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Adolf Hitler was born in

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Austria: 20 April 1889

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Hitler was the leader of

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National Socialist Germany Workers Party (NSDAP)

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Hitler was appointed Chancellor in

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1933

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Hitler appointed himself the Führer

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1934

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Hitler established a one party dictatorship in Germany

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Between 1933 & 1945

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Went on to become the most powerful and notorious dictators of the

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20th century

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Hitler’s Mother

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Klara Hitler

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Hitler’s Father

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Alois Hitler

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What Triggered WWII

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Anti-Semitic policies & obsessive desire to establish ‘Aryan supremacy’

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Event Holocaust

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Genocide perpetrated against Jewish & other targeted communities

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Death of Hitler

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April 1945. Nazi army-retreated and almost defeated. Him and his wife Eva Braun committed suicide in Berlin Bunker

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Hitler’s family moved to Linz

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1898

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Hitler took the entrance exam to __________ on ____________

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Vienna Academy of the Arts
1907

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After Hitler’s mothers death, Hitler moved to Vienna

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1908

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Hitler lived in Vienna between

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February 1908 - May 1913

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A year after moving to Vienna

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He ended up being very poor and living in homeless shelters

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Hitler had no source of income

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End of 1909, to make money, began to paint watercolour

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Left to Munich in

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May 1913

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Influences on Hitler in Vienna

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  • German Politician: Georg Von Schönerer
  • Mayor of Vienna: Karl Lueger
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Georg von Schönerer

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Promoted racist German nationalism

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Karl Lueger

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  • Promoted anti-Semitism
  • Reinforced anti-Jewish stereotypes
  • Cast Jews as enemies of the German middle and lower classes
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Hitler was wounded twice in World War 1

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1916 and 1918

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Hitler was awarded…

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Many medals including the Iron Cross

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Hitler was partially blind from mustard gas in

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October 1918

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When Hitler returned to Munich he worked for the…
Military as an intelligence officer, there he spied on the German Workers Party (DAP)
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Hitler adopted many ___________ ideas from the party
Anti-Semitic, nationalist and anti-Marxist (anti-communist)
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Hitler joined DAP in
September 1919
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Hitler became the leader of DAP in
1921
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DAP was renamed as
National Socialist German Workers Party/Nazis Party
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_______________ abdicated in _____________
Kaiser Wilhelm II 1919
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Germany was to be governed by the
Weimar Republic (established 1st democracy in Germany)
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Weimar Republic creates
The Reichstag which is the 1st parliament in Germany
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Elections were held every
7 years
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1st President
Von Hindenburg
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Political instability for the Weimar Government
1919-1923
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Hyperinflation
1919-1923
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Germany’s currency became so worthless
1923
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1923
Germany stopped paying reparations to France, and French troops marched into the Rhur district
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2 coalfields that Germany once had control of
Saar and Rhur
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1923 Hitler and the Nazis Party try to seize power
Tried to overthrow the government in a violent uprising (coup d’etat) called a putsch (Munich Beer Hall putsch) - miserable failure
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After failed Munich Putsch
Hitler was arrested, was guilty of treason
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Hitler was sentenced ________ years in _________ prison
5 years Landsburg Prison
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Wrote down his political ideas in….
Mein Kampf - My Struggle
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Hitler was released in
20 December 1924, 9 months
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Mein Kampf
- Attacked Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Republic and democracy - Blamed Jews and communists - “True bred” German was a member of the Aryan master race, that would one day rule the world
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Germany’s economy was improving
1924
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Germany’s economy improved due to American help
- Dawes Plan - Young Plan This made it difficult to gain Nazi supporters
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______ Elections Nazi only won ________ of the vote
1928 2.8%
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1929
Large number of people began to join the Nazi Party
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American business were booming
Late 1920s
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USA was the
Centre of the wold economy
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New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street crashed
October 1929
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The effect of the Great Depression were dramatic in Germany due to
- Existing economic problems in Germany - Reparations is still owed - Banks and businesses were forced to close - Unemployment increased drastically
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Nazi gained the second most seats in the Reichstag
1930s
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First election, Nazis had the most seats in the Reichstag
1932
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Nazi Party was the largest political party in the Reichstag
July 1932
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President Von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor
30 January 1933
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SA
Sturmabteilung/Stormtrooper/Brownshirts
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SA was formed in _____ their purpose ______
1921 To protect the Nazi party
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SS
Schutzstaffel/Black shirts
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SA formed in _____ and their purpose _________
1925 Supposed to be perfect examples of the Aryan men
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Hitler decided that the Nazi Party needed its own insignia and flag
1920
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The flag became the official emblem for the Nazi Party
August 7 1920 at the Salzburg Congress
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Swastika became a symbol of
Hate, Anti-Semitism and violence

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