Causes of World War 2 | Understanding Pre-War Germany | Impact of WW1 and Totalitarianism

1. Causes of world war 2 By: Isiah Epps Ashley Cuevas Mirdilia Checo Samantha Gonzalez Germany

2. Why did totalitarianism spread so quickly after WW1? • The terrible inflation of the 1920’s cause many Germans, to have little faith in the government. • In the 1920’s Adolf Hitler gained control of the Nazi Party. • Hitler won popular support by blaming Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War 1 and for its economic troubles. • The Weimar government in Germany faced many problems as they looked for someone to blame their economic troubles and defeat in the war.

3. How did WW1 affect your country? • Germany signed the Treaty of Versaille. • The Treaty of Versaille required Germany to give up lands conquered, minimize their army and not rebuild it. • Germany was blamed for the war by the Allies. • Germany also had borrowed money from the bank to pay Allies, which eventually led them to economic troubles. • Their trades were limited as well.

4. What conditions led to the collapse of the old Government? • U.S had loaned the Allies money during World War 1, an demanded repayment. • Allies needed to get money from Germany to pay the U.S. • Germany borrowed money from banks to pay Allies. • High bankruptcy rates and high unemployment, such as the Great Depression cause death rates to raise. • Blockades and embargoes caused server hardships

5. Who supported the totalitarian leaders and why? • The Nazi party supported the totalitarian leaders. • Also nationalistic, anti-communist, anti-semitic Organization. • Hitler used many methods of stalin to build totalitarian state in Germany. • The Nazi party supported the totalitarian leaders because he convinced them to blame Jews for economic troubles.

6. How did the dictators seize power? • Hitler was the dictator for Germany. • Much of Germany supported Hitler and his Nazis because they understood the economic down fall. • Hitler convinced Germans that the good was the bad, and the bad was good. He preformed reversed psychology on them. • He persuaded Germans that they will gain their wealth again if they followed his leadership.

7. What reforms did the dictator bring about? • The Nazi preached the need for hard work, sacarfice, and service to the state. • The Nazis used the press, schools, and even churches to glorify their goals. • He also increased the Germany military, a step that violated the Versailles Treaty. • Hitler also preformed a lot of damage to the Jews.

8. Could this happen here? • The exact same thing can’t occur but, certain things that took part in it can. • In todays life races still go against one another however, it wont a rise to the same level as the holocaust. • There’s no leader that would take charge of country and get over with it. • In todays life people are more alert with things, and wouldn’t follow the same population knowing it will affect them at the end.

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