Timeline (Key events)

• Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary
• Hitler joined the German military at the start of World War I in August 1914
• In March 1919, Benito Mussolini formed the National Fascist Party in Italy, which influenced Hitler
• Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919, imposing strict sanctions on the country
• Hitler joined the German Workers’ Party in September 1919 and became increasingly important due to his speeches
• Hitler became chairman of the German Workers’ Party in July 1921, which was renamed the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP)
• Hitler staged the Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923, but it failed
• Hitler was released from jail in April 1924 after writing the beginning of "Mein Kampf"
• Hitler became chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, after the Enabling Act made him a dictator for four years
• During the "Night of the Long Knives" in June 1934, Hitler eliminated the power of the SA and merged the posts of chancellor and president, becoming the supreme leader of Nazi Germany