Early Years of Hitler

·      Born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau, Austria.

·      Hitler did not do well in school. He left formal education in 1905.
·      He wished to become an artist
·      At the age of 18, he moved to Vienna with the money he inherited after his     father's death in 1903.
·      He wished to pursue a career in art. However, the Vienna Academy of Art and the School of Architecture both rejected him.
·      Hitler became interested in politics.
·      He was impressed with the anti-Semitic, nationalist Christian-Socialist party.
·      During the First World War he volunteered to fight for the German Army and gained the rank of corporal.
·      Won several awards for bravery, including the Iron Cross First Class.
·      October 1918-he was blinded in a mustard gas attack and Germany was     forced to surrender.
·       He went into a state of great depression.
·      1919-Hitler attended his first meeting of the German Workers' party, an anti-Semitic, nationalist group.
·      He agreed with Anton Drexler's German nationalism and anti-Semitism.
·      Hitler began to make his own speeches, which left his audience mesmerized.
·      1921- became the leader of the Nazi Party.
·      1923- the Nazi Party had 56,000 members and many more supporters.

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