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Adolf Hitler is born in Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary. His family later moves to Germany.
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Hitler joins the German military at the start of World War I. Some historians believe this is the result of an administrative error; as an Austrian citizen, Hitler should not be allowed to join the German ranks.
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World War I ends with Germany signing an armistice.
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Hitler joins the German Workers’ Party, having been sent to spy on it by the military.
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Hitler is able to become chairman of his party, which is renamed the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, or NSDAP.
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Hitler publishes "Mein Kampf," a ranting exploration of what passes as his ideology.
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He introduces censorship passes a law ending civil liberties and passes the Enabling Act, making himself dictator for four years
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becoming the supreme leader of Nazi Germany