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Hitler is Born
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. His parents were Klara and Alois Hitler. -
Hitler's Teenage Years
Hitler's father died when he was only 13 years old. This allowed him to follow his passion and study art. Throughout his schooling Adolf only tried hard in subjects that interested him and dropped out of highschool when he was 16. Hitler's mother also died while he was a teenager in the year 1907. -
Nationalistic Feelings Form
Adolf attended many plays as a teenager because he was fasincated with art and literature. One play that he saw was about a hero saving his country from their enemies. This play only strengthened his feelings that the Germans were the master race. He began thinking of plans for a Third Reich that he hoped would last longer than any other empire in history. -
World War I Service
Hitler joined 16th Bavarian Infantry Regiment and served as a dispatch runner, he earned the Distinguished Iron Cross for his acts of bravery. Hitler was injured twice in the four years that he served on the front lines. Iron Cross for Bravery -
Adolf Pledges to Restore German Power
German Workers' Party After the War ended and Germany was forced to sign the "Treaty of Versailles" it was the first time Hitler cried since his mother died in 1907. Filled with contempt and rage to restore respect and power in Germany. With a strong sense of nationalism, he blamed everything on the Jews and Liberals. With being ordered to spy on the group called the German Workers' Party, he quickly joined them and became leader of the Nazis' bringing them to power. His word was law. -
Hitler tries to seize power
Leaders of the country gathered speaking to the people, Adolf attempted to force the powers to declare a revolution. This failed, and two days later arrested Hitler and sentenced him to 5 years in prison. Serving 9 months, he wrote his autobiography Mein Kampf. After being released, the New York Stock Market crashed, leaving many German people jobless, they started listening to his ideas about a Third Reich -
New Leader of Germany
Der Fuhrer Adolf was a very gifted speaker, winning the heart and minds of many jobless Germans. With his skill and cunning ability, the Nazi's won enough votes to be the second-most powerful party in Germany. He became Chancellor in 1933. After the Burning of Reichstag, Hitler gained absolute power becoming dictator or "Der Fuhrer", he outlawed interracial marriage, withdrew from the Leauge of Nations, rebuilt the military, and murdered anyone who stood between him and world domination -
Hitler's Final Solution
While the first years of World War II had gone well for Germany, by 1940 the tides were turning against Hitler. When the Americans joined World War II in 1941 Hitler devised one more plan to deal with the Jews. He called the plan the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". In this plan any Jews in German controlled land would be killed in the concentration camps that were scattered around Europe. Auschwitz -
Attempt on Hitler's Life
A bomb exploded in Hitler's headquarters which was known as the "Wolf's Lair". This would be the third time that someone attemped to kill HItler. One of his officers, Claus von Stauffenberg, was blamed and killed for planting the bomb. At this point Hitler realized that Germany would likely lose the war. He had five thousand people killed that he believed were involved in the plot. -
Hitler's Death
With the Russians and Americans closing in on the city of Berlin, Adolf Hitler committed suicide the day after his marriage with his wife Eva Braun in his bunker. He and his wife were then taken outside and their bodies were burned. Newspaper Article -
Works Cited
Beck, Roger B. Modern World History Patterns of Interactions. Orlando, Florida: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Print. "Adolf Hitler." UXL Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Research in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2016. "Hitler, Adolf." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia™. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. Research in Context. Web. 4 Apr. 2016. http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/58/129958-004-C9B8B89D.jpg
