Who was Adolf Hitler ?

1837 Alois, Hitler's father, born to unmarried cook Maria Anna Schickgruber. (The Jewish Frankenberger family whom she has worked for pays her an allowance for fourteen years)

1842 Maria Schicklgruber marries miller Johann Georg Hiedler. His brother, Johann Nepomuk, fosters Alois

1876 Alois' birth certificate is altered to show Johann Georg Hiedler (misspelt Hitler) as his father

1885 Alois, a customs official, marries Klara Polzi, his third wife

1889 Adolf Hitler born in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria

1895 Adolf attends local choir school. Wishes to become a priest

1903 Alois dies; freed from tight control. Adolf becomes wayward; unhappy at school in Lintz, his record is poor, except in gym and art. Uses a school report as toilet paper

1905 Leaves school with no qualifications

1907 Goes to Vienna; fails to gain a place at Academy of Fine Arts; very upset over death of his mother

1907-13 Drifts for six years; slums it in Vienna; lives in Jewish quarter, develops anti-semitic, anti Marxist, anti-democratic feelings; supports PAN-GERMANISM and racism

1913 Moves to Munich, perhaps to avoid being conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian army

1914 Feb. Recalled to Austria, but is found medically unfit for army.
Aug. Ecstatic when war breaks out, he joins Bavarian regiment; has found real purpose in life - exemplary soldier; but only rises to corporal; is considered to lack leadership qualities.

1916 Oct. Wounded - awarded Iron Cross, Second and First Class

1918 Oct. Gassed and then hospitalised where he hears of Germany's defeat. Hysterical at news. Feels betrayed

1919 Employed as 'education officer' (that is, a spy) by Bavarian army's political section.
Sept Goes to a German Workers' Party (DAP) meeting and joins; becomes a committee member

1920 Feb. With DAP leader Drexler, draws up Twenty-five Point Programme; party name changed to NSDAP. His powerful speeches help build up membership.

1921 Jul. Becomes chairman and Fuhrer after he threatens to resign
Aug Sets up the SA

1922 Jan. Iis let off leniently after being convicted of breaking up a meeting

Activities:

1. Write a biography of Hitler's early life. Try to highlight 4 factors about his life that helped to shape his beliefs. (such as the effect that World War One had on him). This should be around 500 words in total)
   
   
2. Hitler seemed to be against many things. Produce a spray diagram that illustrates them.
   
   
3. Imagine what an ideal Nazi society would be like. Describe it in 200 words.

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