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=The Rise of Adolf Hitler=


 * Hitler's Early Life**: Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. He was born in an Austrian town called Braunau am Inn. Most of his life he was raised in Linz. His step dad Alois Hitler was a minor customs offical and an abusive father. His step dad acted brutally toward him because he did not like or believe in any of his dreams. Hitler was not really a good student. He droped out of his secondary school and tried to pursue a career as an artist, but he was denied admission to the Acadamey of Fine Arts in Vienna. After his mother died, he went to Vienna to earn a living through his art. During this time, he started feeling like his art work such as painting advertisments, postcards, and things of that nature were worthless. This is when Hitler fell into a deep depression, and his racial hatred fired up. His hatred was mainly towards Jews.


 * Problems from WWI and The Treaty of Versailles:** In WWl, Germany was defeated by the Allies. Once the Treaty of Versailles was established, the war ended. Even after the war was over, Germany's army and the nation's civilian infrastructure was still in place. The treaty was put in place to punish, and set limits on Germany. The Treaty of Versaillies did not make world peace, instead it hurt the German economy. The repercussions of this treaty were extensive: the German army could only have 100,000 men, only 15,000 navy sailors, heavy weapons and aircraft were prohibited. WWI was a direct cause of WWII because the Treaty of Versailles was not strongly enforced. Leaders of Germany easily found ways to turn the treaty to their advantage. The German leaders went around loop holes by setting up a new army program of volunteers. This would allow them to get a full sized army quickly.


 * Rise of Hitler and Nazis:** Hitler was tired of trying to make a living so he enlisted and became a corporal in WWI. After WWI, Hitler was very actively involved in politics. This made his fear of communism and his hatred towards Jews grow even stronger. Hitler was part of the German Workers Party. In 1920, the party changed to the Nazi Party. Then in 1921, he became the president of the party. Hitler organised an uprising in Munich in 1923; he was convicted for treason and was put in prison for this act. While in jail, Hitler wrote a book called "Mein Kampf." His book means my struggle, talking about his hatred for Jews and this book was Hitler's layout for his rise to power.


 * Hitler from Chancellor to Dictator:** Hitler ran for president in 1932, but he lost to his opponent Paul von Hindenberg. After losing, Hitler was still not giving up. When the July elections came around, the Nazi party had 37 percent of the votes, making it the largest party represented. This made Hindenberg compelled to elect Hitler as Chancelor on January 30, 1933. A year later Hitler quickly rose to the highest power, dictator, due to the death of Hindenburg. He maintained leadership until his death in 1945.


 * Additional Points:**
 * 1) Germany devoloped a new kind of war called **__Blitzkrieg__** ("Lightning War"). This was devoleped to prevent unproductive trench war and used tactics and weapons designed to be launched at enemiess with great force and speed.
 * 2) Anti-Semitism is the hostility or any kind of hatred toward Jews. This was true in Germany because the Jews were the main ones singled out.
 * 3) The Euthanasia programs were against people with disabilities. The Germans performed experiments and killed these people in the name of science and research.
 * 4) Fuhrer means absolute dictator. This means that the dictator is in charge of everything in country.
 * 5) Book burning was a way to brain wash the children. They would only let the children read things that agreed with the Nazis' ideas.

"In the place of the churches of our civilization, there is to be set up an International Nazi Church--a church which will be served by orators sent out by the Nazi Government. And in the place of the Bible, the words of Mein Kampf will be imposed and enforced as Holy Writ. And in the place of the cross of Christ will be put two symbols--the swastika and the naked sword." This quote expressed the fear of Franklin D. Roosevelt and other Americans concerning Hitler's uncheacked rise to power. It also added evidence to support the need to use military force against Nazi Germany. "Every day that passes we are producing and providing more and more arms for the men who are fighting on actual battlefronts. That is our primary task. And it is the nation's will that these vital arms and supplies of all kinds shall neither be locked up in American harbors nor sent to the bottom of the sea. It is the nation's will that America shall deliver the goods. In open defiance of that will, our ships have been sunk and our sailors have been killed." This quote also exprssed by Roosevelt highlighted the American sentiment about its opposition to Hitler and the country's commitment to overthrow him.
 * Primary Sources:**

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Radio Address on the Battle of the Atlantic." Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. //American History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE52&iPin=E09660&SingleRecord=True (accessed September 18, 2011). Phillips, Charles, and Alan Axelrod. "causes of World War II." //Encyclopedia of Wars//. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. //American History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE52&iPin=EWAR1729&SingleRecord=True (accessed September 18, 2011).
 * Secondary Sources:**

Penna, David. "Nuremberg Principles." In Burch, Susan, ed. //Encyclopedia of American Disability History.// New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2009. //American History Online.// Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE52&iPin=EADH0518&SingleRecord=True (accessed September 18, 2011).

Queen II, Edward L. "anti-Semitism." In Queen, Edward L., II, Stephen R. Prothero, and Gardiner H. Shattuck Jr., eds. //Encyclopedia of American Religious History//, Third Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2009. //American History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE52&iPin=EARR0033&SingleRecord=True (accessed September 18, 2011).