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A powerpoint on Hiter Ekam Singh, Gursharan Singh, Tejpal Tut, Juan Anguiano
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“Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live.” -Adolf Hitler Hitler The Mastermind By: Ekam Singh Gursharan Singh Tejpal Tut Juan Anguiano
Hitler Biography • Born 1889 into a poor family • Did not do well in school • Temporarily blinded in a mustard gas attack • Slowly rose to power to what is now known as the Nazi Party • Hitler was jailed • He wrote ‘Mein Kampf’ • Appointed as Chancellor of Germany in 1933 • He became president in 1934 • He had started the Holocaust • Before being caught, he committed suicide with his girlfriend
Coming to Power • Early 1930s- Country economic crisis • A powerful speaker and influencer • This rapidly brought the Nazi Party to power • 1933- appointed chancellor (Head of the German Government)
Becoming President • In the 1932 presidential elections Hitler lost to President Hindenburg • Hindenburg had to appoint Hitler as Chancellor • 1934- Hindenburg dies • Election occurs • Hitler wins 90% of the vote
Hatred Towards Jews • Propelled him into politics • Led him to what is known as the Holocaust • Focused on Jews • Others include the disabled, Gypsies, Poles, etc. • Killed more than 6 million Jews
Start of The Holocaust • Means “sacrifice to fire” • Started with a boycott • Jews executed from daily life through The Nuremburg Laws • More laws added • Jews forced to wear The Star of David
The Holocaust: Ghettos • All Jews moved into Ghettos • Deportations from Ghettos • To get them on the train the Nazis lied
Concentration Camps • Life was horrible • Hard physical labor • Small rations • 3 plus people per bunk • Torture and death common • Prisoners killed, burned • Doctors experimented on prisoners
Death • Hitler killed himself and his girlfriend • Fear of being captured
Bibliography • http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/adolf-hitler • http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671 • http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-becomes-president-of-germany • http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/holocaustfacts.htm • http://ahitler.greyfalcon.us/pictures/Hitler1a.jpg