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Adolf Hitler is born.
1889Hitler was born in Branau, Austria on April 20, 1889. He was born to Alios and Klara Hitler. Both of his parents had come from poor peasant familes but were very smart nonetheless. His father was 23 years older than his mother, and she was his third wife. -
Thule Society
1911Thule Society, originally a “German Study Group”, was founded in 1911 and was headed by Walter Nauhaus. In 1917 Nauhaus moved to Munich, his Thule-Gesellschaft was to be a cover-name for the Munich branch of the Germanenorden. Thule-Gesellschaft’s primary focus was a claim concerning the Aryan race. If one wanted to enter the “Germanic Order” as titled and created in 1918, one had to sign a “blood declaration of faith.”
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Hitler moves to Germany
1913Hitler tried to gain entrance to Vienn's main art academy, but failed. He blamed this on the Jewish leaders of the school, and part of his blame was likely due to the anti-Semantic attitudes of much of Vienna. He scraped by making ads for things like soap companies, but then moved to Germany to join the war. -
Hitler takes control of the growing Nazi Party
1919At age 30, Hitler become the leader of the Nazi Political party through his emotional and captivating speeches “He encouraged national pride, militarism... and a racially ‘pure’ Germany. At this point in his career Hitler is young and lacks experience, but he is said to show tremendous potential in politics. Hitler changed the name of the party to the National Socialist Workers’ Party, Nazis for short. -
Hitler recruites young men
1920Hitler took charge of party propaganda in early 1920, and also recruited young men he had known in the Army. Hitler had help from a new party member, Army Captain Ernst Rohm. He helped immensely in the recruiting efforts. Ernst would later play a vital role in Hitler’s rise to power in Germany.
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Hitler becomes the official leader of the Nazi Party
1921Hitler became leader shortly after joining the group. Much of what lead him to be leader was his eloquent, moving speeches. In his speeches he encouraged nationalism and militarism, and used his public platform to condemn the Jews and blame them for Germany's shortcomings. -
Beer Hall Putsch
1923Hitler leads the Nazi Party in an attempted armed overthrow of Munich, known as the Beer Hall Putsch.Hitler and his followers had a plan that they would kidnap the leaders of the Bavarian government and force them to accept Hitler as their leader. This would then lead to the break down of the German democratic government in Berlin. The attack took place while the leaders of the Bavarian government were having a large government in a Munich beer h
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Hitler in Jail, Writes Autobiography
1923Hitler was jailed after a failed coup to forcefully take over Germnay, 10 years before he actually came into power. Whie in Jail, 'Mein Kampf' (My Struggle) was Hitler's autobiography that he wrote while that vividly laid out his plans on becoming the leader of the Nazi party, and eventually Chauncellor of Germany. HItler then wrote a sequel later in 1928. In it, he details plans of a German/British war against the USA. -
Economy Crash Overthrow
1929After the Wall Street crash in 1929, both Germany and its economy collapsed. Unemployment grew, starvation was becoming more common, and the people wanted someone to blame and looked to extreme solutions. Hitler offered them both, therefore Nazi success in the elections grew, and Germans turned to Nazism because they were desperate. -
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Economic Downfall
1932Germany’s economy was built on foreign capital. When loans and deals fell through financial markets world wide collapsed. Production levels fell, German workers were laid off, and banks were closed. People, especially the middle class, were cast into poverty over night and people began looking desperately for a solution. Hitler quickly took advantage of this opportunity to gain followers and rise in power. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
1933The Nazis became the second largest party in Germany and were too strong to be ignored. Hitler was invited by a coalition government to be Chancellor. To get the legislative process suspended, Hitler used Article 48, and then on he ruled by decree. He then began calling himself “The Leader” after combining the presidential and chancellor offices. -
Mein Kampf is published
1935Mein Kampf is a book written by Hitler while in prison. He speaks about his youth, early days in Nazi Germany, future plans of Germany, and ideas on politics and race. He also divides humans into categories based on physical appearance, establishing higher or lower orders, or types of humans. Mein Kapft means My Struggle, or My Battle in German.
