore. After 6 years (1932-1938)

·         Hitler told them to stop being selfish but everyone should help them whether you are rich or poor.

·         Everybody should be involve and work together in Germany.

Week 12 Day 2

Class 1- Thursday April 3, 2014

            Lecture Note:  (Hitler’s war part 2)

·         1933: within 3 days of becoming leader of Germany, Hitler announces his rearmament policy to his military leaders. It was the 1st priority and would be secret.

·         1935: Hitler no longer bothered to keep rearmament a secret. He organized a massive rally in Berlin to proclaim rearmament to the world. Signed naval agreement with Britain to allow increase of its navy to 35% the size of the British Navy.

·         1936: Conscription introduced. Factories were converted to producing arms and military supplies.

·         1937: Spanish Civil War as a test of new technology, as well as to show the world its edge.

·         1938: Hitler took over command of the armed forces (a corporal?)

·          1939: War against Britain and France begins. Germany had fewer tanks than Britain and production was slower (refer the panzers. Why was production slower?)

·         1939: Germany only had 3 months’ supply of aircraft fuel.

·         Hitler’s Foreign Policy

·         Step 1 (March 1936): German troops enter the Rhineland. Germans only had 30000. If resistance was met, they were to pull out immediately. No resistance came.

-          Excuse: USSR and France had signed a treaty- Germany was surrounded and needed a buffer.

-          Europe’s response: French would not act alone and British stayed out of it. Hitler promised peace and no further incursions.

·         Step 1 (Nov 1936): Hitler made alliances with both Italy and Japan.

·         Step 2 (March 1938): Hitler annexed Austria, sent the German army into Austria unopposed.

-          Excuse: To restore order in Austria. The disorder was created by the Nazi party in Austria. Hitler bullied the Austrian leader Schuschnigg into giving Nazis all the important jobs, then forced him to resign, replaced by a Nazi.

·         Step 2 (March 1938): Hitler annexed Austria, sent the German army into Austria unopposed.

·         Step 3 (12 September 1938): Germany takes Sudetenland

·         Extra Notes:

-          Rearmament means changed the weapons with the better or powerful weapons.

-          The Rearmament occurred in Germany, Britain and USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

-          The German armies marched into the Rhineland.

-          Hitler only had 30,000 fully equipped troops

-          Ussr and France had just signed the Mutual Assistance Treaty

Discussion and Reflection: None

Homework: None

Week 12 Day 1

Class 1- Tuesday April 1, 2014

·         Lecture Note:

·         Hitler was born in Austria and he was a German politician.

·          Hitler came to power in 1933 and within 6 years Germany was fighting a war which lasted 6 years and effected countries (directly and indirectly) that spanned the globe.

·         A British historian wrote: “The Second World War was Hitler’s personal war. He intended it, he prepared for it, he chose the moment for launching it.

·         Let’s review the countdown to war:

·         Before the Putsch in 1923: Demands from the Nazi Party were-

-          Union of ALL Germans to form a Greater Germany

-          Cancellation of the TOV

-          Land and colonies to feed our people and settle our surplus population

·         From Mein Kampf:

-          Reunion of Germany and Austria is our life task

-          Germany has an annual increase of 900,000..securing of new land for this excess population has great advantages. Must be carried out in Europe. Turn our gaze to the land in the East.

·         Hitler’s speeches in the 1920’s-1930’s:

-          ..”There will never be a solution to the German problem until we return to the idea of struggle…”

-          “.. I aimed from the start to be a destroyer of Communism. I am going to achieve this task.”

-          “.. Perhaps the best way to use my power is fighting foe new trade foe Germany, but probably better is the conquest of new living space in the East and ruthlessly making everything there German.”

·         Hossbach Memo in 1937 (speech to leaders of armed forces):

-          “..Hitler asked that this be regarded, in the event of his death, his last will and testament...”

-          “..The aim of German foreign policy was to defend Germany and to enlarge it. It was therefore a question of space.. Where could it gain the greatest gain at the lowest cost...”

-          “.. He was determined to solve Germany’s problem of space by 1943-1945 at the latest.”

-          “.. our first objective must be to overthrow Czechoslovakia and Austria.”

-          Hitler believed that Britain and France had already written off the Czechs.

·         Extract from Hitler’s last will and testament (written before he “committed suicide” in Mat 1945):

-          “.. It is not true that I wanted war in 1939. It was brought about by those international statesmen working for Jewish interests...”

WORKING WORD: LIEBENSRAUM

Discussion and Reflection: None

Homework: Prepare for the next LDL (next teacher)