1. Adolf Hitler

2. Background Hitler was born in Austria Wanted to be an artist
Rejected from Vienna’s art academy
Is lost until WW I
Serves in the German Army 4 years
After WW I, the Weimar Republic rules Germany

3. Hitler 
1918

5. Rise to Power Hitler seizes the German Workers Party in 1920
Renames it National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi for short)
In 1923, Hitler attempts a small revolution
Known as the Beer Hall Putsch
It fails and Hitler is imprisoned for 1 year (Nazi party declines)

7. While in prison, Hitler dictated Mein Kampf
Means “My Struggle”
It declares the supremacy of the Aryan race
Jews are inferior and are to blame for all troubles
Discussed an inevitable conflict with the U.S. and the destruction of Soviet Union
Great Depression 1929

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9. Hitler is appointed Chancellor in 1933 by a reluctant President Paul von Hindenburg
On February 27th, the Reichstag building is set on fire
Hitler blames the Communists
The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act
This gives Hitler dictatorial powers

10. Hindenburg dies in 1934
Hitler’s cabinet passes a law that makes the presidency dormant
Instead, all power passes to Hitler (Fuhrer)

11. Hindenburg

12. Hitler’s Positive Policies
Helped bring Germany out of the Depression
Constructed dams, railways and the autobahn
Constructed many new buildings and hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics

14. Hitler’s Negative Policies
Starts rearming Germany, defies Treaty of Versailles
Passed the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, made Jews 2nd class citizens
Sets up concentration camps for opponents (Dachau 1933)
Gestapo was his secret police
The SS was an elite unit, Hitler’s guards

15. “Work Shall Set you Free” (Dachau)

17. Reichs Reich is the German word for “empire”
1st Reich Holy Roman Empire
2nd Reich German Empire
3rd Reich Nazi Germany