1. Adolf Hitler
Rise to Power

2. 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

3. Hitler’s Boyhood—Hitler top right
Two things happened at age 6
1. He entered school
2. His father retired
This created a structure and
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.

4. Hitler’s Boyhood
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.

5. Young Hitler

6. Hitler’s Childhood
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!

7. Hitler’s childhood
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

8. Hitler must choose a career
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

9. Hitler’s artwork

10. Hitler and World War I
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

11. Hitler far left

12. The origins of Hitler’s hatred towards Jews and Communists
Communist-inspired insurrection shook Germany while Hitler was recovering from his injuries
Some of the leaders were Jews
Started his hatred for the two
Hitler’s Youth growing up

13. German Worker’s Party
Started as a handful of disorganized right-wing 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

14. Hitler

15. 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

16. Nazi symbols

17. Munich Putsch
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

18. Hitler and the brownshirts

19. Mein Kampf 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

20. Mein Kampf 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

21. Hitler’s rise to Power
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://

22. Nazi Ideology
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.

23. Adolf Hitler will lead Germany