HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Anschluss, Munich Agreement, Appeasement
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Intro: germany"s place is not resolved after wwi, in wwii, germany is the aggressor of 1930"s until war actually came. Nazi germany"s role: not a typical government, not pursuing typical gals/ambitions) Ideology: hitler is committed to destroying treaty of. Versailles; nazi racial ideas: creation of a new german racial empire in central and eastern europe. Prevent people from thinking how things are really like. Keep them agitated and angry-- then they cannot think--give them an enemy. Fighting against the enemy (jews and communists (a. 2. a. 3) however, jews and communists were leaving so they needed to find enemies elsewhere (a. 2. a. 4) a regime who"s survival depends on constant aggression. Needs to build up the german military (a. 3. a. 1) massive rearmament -- uses resources of the state. Money is moved to industry for building the military. 1936, there us full employment (a. 3. a. 2) german soldiers now have money and want to buy consumer goods. Military policy doesnt allow production of consumer goods.
