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The birth of Hitler
He was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Hitler had only one sibling that survived childhood, Paula (1896-1960) he also had one half brother Alois (1882-1956) -
Hitlers mom passed away
She passed away from breast cancer. Some say Hitler was furious at a Jewish doctor that let his mother die, however it is most likely that Hitler started having hatred for Jews. After his mothers death Hitler spent five years living on the streets of Vienna selling post cards of his artwork to make some money. -
Hitler was temporarily blinded
Hitler was temporarily blinded in a mustard gas attack on his camp during World War 1 -
He took up political work
He took up political work in Munich in May-June 1919 as an army political. -
Treaty of Versailles ends world war 1
he became involved in the fledgling Nazi party after the first World War. -
Hitler was put in charge
In 1920 he was put in charge of the party's propaganda and left the army to devote himself to improving his opposition within the party -
Changes name
Hitler and other leaders of the party changed its name from the German Workers' Party to the National Socialist German Workers' Party and for short it was called Nazi -
Ran for president
Hitler ran for president and struggled to reach middle class voters. He lost the election but gained support of many influential industrial interests. -
Reichstag Building
In 1933, the Reichstag Building was set on fire, which Hitler used as a pretext to seize emergency powers and detain his political enemies -
Hitler is selected
He was selected for Time Magazines man of the year.
