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__** WWII Germany **__ Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th 1889 in Braunau am Inn. Hitler was raised in Linz by his father Alois Hitler. Alois was a bastard, illegitimate child, born of Shickelgruber descent. Hitler’s father was very merciless and condescending to Adolf. When Hitler was a young boy, he left secondary school and never received his high school diploma. He dreamed of becoming an artist. Although he risked so much to reach his dreams, Adolf was never entered into the Academy of fine Arts. When he was 25, Hitler enrolled in the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry. His experiences on the front made him into a fervent nationalist.

By the end of World War I the Treaty of Versailles cost Germany $33 billion. It also caused remarkable inflation across many regions of Europe. Charles Dawes, an American, created the plan in order to reduce Germany’s reparations to $2 billion. Although the plan was designed to help the country, they still could not pay their dues. This even lessened civilian beliefs in the government and morale.

Rise of Hitler began when Hitler joined the National Socialist German Worker’s Party in 1919. He established a relationship with the army staff officer, Ernst Roehm. Roehm elected Adolf for National Socialist German Worker’s Party. In 1923, Hitler organized and led the Beer Hall Putsch. He was then sentenced to five years in prison, where he only served nine months. During his incarceration, Adolf wrote a book titled //Mein Kampf// or “My Struggle”. This book outlined all of Hitler’s goals as a leader.

Hitler became leader after he lost presidential election of 1932 to Paul von Hindenburg. The year after, Adolf was elected chancellor by Hindenburg. While he was chancellor, in 1935, the Nuremburg Laws were enforced. All Jews in Germany were denied citizenship and the right to inter-marriages. It was during Hindenburg’s presidency that Hitler came up the Enabling Acts. These acts gave him the authority to control the Reichstag without the consent of the president or nationalists. In August of 1934, Hindenburg died and Adolf Hitler took the role of presidency and earned the title “Der Fuehrer” by the German people. In the times of the Third Reich, Hitler created the Gestapo and Luftwaffe; which, in turn created policies of terror and fascism.

The Gestapo was a formation of secret police under the command of Hitler. Along with the assistance of the SS—Schutztaffel or Brown Shirts—created a system of concentration camps. Anyone not of the pure German descent was sent to such camps, demoralized and often killed. The SS was an elite unit of men who served under the rule of Hitler. During his rallies and other public events, the Brown Shirts would stand guard to Adolf. Anti-Semitism was mostly included in these instances. This is the discrimination of people who practice Judaism beliefs. Hitler and his followers believed such people were not of equal superiority. One of Hitler’s war strategies was called blitzkrieg or “lightning war”. The blitzkrieg was a surprise attack; first, from the air and then along the ground. This war tactic was used in the invasion of Poland by Germany. Propaganda is the spreading of lies, usually in a political campaign, to harm the opponent. Hitler worked for the German Worker’s Party until 1920 when he left to work for the propaganda unit. These additional points were all crucial to the rise and success of Adolf Hitler.





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