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Hitler’s Life
By: Christina Mejia
and
Gonzalo A. Corral
Hitler’s Roots
Early Life• Birth April 20, 1889
– Austrian village of Braunau Am Inn
• Attended monastery school in Lambach, Austria– Top of the Class and Ring Leader of friends
• Father sent him to technical high school• In 1903 his dad dies of a lung hemorrhage • In 1907 his mom dies from cancer• In 1907 he traveled to Vienna to become an artist but
failed the Academy of Fine Arts entrance exam twice
The Rise of Hitler
1913-1933
• In 1913 Hitler went to Munich, Germany and volunteered for service in German Army in 1914
• In September of 1919 Hitler joined the German Workers Party which later evolved into the Nazi Party
• 1923 He was Tried for treason and imprisoned– Writes Mein Kampf (My Struggle)
• World depression aided the failing Nazi Party
• In January 1933 he became chancellor of Germany
The Nazi Regime and its Demise
Georges, Grim Reaper, The Nation (April, 1933)
The Nazi Regime
• The Enabling Act 1933– Gave Hitler Dictatorship powers
• In 1933 the government abolished self government in German states– In 1934 the Reichsrat was abolished
• In July of 1933 Nazi Party is the only legal party
• In 1934, following the death of Hindenburg, Hitler becomes his successor
WWII
• In November of 1937 Hitler planed his aggression against Europe
• On September 1st of 1939 Hitler invaded Poland sparking WWII
• June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on Normandy Beach, France (D-Day)
• The Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944 was Hitler’s final stand
Hitler’s Legacy• Approximately 6 million people died under his rule
in concentration camps– This would be Hitler’s “Final Solution”
• In 1943 Hitler’s health deteriorates rapidly– In 1944 Hitler suffers a heart attack and is confined to
bed for several days
• Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 – Seven days later Germany surrenders
Bibliography
• http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~lenin/ADOLF_HITLER_BIOGRAP.html
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm• http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/
kampf.htm• An album of Nazism by William Loren Katz• Metacafe.com which provided our video clip
And Special Thanks to Ms. Catron