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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Rise of the Nazis and Beginning of Persecution

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nazi's goal was to expunge the Jewish people from society and strip them of all their rights. As Hitler rose to power, procedures were put in place to reach these goals. Read background information on the Nazi's rise to power and...
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Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Rise of the Nazi Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
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Handout
Other

Htrc: Adolf Hitler: A Study in Tyranny

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describe the life of Adolf Hitler, including his rise to tyranny and the fall of the German Empire during WWII.
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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Chancellor Adolf Hitler Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.org is a speech given by Adolf Hitler about the event called the Beer Hall Putsch.
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Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Free World Before the War

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Hitler's Power Grab: Hitler's Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the conditions in post-WWI Germany that created fertile ground for Hitler's rise to power.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Adolf Hitler" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a German politician who was a leader of the Nazi Party and later became a dictator in Germany. Hitler's leadership in Germany resulted in World War II and the deaths of countless soldiers and citizens,...
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: Holocaust Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a chronology of the events between January 30, 1933 when Hitler became Chancellor and, and the year 1961 when Eichmann was on trial in Jerusalem. There are many useful links that connect you with pictures and photos.
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler in World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's time in the Germany Army in World War I, his wounding at the Battle of the Somme, his return to the Front, the medals he won, his injury from chlorine gas, and how his hatred of Jews festered and grew.
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Handout
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: Hitler Is Homeless in Vienna

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's experiences during his years in Vienna after his mother's death, including his friendship with August Kubizek, his time living in a men's home where he supported himself by selling his art to Jewish shops, the...
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Adolf Hitler Is Born

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's family and his birth.
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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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Handout
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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Handout
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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Handout
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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Handout
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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Handout
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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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Rise of the Dictators [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...
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Handout
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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Article
BBC

Bbc: History: The Rise of Adolf Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
Archived article explores Adolf Hitler's early years as a drifter and failed artist to his remarkable transformation as a brutal German dictator.
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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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eBook
The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Nazi Germany 1933 to 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
An 18-chapter e-book that covers the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany up to the outbreak of World War II.
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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.