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He wished to expand Germany, so his people could have ‘ living space’. He also wished to keep his people’s blood clean by getting rid of all  the Jews in his country.

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1. Was Hitler an only child?
2. What policies did he start?
3. How was he portrayed in propaganda?
4. Was Hitler killed?
5. When did he become leader of Germany?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rZ4xwuAWFE

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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide

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On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. Soon after, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces, ending Hitler's dreams of a "1,000-year" Reich.

Since at least 1943, it was becoming increasingly clear that Germany would fold under the pressure of the Allied forces. In February of that year, the German 6th Army, lured deep into the Soviet Union, was annihilated at the Battle of Stalingrad, and German hopes for a sustained offensive on both fronts evaporated. Then, in June 1944, the Western Allied armies landed at Normandy, France, and began systematically to push the Germans back toward Berlin. By July 1944, several German military commanders acknowledged their imminent defeat and plotted to remove Hitler from power so as to negotiate a more favorable peace. Their attempts to assassinate Hitler failed, however, and in his reprisals, Hitler executed over 4,000 fellow countrymen.

In January 1945, facing a siege of Berlin by the Soviets, Hitler withdrew to his bunker to live out his final days. Located 55 feet under the chancellery, the shelter contained 18 rooms and was fully self-sufficient, with its own water and electrical supply. Though he was growing increasingly mad, Hitler continued to give orders and meet with such close subordinates as Hermann Goering, Heinrich Himmler and Josef Goebbels. He also married his long-time mistress Eva Braun just two days before his suicide.

In his last will and testament, Hitler appointed Admiral Karl Donitz as head of state and Goebbels as chancellor. He then retired to his private quarters with Braun, where he and Braun poisoned themselves and their dogs, before Hitler then also shot himself with his service pistol.

Hitler and Braun's bodies were hastily cremated in the chancellery garden, as Soviet forces closed in on the building. When the Soviets reached the chancellery, they removed Hitler's ashes, continually changing their location so as to prevent Hitler devotees from creating a memorial at his final resting place. Only eight days later, on May 8, 1945, the German forces issued an unconditional surrender, leaving Germany to be carved up by the four Allied powers.

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Adolf Hitler commits suicide - Apr 30, 1945 - HISTORY.com

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On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. Soon after, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces, ending Hitler's dreams of a "1,000-year" Reich.

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Youtube: Hitler's Speech of Blood and Honor

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Youtube: Hitler's Speech of Blood and Honor

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF4cW13Ko3I

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Hitler's 'Barbarossa' Proclamation:
“ Although I have been obliged by circumstances again and again to keep silent, the moment has now come when to continue as a mere observer would not only be a sin of omission but a crime against the German people -- yes, even against the whole of Europe. Today something like 160 Russian divisions are standing at our frontier. For weeks there have been constant violations of this frontier, not only affecting us but also in the far north [against Finland], as well as Romania. Russian airmen consider it sport nonchalantly to overlook these frontiers, presumably to prove to us that they already feel themselves masters of these territories. During the night of June 17 to 18 Russian patrols again penetrated into Reich territory, and could only be driven back after prolonged exchange of fire. This has brought us to the hour when it is necessary for us to counter this plot of Jewish-British warmongers and equally the Jewish rulers of the Bolshevik center in Moscow. German people! At this moment a deployment of forces is taking place that, in its extent and scope, is the greatest the world hitherto has seen. United with their Finnish comrades, the fighters of the victory of Narvik are standing in the Northern Arctic. German divisions commanded by the conqueror of Norway [General Dietl], together with the heroes of Finnish freedom under their Marshal [Mannerheim], are protecting Finnish soil. Formations of the German eastern front extend from East Prussia to the Carpathians. German and Romanian soldiers are united under Chief of State Antonescu from the banks of the Prut along the lower reaches of the Danube to the shores of the Black Sea.The task of this front, therefore, is not merely the protection of individual countries, but the safeguarding of Europe, and thereby the salvation of all. I therefore decided today to once again lay the fate and future of the German Reich and our people in the hands of our soldiers.May the Lord God help us especially in this fight!”

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He formed a autocracy. He made a dictatorship. In this government he is the only ruler of Germany and has all power. It was totalitarian, meaning it required the people’s full submission. It was national socialist. The party in power was the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

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He was exalted and praised in the propaganda. They portrayed him as some type of Messiah or hero of the people. They showed him as good and pure.

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Some scare tactics he used is merciless violence against the Jews. The Secret Police also caused fear in the hearts of the people. Both of these destroyed any opposition and secured the submission of the people.

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He started the Secret Police policy. These were the Schutzstaffel or the bodyguards of Hitler. they  were used for terror. They went to arrest and find all those against Hitler and the Nazi Party. He also created their foreign policy in order reverse some of the effects of the Treaty of Versailles.

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He  slowly came to power in his country. First, he served in the military. Then he joined DAP, which later became known as the Nazi party (NSDAP). He became the chairman of the party. He later ran in the Presidential election, but lost. He was later named Chancellor of Germany. He utilized this power to ultimately take full control of the government.

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He was born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria . One interesting fact is that though Hitler was the fourth child,  he was the first of his siblings to live past infancy. The 3  siblings before him died as infants. He became Chancellor on January 30, 1933 and leader of Germany on August 19, 1934.  He would kill himself on April 30, 1945 in a bunker in Berlin, Germany. He did this because of a taking over Berlin by the Soviets. He and his spouse were hiding during the time, but later took poisonous capsules and Hitler then shot himself in the head.