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Hitler fights in the Frist World War
When Hitler was 25yearsold in 1914 both Austria-Hungary and the German Empire became involved in the First World War. Since 1913, Hitler had crossed from his birthplace on the Austro-German border and was living in Munich and earned his money as a painter. Although Hitler was still holding Austrian citizenship he volunteered and asked for permission to serve in the Bavarian Army in August 1914. Hitler was granted the permission to join, even though he was not yet a German citi -
Natiz Party is formed
The Nazi Party was formed as the German Workers party by Anton Drexler, Dietrich Eckhart and Gottfried Feder in 1919. Drexler, who was the original leader of the party, had strong nationalistic views and was anti-semitic. This small political party was noted by the armed forces as being a potential Socialist threat and a spy, Adolf Hitler, was sent to investigate the party to assess how much of a threat the party was. Hitler became fascinated with the politics of the group, and began an active p -
Hitler Becomes leader of the Nazi Party
Hitler became fascinated with the politics of the group, and began an active participation in the activities of the German Workers Party. This led to him rapidly becoming the member of the GWP executive responsible for propaganda and in turn his skills as a public speaker led to him becoming the mouthpiece of the movement -
Beer Hall Putsch
On November 8th, 1923, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party led a coalition group in attempted coup d'etat which came to be known as the Beer Hall Putsch. They began in the Bavarian city of Munich, aiming to seize control of the state government, march on Berlin, and overthrow te German federal government to oversee the creation of a unified Greater German Reich where citizenship would be based on race. -
Mein Kampf is Written
Mein Kampf was written by the German Dictator, Adolph Hitler. The title in German means "My Struggle." The book was published in two volumes in 1925 and 1927. Hitler began writing this book when he was imprisoned in 1923. In this book, Hitler described his life and explained his political ideas. This included ideas like claims about superiority of German People above all other races in the world. He blamed jews for the evils of the world. Also he supported Dictatorship over democratic rule. -
Hitler's tried for Treason
In 1923, Hitler tried to seize power through a coup known as the "Beer Hall Putsch." -
Stock Market Crashed
On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. In the aftermath of Black Tuesday, America and the rest of the industrialized world spiraled downward into the Great Depression. -
Hitler voted Chancellor of Germany
On January 30th, 1933, Adolph Hitler is voted Chancellor of Germany, leader of the government in Germany. -
The Reichstag building burns
The Reichstag buidling, seat of the German government, burns after being set on fire by Nazis. This enabled Adolf Hitler to seize power under the pretext of protecting the nation from threats to its security -
Hitler becomes dictator of Germany
Hitler was never electred president, he was appointed Reichskanzler by President Hindenburg, who was presuaded to by a powerful lobby of manufacturers and businessmen. They were broadly aware of the risk of giving Hitler power but foolishly believed that they could control him once he was in power. Hitler never intended to maintain democracy in Germany and wrote that the way to defeat democracy was from the inside. -
Germany Surrenders: Treaty of Versailles
In May of 1945, Germany finally surrenders and agrees to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Germany had to pay 30 million dollars in reparations, they had to demeliterize and were not allowed to make any more weapons.
