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Adolf Hitler
Rise to Power
Hitler’s early life
Born 4/20/1889 in Austria
 Never knew who his
Grandfather was---possibly
Jewish—Mother worked
For wealthy Jewish family
--speculation their 19 year old son got her
pregnant
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Hitler’s Boyhood—Hitler
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Two things happened at age 6
 1. He entered school
 2. His father retired
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strictness in his life he was not
used too.
His father often used harsh words and occasional
beatings: His older brother ran away from home
at age 14—never returned…Hitler was next in
line to get it from his father.
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Hitler’s Boyhood
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Hitler’s family moved and he soon
attended school at a Catholic monastery:
They had several swastikas carved out of
wood…Hitler liked how they looked.
He did well here, was in the boy choir,
even considered being a priest.
Young Hitler
Hitler’s Childhood
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He loved playing army and war with his
younger brother
One day he was rummaging through his
father’s books and found several war
military books.
It became an obsession—reading it over
and over and thinking it was a glorious
event!
Hitler’s childhood
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His younger brother died at age 6, he was
11. He was buried next to their house.
Hitler would often stare at it out the
window
He moved again and found out he had
talent for drawing
Hitler must choose a career
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He wanted to be an artist
Father wanted him to be a Civil Servant like him
Argue over his career choice
He failed his first year/second year did better
Developed German nationalism—soon became
an obsession
Father died when Hitler was 13, leaving him
head of the household
Hitler’s artwork
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Hitler and World War I
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He was upset at the Assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand.
Joined the Bavarian army
1916—wounded by enemy shell/temp
blinded by mustard gas attack—received 2
iron crosses for Bravery
Hitler far left
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The origins of Hitler’s hatred
towards Jews and Communists
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Communist-inspired insurrection shook
Germany while Hitler was recovering from
his injuries
Some of the leaders were Jews
Started his hatred for the two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQNgcZ
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Hitler’s Youth growing up
German Worker’s Party
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Started as a handful of disorganized rightwing members
Hitler actually hired to keep tabs on them
Instead, he saw the German Worker’s
Party as the perfect vehicle to reach an
end politically
Added his hatred for the Jews to their
beliefs
Hitler
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German Worker’s Party
Oct. 16, 1919 he delivered his first
passionate speech
It captivated the audience and donations
began to pour in for the Party
He attacked Jews/blamed them for German
employment problems
Used the Swastika as their symbol
Nazi symbols
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Munich Putsch
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11/8/1923 Hitler held a rally at a Munich
beer hall and proclaimed a revolution
Led 2,000 armed “brownshirts” attempted
to take over the Bavarian government in
Munich
Put down—Hitler tried for treason—
sentenced to 5 years jail..served 8
months—began to write Mein Kampf
Hitler and the brownshirts
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Mein Kampf
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It detailed his views of the German people
He attacked democrats, Communists,
internationalists, but especially Jews
Jews were responsible for all the problems
and evils of the world, and for Germany’s
defeat in WWI
Mein Kampf
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Jews Germany’s one true enemy
Goal is to lower the racial purity of the
Germans
Jews---subhuman—can’t breed with the
master race—Germans
Jews can only be stopped by eliminating
them
Over 5 million copies sold by start of WWII
Hitler’s rise to Power
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Nazi’s won white collar and northern
farmers vote
Won 18% of vote because of depression
1933 Hitler was Chancellor of Germany
1934 Hitler succeeded President
Hinenburg—began to create dictatorship
Got rid of those who opposed him
politicallyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=3hEG-5_9nK4&feature=related
Nazi Ideology
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1. Anti-Semitism—Jews racially alien to
Europe,source of all problems
2. Nationalism—racially superior/should be
strongest country
3. Militarism—true expression of human
creativity, courage, self-sacrifice, and survival
4. Anti-communism—Russian bolshevism
threatened European civilization and should be
destroyed.
Adolf Hitler will lead Germany