Hitler timeline

Edict of Expulsion

Jul 18, 1290

King Edward I issued the Edict of Expulsion, which expelled all Jews from England.

Jews in France

Jul 22, 1306

King Philip IV of France expelled all Jews from his kingdom.

Martin Luther and the Jews

Jan 1, 1544

Martin Luther was very anti-semitic and influenced many people with his beliefs and writings. (Anti-semitic: being dicriminatory against Jews)

Jews in Morocco

Jan 1, 1790

Jewish communties in Morocco destroyed.

Christian Social Party Founded

Feb 1, 1878

The Christian Social Party is founded, which marks the beginning of the political anti-Semitic movement in Germany. (Birthday event)

Adolf Hitler is born

Apr 20, 1889

Adolf Hitler is born in Austria-Hungary.

Death of Father

Jan 3, 1903

Alois Hitler, Adolf's father, dies, which pressures him to work in civil service. (Civil service: working for the government)

Rejected

Jun 5, 1907

Hitler was rejected from the Vienna Academy of Art and is very unhappy.

World War 1

Jul 28, 1914

World War 1 breaks out, and Hitler joins. As a result, he sustains bullet wounds and is blinded temporarily.

Germany surrenders

Nov 11, 1918

Germany surrenders from the war and harsh sanctions are enforced; this makes Hitler and the German people unhappy.

Nazi Party formed

Jun 5, 1919

The Nazi party rises to power in Germany, with the help of Hitler and his emotional speeches.

Twenty-Five These Speech

Feb 24, 1920

Hitler delivers his first speech to a large crowd, describing the main goals of his Party.

Hitler becomes leader of Nazi Party

Jul 11, 1921

Hitler becomes more powerful as he agrees to reurn to the Nazi Party if made chairman and given dictatorial powers.

Inflation

Nov 1, 1923

Germany suffers from massive inflation, with marks falling to 4,000,000,000 to one dollar.

Treason

Apr 1, 1924

Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for treason, but remained very popular and recieved special treatment.

Mein Kampf

Jan 1, 1925

This book, where Hitler describes the perfect human, an "Aryan", did not initially sell well, but once he became Chancellor of Germany, it sold very well

Hitler released

Feb 26, 1925

Hitler is released from prison and plans to overthrow the democratic government.

Hitler refounds Nazi party

Apr 1, 1925

Hitler rebuilds the party, which had previously been banned.

Hitler and Geli

Jan 1, 1928

Hitler's half sister moves into his home, along with her daughter, Geli. Hitler becomes obsessed with Geli, sparking rumours of a romantic relationship, but Hitler denied this.

Nazi Party Expands

Sep 1, 1930

More Nazi Party representatives are elected into Parliament, making Hitler the leader of the second largest party in Germany

Geli's death

Sep 1, 1931

Geli, Hitler's niece, commits suicide in Munich. This throws Hitler into depression

German Citizenship

Jan 1, 1932

Hitler becomes a citizen of Germany.

Hitler runs for President

May 1, 1932

Hitler runs for President of Germany, but loses, despite relative popularity of him and the Nazi Party.

Lebensraum revealed

Feb 3, 1933

Hitler first unveils his foreign policy of endorsing Lebensraum. (Lebensraum- Nazi ideology stating that superior races have the right to displace "inferior ones".)

Enabling Act

Mar 1, 1933

The Enabling Act vitually allows Hitler to become dictator, and Hitler declares the Nazi party the sole party in Germany.

Fuehrer

Aug 2, 1934

President Hindenburg dies, making Hitler Fuehrer, and he aboloshes the title of President.

Munich Agreement

Sep 30, 1938

An agreement which is now seen as a failed act of appeasement, where Germany was allowed to annex parts of Czechoslovakia. (Appeasement: the act of pacifying by acceding their demands)

Crystal Night

Nov 9, 1938

A deliberate attack on Jewish shops and synogagues, and is considered the beginning of the Holocaust.

Man of the Year

Jan 2, 1939

Times magazine names Adolf Hitler their "Man of the Year" because of his influence of the world.

Hitler's death

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide with his wife to avoid punishment for his crimes.