Adolf Hitler
Fidel Castro
Aaron Luther
Mrs. Herrmann
World History Honors
Presentations
Biographies
-Adolf Hitler
- Fidel Castro
 Similarities
 Differences
 Who had the greater impact?
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Table of Contents
Born in Braunau,
Austria
Was a dictator
Was a great
speaker
Had trouble in
school
Started the
Holocaust
Married Eva
Braun
Took over most
of Europe
Committed
suicide
Part of German
Army
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Hitler was born in
Braunau, Austria on
April 20, 1889. His
parents were Alois
and Klara Hitler.
Beginning

Hitler showed great
potential in primary
school but later in
secondary school he
began to slack an not
making it through
secondary school.
Education
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During WWI Hitler
joined the German
army as a despatchrunner.
He received five
medals for his efforts
in WWI.
WWI Efforts
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He began to give
many speeches all
over Germany.
He was later injured
in a battle and stayed
in Germany where he
soon became part of
the Socialist party.
After WWI
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He later changed the
name to the National
Socialist German
Workers Party.
Later nicknamed the
Nazi Party.
Workers Party

Hitler gained power
as well as the Nazi
Party and attempted
at taking over the
government but
failed he was
arrested he received
a very small
sentencing.
Gaining Power

While he was was in
jail he wrote a book
called Mein Kampf,
meaning “My
struggles”.
Mein Kampf
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When he is released
from jail he comes
back even stronger
helping the Nazi
party become second
out of parties in
Germany.
Hitler becomes the
Chancellor of
Germany.
Chancellor
On the next election
where he sneaked in
a bill that would give
him the power to be
the dictator.
 And in deed he
became the Dictator
of Germany

Dictator

He started taking
over land and forcing
power to work and if
they didn’t work he
sent them to
concentration camps
and sent all Jewish
people there.
Concentration Camps

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He took over the
Sudetenland in
Czechoslovakia.
He keep taking over
land such as the rest
of Czechoslovakia,
Poland, then France,
after that he told his
men to take over
Great Britain.
Power Hungry
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This was the
beginning of WWII
which had Russia
slowly moving in on
Germany as they got
closer to Russia.
Then the United
States helped out
Great Britain during
war.
WWII

Out of every country
that Germany was
taking over they were
sending all of Jews to
concentration camps
which was called the
Holocaust.
Holocaust

Hitler later married
Eva Braun and two
days later Hitler killed
himself and his wife
killed her self by
taking cyanide tablets
but then he shot
himself in the head.
As the Soviets moved
in on Germany.
Suicide
Dictator of Germany.
 Responsible for the
Holocaust.
 Started WWII.
 Known as one of the
most power hungry
men in the world.
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Adolf Hitler
Born in Eastern
Cuba
Changed his last
name from Ruz
Tried to over throw
the dictator of the
Dominican Republic
Was put in prison
for 15 years and
escaped after 2
Took over Cuba at
age 32
Was accused of
being a communist
Scared the
United States by
having many
weapons
Took all the people
out of prison in Cuba
and fled them to the
U.S.
Gave his power to
his brother
Fidel Castro was born
on August 13, 1926
in Cuba by Birán.
 Full name is Fidel
Alejandro Castro Ruz.
 His parents are Angel
and Lina Ruz.

Beginning
He was a smart
student but all in all
Fidel would rather
play sports than go to
school.
 He was a very go
pitcher while playing
baseball for his high
school team.
 His school name was
El Colegio de Belen
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Education

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He graduated and
later attended the
University of Havana.
He was going to try
to become a lawyer.
College

He left to the
Dominican Republic
to try to take over as
the dictator but failed
and moved back to
Cuba.
Failure

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He went on and
married Mirta Diaz
Balart they had one
child named Fidelito.
He tried to become
the Dictator of Cuba
but failed and was
thrown in jail.
He divorced his wife
that same year.
Marriage

He travel to Mexico
after release from
jail.
Mexico

When he went to
Mexico he meant a
guy by the name of
Ernesto “Che”
Guevare who helped
Castro come up with
new strategy on how
he should take over
the Cuban
Government.
When he returned the
spot of Prime Minister
of Cuba was open he
ran and became the
Prime Minister.
 He started to have
relations with the
USSR of Russia.
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Prime Minister

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During these
relations he began to
use Communistic
tactics.
As in time he became
the Dictator of Cuba.
Dictator

With relations with
Russia they had the
United States on
there toes during the
Cold War with the
Cuban Missile Crisis.
Cuban Missile Crisis

The United States
was never the best of
friends with Cuba but
in 2001 the Hurricane
came through and
wiped out most of
Cuba and the U.S.
came together to
help out Cuba.
Hurricane
Fidel is still alive but
gave up being
Dictator to his
brother Raul Castro
in 2008.
 He was a very
successful leader and
helped out the Cuban
Government and still
helps them today.

Brother
Similarities
 Differences

Comparisons

They were both
Dictators and love to
be in control. They
don’t have a ton in
things in common but
most of there general
characteristic are the
same.
Similarities

Such as power
hungry, tried to over
throw governments,
and were very risk
taking people.

Hitler was a way more
different type of man he
was more into fighting
and battles than the
actual politics unlike
Castro. Hitler has taken
over a lot more land and
rule large amounts of
people.
Differences

Hitler was also very brutal
by showing his hatred of
Jews and by having the
Holocaust. Castro was
way more into the
political side of things he
liked school and loved
sport and had more of a
positive affect on the
outcome of his
dictatorship.
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I think that Hitler has had
a way bigger impact on
the world today that Fidel
Castro has. Fidel
influences a small amount
of people and Hitler even
though all of his are not
positive affects he have
caused a ton of
destruction in this world.
Who has had the Greater Impact?
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