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Birth of Adolf Hitler
Born on the 20th of April, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, a town in Austria, Adolf Hitler was the fourth child of Klara Hitler née Pölzl and Alois Hitler, who was a customs official. -
Early Life
Adolf's early life was spent in Austria. -
School
As a child, he was excellent in academics, however, after he lost his younger brother, Edmund, to measles, there came about a drastic change in him. He became depressed and detached, and would fight with people around him, especially his father and his teachers. ” (Last). -
School
Hitler wanted to become an artist. But, he was sent by his father to a technical school, called Realschule in Linz, Austria. He did not do well in school, hoping his father would let him pursue his dream. However, that was not to be. -
His Farther Past Away
After the sudden demise of his father in 1903, his behavior at school became bad to worse, and he was finally rusticated. ” (Last). -
Becoming an Artist
“Eighteen-year-old Adolf had grand ideas of someday becoming a great artist. Each October, entrance examinations were held at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Despite his misgivings about leaving his mother, Hitler's artistic ambitions had driven him to withdraw his inheritance from the bank and move to Vienna to study at the academy. ” ("The History Place - Rise of Hitler: Hitler's Mother Dies"). -
After the Deaths
“He then had to face a very tough time, living on orphan benefits. He lost his mother to cancer, four years after his father's death. ” (Last). -
His morther Passes Away
“On January 14, 1907, Adolf Hitler's mother went to see the family doctor about a pain in her chest, so bad it kept her awake at night. The doctor, Edward Bloch, who was Jewish, examined her and found she had advanced breast cancer. ” ("The History Place - Rise of Hitler: Hitler's Mother Dies"). “Adolf Hitler sobbed when the doctor told him she was gravely ill and needed immediate surgery. A few days later, Klara Hitler, 46, was operated on and had one of her breasts removed. But the operation -
Beginning
“At the beginning of the First World War, Hitler went to Munich, and joined the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment, serving as a runner. After the war he was given an award for bravery. ” (Last). -
Nazi
“It was in 1923 that the Nazi Party tried to seize power from the ruling German Weimar Republic, in the famous Beer Hall Putsch. ” (Last). -
5 years in Prison
In Germany, Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for leading the Nazis' unsuccessful "Beer Hall Putsch" in the German state of Bavaria. -
Nazi
“It was in 1923 that the Nazi Party tried to seize power from the ruling German Weimar Republic, in the famous Beer Hall Putsch. However, Hitler was unsuccessful and was imprisoned. It was during the nine months that he spent in prison that Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, or My Struggle, his autobiography as well as his manifesto. ” (Last). -
Out of Prison
“Once released from prison, Hitler decided to seize power constitutionally rather than by force of arms. Using demagogic oratory, Hitler spoke to scores of mass audiences, calling for the German people to resist the yoke of Jews and Communists, and to create a new empire which would rule the world for 1,000 years. ” ("Adolf"). “He then emerged from prison as a populist spokesman for the nationalistic and poor Germans. In 1932, Hitler tried to become the chancellor by challenging Paul von Hinde -
Control
“In 1932, Hitler tried to become the chancellor by challenging Paul von Hindenburg in the election that was held, but could not succeed. ” (Last).
“In 1932, Hitler ran for President and won 30% of the vote, forcing the eventual victor, Paul von Hindenburg, into a runoff election. After a bigger landslide in July 1932 (44%), their vote declined and their movement weakened (Hitler lost the presidential election to WWI veteran Paul von Hindenburg in April; elections of November 1932 roughly 42%), s -
Power
“The Nazis gradually devised an electoral strategy to win northern farmers and white collar voters in small towns, which produced a landslide electoral victory in September 1930 (jump from roughly 3% to 18% of the votes cast) due to the depression. Refused a chance to form a cabinet, and unwilling to share in a coalition regime, the Nazis joined the Communists in violence and disorder between 1931 and 1933. ” ("Adolf").
