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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler's Boyhood

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's family and his childhood.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler's Father Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the death of Hitler's father and the impact it had on him.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Fails Art Exam

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's early life in the years immediately after leaving high school and his failed attempt to get into an arts academy.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler's Mother Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's experiences as he dealt with his mother's battle with cancer and her death, followed by his move to Vienna where he struggled in poverty.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Runs for President

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events leading up to Hitler's campaign to become president, in hopes of replacing Paul von Hindenburg.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: The Quiet Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's life from 1920 to 1929 which he recalled as his happiest years. Joseph Goebbels became an ardent follower then, Hitler set up home in the country, and he began a relationship with his niece. Then the stock market crash...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Success and a Suicide

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the early successes of the Nazi Party, problems with the SA storm troopers, Hitler's relationship with his niece, and her suicide.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: War Ends With German Defeat

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes events at the end of World War I after Armistice, the new German Republic, problems with battle-hardened soldiers, the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler's experiences as an undercover agent in the army weeding out Marxist...
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place looks at the rise of the German dictator Adolf Hitler.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: History: Hitler's Leadership Style

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine Adolf Hitler's shortcomings as a military leader. Discover why the Fuhrer distrusted most of his generals and relied too much on his own instinct.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Adolf Hitler for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can learn about the biography of Adolf Hitler, leader and dictator of Germany during World War II. His Nazi party committed the Holocaust on this webpage.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Adolf Hitler Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Useful biographical information about Adolph Hitler, dictator of Germany during World War 2.
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Unit Plan
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Hitler ("Beer Hall Putsch") Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Adolf Hitler ("Beer Hall Putsch") Trial (1924)
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Slideshare: The Rise of Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
History teacher, Tom Richey, provides a comprehensive overview of the Hitler's rise to power in this 77 slide presentation.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Downfall of Adolf Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events that took place in Hitler's bunker in Berlin during the last ten days of his life.
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Website
Flow of History

Flow of History: Adolf Hitler & the Rise of Nazism in Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Hitler and the rise of Nazism is the focus of this site. Text accompanied by a colored graphic flowchart lay out all the details.
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Other

German Propaganda Archive: Photographs of Adolf Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
University professor Randall Bytwerk's collection of archival photographs of Hitler, which were used for propaganda purposes and taken by Hitler's "favorite" photographer. Helpful captions provide context.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler on Trial for Treason

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's trial and imprisonment after the attempted coup in 1923. The trial made Hitler famous and exposed the German public to his political ideas.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: A New Beginning

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's actions after his release from prison in 1924, his political maneuvering, the organization of the Nazi Party, the formation of the Hitler Youth, the reorganization of the Nazi storm troopers, and how the improving...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: The Reichstag Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's first days as Chancellor and the burning of the Reichstag by Communists. Hitler brought in an Emergency Decree to quell the dissent of the Communists, exaggerated in the media under pressure by Hitler.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Becomes Dictator

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the measures taken by the Nazis who used Hitler's Emergency Decree as a pretence to brutally remove all elected officials who were not sympathizers. The result was an end of democracy and Hitler was established as a dictator....
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Named Chancellor

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events surrounding Hitler being sworn in as Chancellor.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: The Beer Hall Putsch

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events leading up to and during the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923 where Hitler attempted, and failed, to lead an overthrow of the republican government.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: The Republic Collapses

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the intrigue within the Nazi Party as they maneuvered themselves into a position of power and helped Hitler to become Chancellor.

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