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Naturalization of Adolf Hitler

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/naturalization-of-adolf-hitler

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the naturalization commencement?
2. What is the citizenship attainment?
3. How long did it take Adolf Hitler to become a German citizen?
4. Why did Adolf Hitler need German citizenship?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Naturalization
Weimar Republic
Political Office

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the naturalization commencement?April 1925
2. What is the citizenship attainment?February 1932
3. How long did it take Adolf Hitler to become a German citizen?It took him seven years, from April 1925 until February 1932.
4. Why did Adolf Hitler need German citizenship?He needed it so he could run for political office and hold positions in the German government.

Naturalization: The legal process by which a foreign national acquires the rights and status of a citizen of a country.
Weimar Republic: The democratic government of Germany that existed from 1918 to 1933, preceding Nazi Germany.
Political Office: An elected or appointed position within a government or political organization.