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Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in a town named Inn. His parents were named Alois and Klara Hitler.
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After living a care free life, at age six Hitler is forced to go to primary school. His father also retired in 1895 so now Hitler had strict rules at school and at home.
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After reading books by Karl May and James Fenimore Cooper, Hitler loved to re-enact the books with his friends. Hitler continued to read the books as he was the Führer and even sometimes referred to the Russians as Redskins.
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While looking through his father's book collection, Hitler finds a book about the War of 1870-1871. Hitler read the book many times and became convinced that war was a glorious thing.
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The death of Edmund Hitler weighted extremely hard on Hitler. Edmund was Hitler's fellow re-enactor and best friend.
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In 1900 Hitler is forced to choose between a classical school or technical school. Hitler wanted to go to classical school but his father sent him to mechnical school. Hitler was extemely lonely and unhappy and wanted to become an artist.
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In his second year of high school Hitler feels the sense of German nationalism. Even Hitler is from the Austrian side of the border, he expressed loyalty to Germany. This would have a lasting loyalty to Germany.
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After sufering a lung hemorrhage, Hitler's father dies. At age 13, young Adolf becomes the head of his household. This would save Hitler from many more beatings.
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In 1907, Hitler used most of his money to move to Vienna and apply for the Vienna Academy of Art. He was rejected by the art school twice, mainly because of his inability to draw humans. He was very shocked by this judgement and his mother was dying from breast cancer.
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Klara Hitler had been suffering from breast cancer since January of 1907. Hitler had went to Vienna in October to pursue art and failed and when he returned, to make matters worse, his mother was close to death. On December 21, 1907, she died and Hitler was said to have so much grief from her death.
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After leaving his friend, Hitler from himself homeless in Vienna. Hitler became a smelly, poor, and shaved man eating at soup kitchens with no place to go. Hitler also began reading books about philosophy, which formed his racist and nationalistic ideas.
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Even though Hitler wasn't a great soldier, he was regarded as being a brave soldier, willing to do dangerous missions.
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After moving to Germany in 1913, to avoid service in the Austrian Army, Hitler was seen celebrating the German proclamation of war on August 2, 1914. Two days later he volunteered for the Germany Army.
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After losing WWI, Germany is punished. Germany has to pay back the debts of other countries involved in WWI, this would give Hitler and some other Germans a lasting scar.
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Hitler hepled form the German Workers' Party, which was changed into the Nazi Party. This was the start of a terrible movement.
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After threatening to resign, Hitler was voted in 543 to 1 in his favor. He would be the Nazi leader until his death.
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In January, 1933, Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany. He would take this power and increase it dramatically.
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Hitler, who was chancellor, was trying to become the president. With a ton of propaganda going around, the Nazis had the German people convinced that Hitler would be a great leader. He was soon the dictator, this would change the world, especially the Jews world, forever.
