1. The Rise of Hitler

2. Hitler Who?  Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889.

3. Hitler’s Parents  He was the fourth child of Alois Schickelgruber and Klara Hitler.  He was born in the Austrian town of Braunau.

4. Hitler  Hitler dropped out of high school at 16.  He tries to go to art school but wasn’t accepted.

5. Hitler  He tried to work as an artist in his early 20’s.  He ended up living in homeless shelter in Vienna.

6. WWI  He fought for Germany in WWI  He won 2 medals for medals for bravery in bravery in the war. the war.  Was wounded & wounded & temporarily temporarily blinded by blinded by mustard gas. mustard gas.

7. After the War  When WWI ended Hitler was upset at the treatment Germany received at the hands of the allies.  He starts to get into politics.