This document provides background information on Nazism and Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany. It discusses that Hitler was born in Austria in 1889 and committed suicide in 1945 in Germany. It also summarizes the establishment of the Weimar Republic in Germany after World War 1, the harsh terms imposed on Germany via the Treaty of Versailles, and that many Germans were unhappy with the Weimar Republic due to these terms weakening Germany.

2. NAZISM AND RISE OF
HITLER
Prepared by,
Reshma – Grade – 9
Akara world schools, Tiruchirappalli

3. NAZISM AND RISE OF
HITLER

4. NAME : ADOLF HITLER
BORN : 20 APRIL 1889 IN AUSTRIA
DIED : 20 APRIL 1945 IN GERMANY
MOTHER : KLARA POILZI
FATHER : ALOISE HITLER
CAUSE OF DEAD : SUICIDE BY GUNSHOT

5. THE BIRTH OF WEIMAR
REPUBLIC

6. FLAG OF WEIMAR
REPUBLIC

8. HOW THE NAME
WEIMAR REPUBLIC ?

10. SHORT
NOTES ON
WEIMAR
REPUBLIC

11. BIRTH OF WEIMAR
REPUBLIC

12. Germany was a powerful empire in the early years of the
twentieth century. It fought the First World War (1914-1918)
alongside the Austrian empire and against the Allies
(England, France and Russia). The Allies were strengthened
by the US entry in 1917 and won the war in November 1918.

13. The defeat of the Imperial Germany paved the way for
democratic republic in Germany. The parliamentary
parties met at the National Assembly at Weimar and
established a democratic constitution with a federal
structure. Universal suffrage was allowed for electing the
Deputies to the German Parliament (Reichstag).

14. VERSAILLES
TREATY

15. But after the First World War, Germany was forced to
accept certain terms which hurt the pride of the
German people. As per the peace treaty signed at
Versailles, Germany lost its overseas colonies, a tenth of
its population, 13% of its territories, 75% of its iron and
26% of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and
Lithuania. To weaken its power, the Allied Powers
demilitarized Germany.

16. The War Guilt Clause forced Germany to pay
compensation amounting to £6 billion. The resource
rich Rhineland was occupied by the Allied armies for
much of the 1920s. Because of these developments,
many Germans were not happy with the Weimar
Republic.

17. QUIZ TIME

18. Q. When was Adolf Hitler born?
a.April 20, 1889
b.21st April 1899
c.April 21, 1889
d.20th April 1899

19. ANSWER

20. Adolf Hitler was born on
2oth April 1889. He was
born in a small Austrian
town, Braunau am Inn.