Name: Gerrit Kistler

Title: The Rise of the Third Reich

Introduction:

The man named Adolphus Schicklgruber or Adolf Hitler was a powerful and feared man,

He was born in Austria and moved a lot as a kid. He was abused by his father and forced to do

all the chores throughout his house. He was a good child who had good grades until the tragic

passing of his mother. The passing of his mother changed Hitler his grades dropped and he

started getting into trouble, an went to even lead a raid on a local orchard. He joined the German

army during WW1 and viewed this as the best time of his life. After WW1 he was a spy working

for the German army and followed Musolini’s fascism ideology. He soon became the leader of

the Nazi party and soon after the chancellor and even shorter after that the dictator of Germany.

Hitler made stellar progress with building his army and growing the economy of Germany. He is

seen as one of the worst people to ever live, but he is also one of the greatest military and

political leaders in the History of the world. Hitler took poverty filled and run down Germany

and turned them into a feared powerhouse in Europe. He had taken over France in a speedy six

weeks, in other words he had done what Germany could not in WW1 in just six weeks. He

introduced the blitzkrieg tactic in war, sending refugees, slowing down the opposing army and

encircling.

Research question:

What caused hitler to rise to power?

Working thesis:
 Many people saw him as a great speaker and leader and pushed for his power. He

did not want Germany to be beaten and treated poorly anymore after the treaty of Versailles put

Germany in the dirt.

3 points:

- The early life of Hitler and his days in the army

- The rising of hitlers power

- The spread of germany’s power

Reference page:

Laing, Stuart. (1981). The Illustrated Hilter Diary.

Galahad Books.

This will be used to understand hitler’s inner thoughts.

Murray, Williamson. (2008). The Making of Hitler’s Army.

Historynet LLC.

This will be used to show the strength he built up.

McDonough, Frank. (2020). 1933 Death of a Democracy.

History Today LTD.

This will be used to show how much fascism grew and how Germany turned into Nazi

Germany.

Breen-Held, Sue. (2023). A Very Pertinent Question: How Did Hitler Rise Up?

Britannica.

This will be used to understand the rise of Hitler.

Roberts, Kenneth. (1934). Hitler Youth.

Kenneth Roberts.

This will be used to understand the younger years of Hitler’s life pre nazi Germany.