Adolf Hitler ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945, believing Germans were meant to rule others. This belief led to World War II and the idea that Jews had no place in society, which led to the Holocaust. Hitler joined a small political group after World War I, took control in 1921 and renamed it the Nazi Party. By 1932 it was the largest party and Hitler became chancellor in 1933, later taking complete control and creating the Third Reich. Hitler's beliefs led him to restrict Jewish rights and send many to concentration camps, while also strengthening Germany's military in preparation for expanding the Third Reich through invading neighboring countries.

2. INTRODUCTION
• Adolf Hitler
ruled Germany from
1933 to 1945. He called
himself Führer
(Leader). Hitler
believed that Germans
were born to rule over
other peoples. This led
to World War II. He also
believed that there
was no place in society
for Jewish people. This
idea led to
the Holocaust, when

3. Early life

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am
Inn, Austria. He grew up in Linz, Austria. In about 1913
Hitler moved to Munich, Germany. When World War I
began in 1914, he joined the German army.

4. EARLY LIFE
• After the war Hitler joined a tiny political group in Munich. In 1921 Hitler
took control of the group. By then it was known as the Nazi Party.

5. The Third Reich
By 1932 the Nazi Party was the largest party in the Reichstag
(Germany’s lawmaking assembly). Hitler became chancellor,
or leader, of Germany in 1933. In 1934 he took complete
control. He created what he called the Third Reich, or empire.

6.  Hitler
soon put his beliefs into practice. Soon Jews
were not allowed to own businesses or attend
certain schools. Many were arrested and sent to
concentration camps. Hitler also strengthened
Germany’s military power.

7. World War II and the
Holocaust
• Hitler then moved to
enlarge the Third
Reich. He took over
neighboring countries.
When Germany
invaded Poland in
September 1939, World
War II began.

8. • During the war Hitler stepped up his campaign against the Jews.
The Nazis killed many in the concentration camps. Others died
while working as slave laborers. Eventually some 6 million Jews
died in the Holocaust.

9. By 1944 the war was going badly for Hitler. Hitler killed himself on
April 30, 1945, in Berlin, Germany. Germany surrendered, and the
war in Europe ended on May 8.