Hitler

By kshelton7

  • Born

    in Braunau am Inn, a town in Austria-Hungary (in present-day Austria), close to the border with the German Empire

  • Hitler's father died

  • His mother allowed his to drop out of school

  • Mother died

  • Moved to Vienna

    After his mothers death in December of 1907, he moved to Vienna and worked as a casual laborer and watercolor painter

  • Moved to Munich

  • Applied to serve in WWI for Germany

    At the outbreak of World War I, he applied to serve in the German army. He was accepted in August 1914, though he was still an Austrian citizen.

  • Germany surrenders

    The experience reinforced his passionate German patriotism, and he was shocked by Germany's surrender in 1918. Like other German nationalists, he purportedly believed that the German army had been betrayed by civilian leaders and Marxists.

  • Hitler joined DAP

    which changed its name to the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) — often abbreviated to Nazi.

  • Hitler replaces Drexler

    as Nazi party chairman

  • Hitler and the SA stormed a public meeting

    featuring Bavarian prime minister Gustav Kahr at a large beer hall in Munich. Hitler announced that the national revolution had begun and declared the formation of a new government. After a short struggle that led to several deaths, the coup known as the Beer Hall Putsch failed. Hitler was arrested and tried for high treason and sentenced to nine months in prison.

  • Ran for president in Germany

    Hitler ran against 84-year-old Paul von Hindenburg for the presidency. He came in second in both rounds of the election with more than 36 percent of the vote in the final count. The results established Hitler as a strong force in German politics.

  • Appointed Chancellor of Germany

    Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor in order to promote political balance.
  • Period: to

    embarked on a systematic suppression of the remaining political opposition.

    Anointing himself as Führer ("leader") and having achieved full control over the legislative and executive branches of government, Hitler and his political allies embarked on a systematic suppression of the remaining political opposition.

  • Withdrawal from LoN

    Hitler ordered Germany's withdrawal from the League of Nations.

  • Nazi Party was declared the only legal political party

    By the end of June, the other parties had been intimidated into disbanding. On July 14, 1933, Hitler's Nazi Party was declared the only legal political party in Germany.