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when adolf was born
“Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, the fourth child of Alois Schickelgruber and Klara Hitler in the Austrian town of Braunau. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
the familt moving
“The family moved once more in 1895 to the farm community of Hafeld, 30 miles southwest of Linz. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
adolf at school
“By 1900, Hitler's talents as an artist surfaced. He did well enough in school to be eligible for either the university preparatory 'gymnasium' or the technical/scientific Realschule. Because the latter had a course in drawing, Adolf accepted his father's decision to enroll him in the Realschule. He did not do well there. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
when his father died
“Adolf's father died in 1903 after suffering a pleural hemorrhage. Adolf himself suffered from lung infections, and he quit school at the age of 16, partially the result of ill health and partially the result of poor school work. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
adolf's mother
“In 1906, Adolf was permitted to visit Vienna, but he was unable to gain admission to a prestigious art school. His mother developed terminal breast cancer and was treated by Dr. Edward Bloch, a Jewish doctor who served the poor. After an operation and excruciatingly painful and expensive treatments with a dangerous drug, she died on December 21, 1907. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
what he wandered about
“Virtually penniless by 1909, he wandered Vienna as a transient, sleeping in bars, flophouses, and shelters for the homeless, including, ironically, those financed by Jewish philanthropists. It was during this period that he developed his prejudices about Jews, his interest in politics, and debating skills. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
when adolf left Vienna for Munich
“In May 1913, Hitler, seeking to avoid military service, left Vienna for Munich, the capital of Bavaria, following a windfall received from an aunt who was dying. In January, the police came to his door bearing a draft notice from the Austrian government. The document threatened a year in prison and a fine if he was found guilty of leaving his native land with the intent of evading conscription. Hitler was arrested on the spot and taken to the Austrian Consulate. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
when he was wounded by an enemy shell
“In October 1916, he was wounded by an enemy shell and evacuated to a Berlin area hospital. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
when he was temporarily blinded by a mustard gas attack
“After recovering, and serving a total of four years in the trenches, he was temporarily blinded by a mustard gas attack in Belgium in October 1918. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
The turning point of Hitler's mesmerizing
The turning point of Hitler's mesmerizing oratorical career occurred at one such meeting held on October 16, 1919. -
The Nazi party
“The Nazi party began drawing thousands of new members, many of whom were victims of hyper-inflation and found comfort in blaming the Jews for this trouble. The price of an egg, for example, had inflated to 30 million times its original price in just 10 years. Economic upheaval generally breeds political upheaval, and Germany in the 1920s was no exception. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
the assistance of party staff
With the assistance of party staff, Hitler drafted a party program consisting of twenty-five points. This platform was presented at a public meeting on February 24, 1920, with over 2,000 eager participants. -
French and Belgian troops
“In January 1923, French and Belgian troops marched into Germany to settle a reparations dispute. Germans resented this occupation, which also had an adverse effect on the economy. -
The Bavarian government
“The Bavarian government defied the Weimar Republic, accusing it of being too far left. Hitler endorsed the fall of the Weimar Republic, and declared at a public rally on October 30, 1923 that he was prepared to march on Berlin to rid the government of the Communists and the Jews. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
Hitler held a rally at a Munich beer hall
“On November 8, 1923, Hitler held a rally at a Munich beer hall and proclaimed a revolution. The following day, he led 2,000 armed 'brown-shirts' in an attempt to take over the Bavarian government. This putsch was resisted and put down by the police, after more than a dozen were killed in the fighting. Hitler suffered a broken and dislocated arm in the melee, was arrested, and was imprisoned at Landsberg. He received a five-year sentence. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
when a second volume of Mein Kampf was published
“A second volume of Mein Kampf was published in 1927. It included a history of the Nazi party to that time and its program, as well as a primer on how to obtain and retain political power, how to use propaganda and terrorism, and how to build a political organization. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
Hitler's Nazi party
“Hitler's Nazi party captured 18% of the popular vote in the 1930 elections. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
Hitler ran for President
“In 1932, Hitler ran for President and won 30% of the vote, forcing the eventual victor, Paul von Hindenburg, into a runoff election. A political deal was made to make Hitler chancellor in exchange for his political support. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
He was appointed
“He was appointed to that office in January 1933. ” ("Adolf Hitler"). -
the Kaiser abdicated and the Socialists
“On November 9th, the Kaiser abdicated and the Socialists gained control of the government. Anarchy was more the rule in the cities. ” ("Adolf Hitler").
