Social Studies: World War II and the rise of Hitler

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict that was fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers, from 1939 until 1945. The three major Axis Powers were Nazi Germany, dictated by Adolf Hitler, Fascist Italy, dictated by Benito Mussolini, and the Empire of Japan, dictated by Emperor Meiji, Emperor Taisho and Emperor Showa. The Allied Powers were all the rest of the world: North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. He used propaganda and charismatic oratory to convince people of his view. After the death of his parents, in 1913 Hitler moved to Munich. When the war started, he volunteered in a Bavarian regiment. After the war he was a member of the Freikorps. In 1919 he joined the German Workers party that then became the NSDAP or Nazi Party. In 1925 Hitler seized leadership of a reorganized and newly-legalized Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party. Hitler then lost the elections of 1932. He was made Chancellor in January 30, 1993. In March 5, 1933 elections, the Nationalist German Workers Party won. This is how Hitler rose to power of Germany.