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Adolf Hitler by Kevin Hearn
Hitler Facts: 15 Facts about Hitler you didnt knowAdolf Hitler was a terrible person and treated the Jews horribly but you wouldnt think that based on his history. His first love was a Jewish girl. He was to afraid to talk to her though. Hitler fought a difficult desease called chronic flatulence. He took 28 drugs to fight it. In modern history Hitler led the first anti smoking campaign. A British soldier in WWI couldve killed Hitler but spared him because he was unarmed. Hitler's role model was Henry Ford, he had his photo behind his desk. -
End of World War I Effects on Germany
Effects of World War I Website When World War one was over Germany was in a state of collapse. When the war was over they were still in a war with Britain and lots of soilders would not follow orders. Many of the people in Germany were scared that their weak goverment would turn into a communist nation like Russia. When the Kaiser abdicated, power was handed to the leader of the moderate left-wing Social Democracy. Jonathan Lefoley -
Mein Kampf is published
Mein Kampf is Published On July 18th, 1925, the first volume of Adolf Hitler's two volume autobiography, Mein Kampf, was published. The book stated Hitler's plan for the Third Reich. He planned on war with France and Russia, as well as elimination of "impure" races. The first volume would sell 9,473 copies in 1925 and the second volume came out two years later in 1927.
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Germany Stops Getting Loans
Weimar Republic and the Great Depression The Great Depression started as an American issue, but affected the world. Cities in Germany depended on American loans so when America stopped lending money to Germany it was bad. Weimar, for example, depened on these loans but America instead of giving them loans America was asking for their money back. In 1929 buisnesses across Germany started closing.- Kevin H
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Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler is named chancellor of GermanyThe Nazi party in 1932 won 230 seats in Germany's government, giving Hitler in upper hand in the next election. It was a good time for Hitler to enter the office. The people felt lost after losing the previous war and they needed a leader in their darkness. He made his intentions sound a lot greater than they were. He wanted to do away with politics and unify Germany, but in reality in a dark way.- Kevin Hearn
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1936 Olympics in Berlin Begin
1936 Olympics
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href='http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1936_berlin_olympics.htm' >Hitler refused to shake Ownes' hand.</a>
On 8/1/1936, the very controversial Berlin Olympics started.There were movements in 6 countires to boycott these olympics.This Olympic Games was the largest ever with 49 teams. Germany had the largest team. When Jesse Owens, who was black, won the gold in the 100m, Hitler refused to shake Owens' hand and give him the medal.
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Germany invades Poland
Website Germany invades Poland At 4:45 1.5 million German troops lined up on the boreder of poland ready to attack. Germay bomed air bases and attaked polish ships. They claimed that it was a defencive attack but France and britain were not convinced which started world war II. The USSR the nutral party would come to aid Poland but would retraet when they saw the amount of German units. Jonathan -
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain | History.co.ukThe Battle of Britain was an interesting and new to history. It was the first major battle to be entirely fought in the air. It was a struggle for Britain because all the other European countries had been over run by Germany plus Germany sent over 1,350 bombers and 1,200 fighters. Britain had all the odds stacked against them so they needed to turn them by doing drastic things. one was resusing pilots. If a pilot crashed or ejected he would get back into a plane and fight again. -Kevin Hearn -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Habor websitePeaarl Harbor was a well planed attack that basicly remove all threat of a naval attack on Japan. Rosevelt had transferred the U.S. to Pearl Harbor as a presumed deterrent to Japanese agression. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, with the rest damaged. Several other ships and most Hawaii-based combat planes were also knocked out and over 2400 Americans were dead. Japanese planes destroed he American air force in the Philippines
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D-Day
D-Day On D-Day, 160,000 Allied troops invade the Nazi controlled beaches of Normandy, France. Over 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircrafts were part of the invasion. 19 U.S. Army divisions were part of the invasion. At the end of the day, 9,000 Allied troops were killed or injured, but over 100,000 troops were marching towards Hitler. Before the invasion, U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower said, "We will accept nithing less than full victory." -Kane -
Hitlers Suicide
hitler suicide
Hitler took Junge away to dictate his last political testament. It was full of recriminations on those who had betrayed him; the war being caused by international Jewish interests etc. Hitler claimed that, “in spite of all setbacks”; the war “will one day go down in history as the most glorious and heroic manifestation of a people’s will to live.”
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Nuremebrg War Crime Trails
Nurembeg War Crime TrailsOn this day in Nuremberg, Germany, the U.S., France, Great Britian, and the Soviet Union charged 24 Nazis with war crimes. They were charged with violating international treaties, genocide, and violating war rules laid down after World War I. There were 216 court sessions. On 10/1/1946, 12 defendents were sentenced to hanging and 10 recieved senetnces ranging from 10 years to life in prison. (One defendent commited suicide during the trail and another was deemed mentally unfit.)
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