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Hitler Fights in World War I
Hitler decided to fight the war because he was so caught up in a sense of patriotism. He had only a month of training before he experienced his first combat against the British and the Belgians. On october 16th, 1916 Hitler was wounded by an enemy shell and was evacuated to a Berlin area hospital. After serving 4 years total in the trenches and recovering from being wounded, Hitler was blinded temporarily by a gas attack in 1918 in Belguim. -
Germany Surrenders: Treaty of Versailles
Germany surrendered in November of 1918. Later they were forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty put restrictions on the army of Germany and made it so that Germany had all the blame for the war. Both these things hurt the pride of the German people and strongly angered them all. -
Nazi Party is Formed
The German Workers' Party consisted mainly of an executive committee which had seven members, including Hitler. To bring in new members Hitler prepared invitations which each committee member gave to friends asking them to attend the party's monthly public meeting, but few came. Then they placed an advertisement in an anti-Semitic newspaper in Munich and at Hitler's insistence, a few hundred people showed up this time, growing the party. -
Hitler Becomes leader of the Nazi Party
Hitler became the head of the Nazi party in 1921. The Nazi party would only accept the "pure" German people. They opposed the Treaty of Versailles and thought they should not follow it. After Hitler became the leader they gained alot of surrport and started spreading their anti-semitic ideas. -
Beer Hall Putsch
The beer Hall Putsch was when Hitler tried to sieze power of Munich, Bavaria, and Germany. It was a failed revolution attemp that took place on th night of November 8th, 1923 and the early afternoon of November 9th, 1923. -
Hitler is Tried for Treason
Hitler was arrested by the police on november 11th, 1923. He was tried in the Special Peoples Court in Munich. He was tried for high treason and his first trial began on february 26th, 1924. On April 1st, 1924 Hitler was sentanced to 5 years imprisonment at Landsberg Prison. -
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf was a book written by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and was a combination of his political ideaology and a biography. Volume 1 was published in 1925 and volume 2 in 1926. He began the book wile being imprisoned for political crimes. -
Stock Market Crashed
The value of stocks that were associated with the New York stock market had plummited and resulted in a number of buissness bankruptcies. The Great Depression causes worldwide economic problems for all and Germany has six million unemployed by June 1932. This contributed to a rise in the support for the Nazi party causing the Nazi party to dominate in the Reichstag elections. -
Nazis Elected to Reichstag
The election was held on January and the Nazis were given party control of the nation. Hitler later became full leader of the country. -
Hitler voted Chancellor of Germany
Hitler's rise to power was made possible, because of resentment in the German people, the weakness of the Weimar system - which he exploited through propaganda the terror of his stormtroopers, and the brilliance of his speeches. He made poeple like him and then got to power. -
The Reichstag Building Burns
A group of angry people led an arson attack on the Reichstag building. The building was where Germany parliament met and was burnt badly. -
Hitler becomes Dictator of Germany
Hitler was given some control of the country through him being elected as Chancellor. Well almost a year later he gains full power of the country and becomes Dictator of Germany.
