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The Beginning
When Hitler was a teenager, he went to a performance of opera called Rienza. The story behind the performance, is this boy saves his people from the cruel and humiliating rule of his enemies. This struck Hitler deeply and he decided he needed to "save" his people. Hitler believed that Germans were the superiors.
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Hitler serves in World War I
Hitler served in World War I from 1914 to 1918. Hitler was a soldier that was ready for war and couldn't wait to kill someone. -
The Battle of Arras
The Battle of Arras was a British offensive during World War I. From April 9 to May 16, 1917, British, Canadian, and Australian troops attacked German trenches near the French city of Arras on the Western Front.
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World War 1
He spent the entire four years of WWl at the front lines, and he earned the Distinguished Iron Cross for bravery.
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Nazi party formed
Hitler took charge of forming the Nazi party and recruited people from the Army. By the end of 1920 he had 3000 people.
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Mein Kampf
When Hitler and his stormtroopers marched to the War Ministry building, he was arrested and put in jail for 9 months, In jail he wrote a book, Mein Kampf, which is about Hitler's ideas about the world and the direction he wanted Germany to take.
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The Blood Purge
In June of 1930, Hitler had the historical event called "The Blood Purge". During this time, Röhm and other SA leaders were summarily executed, also claimed the lives of Kurt von Schleicher, the last chancellor of the Weimar Republic, and his. -
Chancellor
Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
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Hitler senses he might lose the war.
At the end of 1941 Hitler thought that he might lose the war so he decided to issue the the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" which was the mass killing of European Jews in Germanys concentration camps. -
Failed Assanation Attempt
On this date some millitary leaders tried to assasinate him but their attempt failed. Therefore Hitler made them pay by killing about five thousand people who he thought were involved in the plot. -
Married and Died
Berlin, Germany April 29, 1945, Hitler married Braun in a ceremony in the bunker, with Goebbels and Bormann in attendance. Shortly after the wedding, Hitler dictated his final will. On the afternoon of April 30, Hitler shot himself.
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Sources
1-"Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide: April 30, 1945." Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 4: Europe. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. Student Resources in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
2- https://worldhistoryproject.org/topics/adolf-hitler
3- "Adolf Hitler." UXL Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Research in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
