ADOLF HITLER’S RISE AND FALL
Memoir Project
1889-1923: Hitler is born, goes through army, gains leadership of Nazi
party
1923: Hitler attempts to overthrow Bavarian government, is arrested
1933: Hitler becomes Chancellor
1934: Night of the Long Knives; Hitler kills all opposition within his party; after President’s death, becomes
Supreme Leader
September 1938: Hitler leads Germany in occupying Czechoslovakia
November 1938: Crystal Night, the burning and destroying of hundreds of Jewish shops and synagogues occurs
under Hitler
1939: Germany creates a peace treaty with Russia; Hitler invades and takes
over Poland
1940: The Nazis occupy Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium and France. Romania and Yugoslavia are invaded.
1941: Ignoring the peace treaty, Hitler has Germany invade Russia
1942: Under Hitler, almost all of Europe has been taken over by
Germany
1943: Hitler’s over-ambition begins to be too much for him; the United
States begins defeating Germany in key battles
January 1945: Hitler’s thirst for power comes back to bite him; Soviet troops
invade Germany in retaliation for Germany’s breaking of the treaty
April 1945: Hitler’s excessive ambition finally defeats him; having no escape
from hostile forces closing in, he commits suicide by gunshot
Losing yourself in your ambitions can lead to negative consequences