HITLER'S LIFE AND IDEALS

CHILDHOOD

• Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th, 1889, on an Easter Sunday at 6:30 PM.
• He had 5 siblings, 4 died before their teenage years.
• His brother, Gustav, died at age 2. His sister Ida died at the same age.
• Otto died before he could have his first birthday, and Edmund died at 6. His sister, Paul, lived from 1896-1960.
• Hitler's father was very short tempered and often unleashed his frustrations onto his son.

CHILDHOOD (CONTINUED)

• His mother loved him very much. However, she had little control of her husband.
• At 14, Hitler lost his father. Later, his mother died of breast cancer.
• In primary school, he was a very good student and recieved high marks.
• He also seemed to be the ringleader among his friends.
• After primary school, Adolf was enrolled in a science-focused school.

CHILDHOOD (CONTINUED)

• He didn't like the school. His grades went down signifigantly.
• Though he wanted a higher expectation, he stopped going to school at 16.

INVOLVEMENT IN WW1

• In the army, Hitler felt a sense of belonging. He joined at 25.
• He often volunteered for dangerous tasks and nearly died.
• Sometimes he would take out his watercolors and paint scenes of the war.
• He never complained about the conditions, lack of food, or inconveniences.
• He injured his leg, was temporarily blinded by gas, and became depressed.

ORIGINAL LIFE DREAMS

• Hitler originally wanted to become an artist.
• He urged his mother to allow him to pursue his dream.

RISE TO POLITICAL POWER

• Adolf was a natural speaker and leader.
• He attracted Germans seeking change.
• Some considered him a savior of the nation.
• He was eventually elected as Chancellor of the government.
• His rise took place during an economic depression.

PROMINANT PHILOSOPHIES AND ACTIONS

• Hitler believed Germans were the master race and others were inferior.
• He viewed Jews and other minorities as toxic to other races.
• Jewish peoples' eye and hair colors, skull size, and nose length were kept.
• Hitler's philosophy on was called Nazism. A swastika was its symbol.
• Hitler is 100% responsible for all genocide of the Holocaust.

PROMINANT PHILOSOPHIES AND ACTIONS CONTINUED

• Hitler also targeted other minorities, including:
• People with mental illnesses or physical disabilities
• Gypsies
• Homosexuals
• He considered all minorities unworthy lives.

PROMINANT PHILOSOPHIES AND ACTIONS CONTINUED

• After the Holocaust ended, Hitler and his wife, Eva, commited sucide.
• They both consumed cyanide, and Hitler also shot himself in the head.

MEIN KAMPF

• Mein Kampf was Hitler's autobiography.
• "Mein Kampf" translates to "my struggle" or "my battle."
• The book contained his early plans for Germany and information on Nazism.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007430
• http://biography.yourdictionary.com/articles/adolf-hitlers-childhood.html
• http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/warone.htm
• http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=1000767
• http://www.nazism.net/about/ideological_theory/

BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTINUED

• http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=1000767
• http://www.auschwitz.dk/hitler.htm
• http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/kampf.htm