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Birth
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. -
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Adolf Hitler
The life and time of a monster -
Alois Hitler
His father died. -
Klara Hitler
His mother died -
Homeless
He became homeless and broke -
Karl
Hitler learns about Karl lueger -
Estate
received the last parts of his father's estate -
World war 1
WW1 Stared. Hitler Joined the war. -
War ends
WW1 ended. -
Enters politics
Hitler discovers his talent for public speaking in several outbursts against the Jews at political meetings. -
Steps forward
Hitler becomes a popular public speaker noted for his passionate tirades against the Treaty of Versailles, the Jews, Marxists and anyone he doesn’t like. -
Führer
Hitler is voted Führer (leader) of the Nazi Party after a vote of 543 for him and only one against. -
Leadership
Hitler wages a modern whirlwind campaign to get elected, giving carefuly staged speeches promising work for all, business prosperity and a return to Germany's former glory. -
Absolute power
the Nazis' "Enabling Act" passes in the Reichstag. This Act was officially called the "Law for Removing the Distress of the People and the Reich" and effectively ended democracy, handing the dictatorship to Hitler. -
Prelude to a nightmare
Hitler holds a secret meeting with his top military advisors, ordering them to make plans for the conquest of Eastern Europe and Russia. -
nightmare
Hitler makes his so-called “Prophecy Speech” where he calls for genocide against the Jews. -
World War 2
Germany invades Poland, starting World War 2. -
War!
Hitler breaks the Nazi Soviet Pact and starts Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia. -
World War part 2
Hitler declares war on the United States following the Japanese attach on Pearl Harbor. -
The tables turn
D-Day in France. Some German leaders now see defeat as inevitable and start to plot against Hitler. -
End
Hitler commits suicide in the Führerbunker.