Max Metcalf
Honors World History
Early Childhood
Born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn(Upper Austrian Border)
Hitler’s Father was Alois Hitler- customs official
Illegitimate son of Maria Schickelgruber- maid
Alois changed his last name in 1876 to Hitler
His step father’s name
Very abusive to Adolf
Hitler’s mother was Klara Polzl Hitler and died of breast cancer in 1907
Hitler and His Parents
Was Hitler’s grandfather Jewish?
There is no definitive evidence
His Grandmother gave birth to Hitler’s father out of wedlock while working for Frankenburger
Frankenburger paid a paternity allowance until Alois was 14
Under the “Nuremburg Laws” of the Third Reich Hiltler had a family tree created that was to prove Hitler’s …show more content…
Wealthy businessmen supported him financially.
September 1930 in the General Election the Nazi party increases their seats in Reichstag from 14 to 107 and by 1932 there are 230 Nazi Party seats
The weakness of the Weimer System contributed the rise of the party
Seats based on size of political parties
Chancellor of Germany
He lost the race for President in April 1932 against Von Hindenburg
To satisfy the Nazi party and Hitler’s repeated demands. Hitler was made Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933.
The Enabling Act was passed in March 1933- giving the power to pass laws to the cabinet and not the Reichstag
Hitler was now in control
Fuhrer
Von Hinderberg died in 1934
Hitler becomes Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor and abolishes the President position in German