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Driving question:
How can you create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) applying the Ten Stages of Genocide, using WWII events and others around the world between 1900-1950? 1919-1929: The Wiemar Republic In November of 1918, Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay heavy reparations after Germany's defeat in world war I, they created a democratic names Wiemar Republic. The three freedoms were Germans granted are -Women were allowed to vote. - There was a bill of rights. - Political parties were able to form. The three political problems in the Wiemar Republic are: - It was impossible to form a coalition. - The Wiemar republic was criticized by both conservatives. -Hang to pay such large reparations negatively impacted the economy. Economic Problems: Germany was able to experience a period of prosperity between 1924 and 1929 because the United States looked Germany money and a new plan that was developed b Western nation to reduce reparations payments The Bear Hall Putsch and Hitler's incarceration by 1923, the Nazi party had 55,000 members and was stronger than ever. From November 8 to November 1923, Hitler and his followers staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich because a failed take over of the government in Bavaria, a state in South Germany. The Nazi party was banned because his speeches were considered too inflammatory and agitating. Incarceration: Inflation was one of economic problems, it was the rise in prices and the fall in the value of money. Hitler wrote a manifesto entitled Mein Kampf ("My struggle") the text outlined the ideas that inspired his millions of followers. The manifesto also illustrates his strong and extreme German nationalism, and his violent anti-seinitism and has anticommunism. Totalitarianism & Totalitarian: Totalitarianism is a political system in which all authority is in the hands of the state. Totalitarian is a private property and free enterprise with often severe actions Great Depression: The caused of the Great Depression was that America helped Wiemar Republic with huge loans for reparations payments and after that America needed those back to assist its troubled economy. Great Depression impact European nations because Germany lost its loans from America, it was unable to make reparations payments and they also began to slow down and production decreased. Major figures of WWII: Allies: - Neville Chamberlain: Prime Minister of Britain 1937 to 1940. - Winston Churchill: Prime Minister of Britain 1940 to 1945. - FDR: President of U.S from 1933 to 1945. - Harry S. Truman: Becomes U.S President 1945 after FDR'S death. - Dwight Eisenhower: "Supreme Commander" of Allied Forces in Europe. - Joseph Stalin: Leader of Russia during WWII. Axis: - Adolf Hitler: Leader of Germany's from 1933 to 1945. - Emperor Hirohito: Leader of Japan from 1926 to 1989. - Benito Mussolini: Leader of Italy from 1922 to 1943. - Isoroku Yamamoto: Admiral in Japanese Navy - Erwin Rommel ("Desert Fox"): Leader of German ground forces in Africa. - Joseph Gobbles appointed by Hitler as "Minister of Enligtenment". Cold War During Cold War many countries were controlled by the Soviets and how they were scares by the communism. |