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Hitler's Early Life
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria into a family of six. His parents were Alois and Klara Hitler. Hitler's childhood was not a very happy one, his father was an alcoholic and showed restentment towards young Hitler. He later dropped out of school when his father died in 1903.
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Sigmund Freund
Sigmuend Fruend was an Austrian neurologist and Psychiatrist who was considered the first man to use the word psychoanalysis in 1896. This is significant because with this term, he was able to make terms such as conscious, unconscious and conscience popular.
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Alfred Wegener
German Scientist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener became known for his theory on Continental Drift in 1912. This is significant because now we have a better understanding of plate tectonics because of him.
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Treaty of Versailles
When the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919, Germany was forced to take responsibility and later had to pay large amounts for it, Hitler hated this. This was significant because Hitler will eventually join the Nazis to make Germany as great as it was before.
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Hitler Becomes a Nazi
On September of 1919,Hitler joined a small, extreme nationalist group that was later renamed as the National Social German Workers Party or Nazis. This was significant because Hitler will eventually become the leader of the Nazis due to his powerful speeches and excellent use of propaganda tactics.
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Heil, mein Führer!
On July of 1921, Hitler spoke to a group of 6,000 people in Munich, he used propaganda tactics, such as the swastikas. This was significant because now people were influenced under Hitler's persuasive speeches to make Germany great again.
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Winston Churchill
In 1922, Churchill served as chancellor of the exchequer of Great Britain, making the country golden and helped improved its economy. This was important because he was finally able to make Britain a powerful country again.
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Albert Einstein
In 1921, Albert Einstein was rewarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering the law of the photoelectric effect, but was given the prize a year later, in 1922. This event was significant because it led to the understanding of quantum nature of light and electrons
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Mein Kampf
After he was sent to Landsberg Prison in December of 1924, Hitler wrote his book called "Mein Kampf", which defines his political ideology and explains his future plans for Germany.The book was very racial towards Jews, calling them "parasites", and it also explains that the White Aryan Race is superior to all. This book was significant because people quickly became interested in Hitler's ideas after its publication in July,1925
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The Great Depression
In 1929,The United States were facing the Great Depression the stock market crashed and a lot of people were left unemployed. This was significant because it was the most terrible economic turn down in the history of the United States.
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Indian Salt Movement
On March 12th, 1930 Gandhi and his followers marched 240 miles from Ahmadabad to the Arabian Sea, because people were forced to pay a high tax on salt, 60.000 people were later arrested including Gandhi. This event was significant because it gained worldwide attention, which gave momentum to the Indian Independence Movement.
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New Alliances
After becoming Chancellor, Hitler signed the Pact of Steel on May 1939, which is an alliance between Germany and Italy, Japan joins in later, renaming it into the Tripartite Pact, then on August, Hitler signed the non-aggression pact with the USSR, forming their alliance. This was significant because not only Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan were able to conquer the much of Europe, Asia, and Africa, but the USSR joins the Allies to fight the Axis.
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The Start of World War II
On September 1st, 1939, Hitler invades Poland so he could secure the living space of the German people, and he clearly states that he would in "Mein Kampf". Britain and France were not pleased with this, so they declared war on Germany after they refused to leave. This event was significant because the invasion of Poland marked the beginning of World War II.
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Operation Barbarossa
In 1941, Hitler started Operation Barbarossa,which was code name for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, it became a turning point of the war after Hitler suffered a major defeat at Stalingrad. This was significant it marked the beginning of the end of the Third Reich, by going to war with the USSR, Hitler was fighting a two-front war with Britain and France which he could never win.
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D-Day
On June 6th, 1944 the Allies attacked the beaches of Normandy France, this was another major loss for Hitler, this day became known as D-Day and was another turning point of the war. This event was significant because the Allies were able to push back the Nazis out of France, surrounding them.
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The Death of a Führer
After D-day, Paris was liberated and the U.S patrols German border. Many high ranking Nazi officials was put on trial and charged for war crimes, to avoid the Nuremburg trials Hitler committed suicide along with his newly-wedded wife, Eva Braun on April 30th, 1945. This was significant because the Nazi party finally came to an end, along with World War II.
