During the Holocaust, millions of Jews and others perished. The SS played an important role in the aid of murdering millions of people during the Holocaust. Heinrich Himmler, the Reichsführer (leader) of the SS, was responsible for raising the SS to power. By the middle of WWII, the SS was made up by more than 52,000 people and was running concentration camps all around Germany.
By the end of World War I, the Allies were the victors and Germany was defeated. To end World War I, the Treaty of Versailles was created. Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was to take the blame for the start of World War I. Germany was forced to pay 31.4 billion dollars to make up for the damage. They also had to give up most of their army except …show more content…
Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister of the time, was the one who used the method of appeasement. With this belief, Chamberlain ended up giving land away to Adolf Hitler. When Hitler and the Nazi party had started to grow, and they became hungry for power. To get more power, the Nazi's needed to get more land to expand Germany. With this need for the growth of German superiority, the Munich Agreement was made by Britain and Germany, which gave Germany part of Czechoslovakia. Under the terms of the Munich Agreement, Germany was to not take over more land. Hitler took advantage of Chamberlain's appeasement and easily took over the rest of Czechoslovakia without anyone trying to stop him. The German people saw how Hitler was expanding German territory, and he gained even more power and supporters. By this time, the Enabling Act was passed which legally established his dictatorship. The act allowed Hitler to assume control over the government and gave him unrestrained power. Although Hitler was gaining supporters, Germany was still in their depression. Hitler used the chaos and corruption of the public to demand his immediate rise in power. After the German Reichstag building was set on fire, Hitler claimed that he needed power to stop the chaos. On January 30th, 1933, Hitler became chancellor of …show more content…
Before WWII, the Schutzstaffel served as Hitler's personal bodyguards. The SS was not feared before Heinrich Himmler became the leader. Himmler expanded the SS' role and size to prepare for the actions taken in the Holocaust. The group symbolized fear and violence throughout Germany. The recruits for the SS had to prove that they were not Jewish, had no past Jewish family, and received special training. The SS men were taught that they were the best out of the whole human race. Among these people who supported Hitler was Heinrich
By the end of World War I, the Allies were the victors and Germany was defeated. To end World War I, the Treaty of Versailles was created. Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was to take the blame for the start of World War I. Germany was forced to pay 31.4 billion dollars to make up for the damage. They also had to give up most of their army except …show more content…
Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister of the time, was the one who used the method of appeasement. With this belief, Chamberlain ended up giving land away to Adolf Hitler. When Hitler and the Nazi party had started to grow, and they became hungry for power. To get more power, the Nazi's needed to get more land to expand Germany. With this need for the growth of German superiority, the Munich Agreement was made by Britain and Germany, which gave Germany part of Czechoslovakia. Under the terms of the Munich Agreement, Germany was to not take over more land. Hitler took advantage of Chamberlain's appeasement and easily took over the rest of Czechoslovakia without anyone trying to stop him. The German people saw how Hitler was expanding German territory, and he gained even more power and supporters. By this time, the Enabling Act was passed which legally established his dictatorship. The act allowed Hitler to assume control over the government and gave him unrestrained power. Although Hitler was gaining supporters, Germany was still in their depression. Hitler used the chaos and corruption of the public to demand his immediate rise in power. After the German Reichstag building was set on fire, Hitler claimed that he needed power to stop the chaos. On January 30th, 1933, Hitler became chancellor of …show more content…
Before WWII, the Schutzstaffel served as Hitler's personal bodyguards. The SS was not feared before Heinrich Himmler became the leader. Himmler expanded the SS' role and size to prepare for the actions taken in the Holocaust. The group symbolized fear and violence throughout Germany. The recruits for the SS had to prove that they were not Jewish, had no past Jewish family, and received special training. The SS men were taught that they were the best out of the whole human race. Among these people who supported Hitler was Heinrich