HIS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Anschluss, Nazi Concentration Camps, Gleichschaltung
29 Mar 2017
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Lecture 8: hitler and the origins of world war ii. Born in the german-speaking region of austria and strongly identified with. Grew up in a middle class family with his strict father and his mother before she died when he was a teenager. Grew up in a small town on the austrian peninsula. 1909: moved to vienna and wanted to become an art student. Had a passion for music and frequently attended the vienna opera house. Vienna was flooded with anti-semitic propaganda, which hitler read a lot of. Watched vienna"s rabblerousing mayor karl lueger use anti-semitism to win popular public support. Hitler, wwi, and the first years of the nazi movement (1914-1924) 1919: moved to germany to be in a german environment. Cheered at the news of outbreak of world war i in munich. Served in the german army rather than the austrian army because he was granted german citizenship.
