starter activity

Guess who? How important is it to study the early life of figures from history?

Who was Adolf Who was Adolf Hitler?Hitler?

To create a timeline of key To create a timeline of key events in AH’s lifeevents in AH’s life

To write an interview with AH To write an interview with AH highlighting key ideas and highlighting key ideas and

turning pointsturning points

Learning objectives

Your taskYour task Read p.18-21. Plot these dates on a timeline Read p.18-21. Plot these dates on a timeline

and note what happens in a sentence.and note what happens in a sentence. 18891889 18991899 19031903 19051905 19061906 19071907 19131913 19141914 19181918 19191919

Study the interpretations of Hitler’s early life and choose which you think is the most accurate. Use evidence from your timeline to support your judgement.

Hitler’s early lifeHitler’s early life 1889 – born in Branau, Austria1889 – born in Branau, Austria 1899 – attended local church school for 5 years1899 – attended local church school for 5 years 1903 – father (a hard-drinking bully) died1903 – father (a hard-drinking bully) died 1905 – failed exams & left school1905 – failed exams & left school 1906 - mother died, Hitler went to Vienna in search of 1906 - mother died, Hitler went to Vienna in search of

workwork 1907 – tried to pass entrance exams at Vienna Art 1907 – tried to pass entrance exams at Vienna Art

AcademyAcademy 1913 – went to Munich to avoid compulsory service in 1913 – went to Munich to avoid compulsory service in

armyarmy 1914 – volunteered to join army at start of WWI; Iron 1914 – volunteered to join army at start of WWI; Iron

CrossCross 1918 – temporarily blinded, in hospital at end of War1918 – temporarily blinded, in hospital at end of War 1919 – joined German Workers’ Party1919 – joined German Workers’ Party

An example

of Hitler’s art work.

Your taskYour task

Imagine you had the chance to Imagine you had the chance to interview the young Hitler. Ask him interview the young Hitler. Ask him about key events in his life and get about key events in his life and get him to explain their importance to him to explain their importance to him in the development of his ideas.him in the development of his ideas.

Find out which 2 events were Find out which 2 events were turning pointsturning points

Good startGood start Getting to Getting to know Hitler know Hitler

betterbetter

Star Star interview!interview!

You have You have made a made a limited limited number of number of references to references to events in events in Hitler’s early Hitler’s early lifelife

You partly You partly explain what explain what events events influenced his influenced his later ideaslater ideas

You refer to a You refer to a range of range of events in events in Hitler’s lifeHitler’s life

You broadly You broadly explain how explain how events were events were so influentialso influential

You refer in detail You refer in detail to key events in his to key events in his life including: his life including: his school, parents, school, parents, attempts to attempts to become an art become an art student in Vienna, student in Vienna, experiences in experiences in WWI, joining WWI, joining German Workers’ German Workers’ PartyParty

You fully explain You fully explain through your through your questioning the questioning the influence of these influence of these events on his ideasevents on his ideas

It is written like a It is written like a talk show interviewtalk show interview

HomeworkHomework

Write an essay-style response to this Write an essay-style response to this question:question:

‘‘How important was ‘hyperinflation’ How important was ‘hyperinflation’ amongst other factors in weakening amongst other factors in weakening Weimar government?’Weimar government?’

Tip – don’t only discuss hyperinflation Tip – don’t only discuss hyperinflation consider 3 or 4 other factors and consider 3 or 4 other factors and decide which was the most important. decide which was the most important. Aim to write 1 side of A4Aim to write 1 side of A4

PlenaryPlenary

3 key events in Hitler’s early life?3 key events in Hitler’s early life? 2 turning points?2 turning points? Key ideas emerging from his Key ideas emerging from his

experiences and writings?experiences and writings? Do you think that by 1919 it was Do you think that by 1919 it was

inevitable that Hitler would become inevitable that Hitler would become an extremist?an extremist?