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Adolf Hitler's work during World War II

Hitler's Early Life  Adolf Hitler was born on April 20,1889 in a town called Austrian in Braunau. Hitler's father name was Alois Hitler and he was a brutal man. Adolf left secondary school in 1905 and he never graduated. Adolf wanted to be an artist, but his paintings did not get him into the Fine Arts school. He really adored his mother dearly, but she died. When his mother died, he went to Vienna to try to fulfill his dream as an artist. . As he got older, he realized he wanted to be in the army and that made him become a strong leader. Later, he left Vienna moved to Munich and joined the army. When World War I started, Hitler was in the front line as a runner.

Problems from the World War I and the Treaty of Versailles  The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I between Germany and their Allies. The peace treaty was assigned on June 28, 1919. Twenty seven countries participated in the Paris Peace conference where the treaty was signed. The Treaty of Versailles started the League of Nations. This Treaty caused many problems with Germany. They made Germany pay for the war. This action made Germany really poor because World War I was very expensive. Germany was also blamed for the start of the War. Many historians have indicated that the ending of World I was a direct result of WWI because there were many issue left unsolved. The Treaty of Versailles left Germany having to pay high amounts of reparations that led to economic depression and lots of anger among the Germans. This also resulted in Adolf Hitler gaining power. There were many countries such as Austria and Bulgaria that were taken over by totalitarian rulers and tensions between those and the western democracies eventually led to war.

Rise of Hitler and Nazis  After WWI, Adolf Hitler began to rise to power in Germany in September of 1919. Hitler joined the political party, called Deutsche Arbeiterpartei later known as the Nazi Party. It was anti-Marxist and was opposed to the democratic post-war government of the Weimar Republic and the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler rose to leadership through his emotional and captivating speeches. He was one of the best speakers of the Nazi Party. Known for his willingness to use violence to advance his political objectives, Hitler had already begun turning it into a kind of military force. He trained "storm troopers" to act as militia at his command. And many leaders who remembered past German military might began to support the Nazi party and its troops.

Hitler becomes Leader  After Hitler got out of jail, he continued to make his party stronger. He was a strong leader and he recruited a lot of men. In 1932, Hitler ran for president of the German Republic, but he didn't win the election. He lost to Paul Von Hindenberg.Hitler's Nazi's party had 37 percent of the vote which made him have the largest party As a result,, Hindenberg was forced to appoint Hitler to Reich Chancellor on January 30 in 1933. Hitler had many strong ideas. Hitler gain four years of dictatorial power due to the Enable Act. He destroyed the communist party and its leaders. Hitler was a strong leader, who many of Germans followed and helped him to his success as a dictator.

Additional Points


 * 1) Adolf Eichman was born in Solingen, Germany in 1906 and died in 1962. He was one of the responsible Nazi officials for the deaths of millions of Jew during the Holocust. Adolf Eichman had to deport all the Jews out of Austria when Austria got annexed. On May 31, Eichman got hung because he was guilty for the crimes of the human race.
 * 2) The Gestapo was also known as the secret State police Hermann Göring founded the Gestapo in 1933 and Hermann was one of Hitler's military captains. The role for the police was to get people that apposed the Nazi regime.
 * 3) The blitzkrieg known as the lightning war was established in 1929, and it was the tactic of a big attack with massive weapons to attack Poland. The blitzkrieg doctrine was to use high/strong machinery to win battles. These tactics were made by the German military and because they had so many losses in WWI.
 * 4) The anti-Semitism is hatred or prejudice against Jews. Some Jews could not find work because business would refuse to hire them. This group After World War II that is when anti- Semitism started to disappear.
 * 5) The propaganda is the spoken word of the point of view to follow the leaders polices. PRopaganda has been used for a long time, but the use in the military has increased. The propaganda was used in World War II to build moral, and help the war effort in population.

Works Cited

Primary Documents

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League of Nations. "League of Nations Covenant." //American History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE52&iPin=E09280&SingleRecord=True (accessed September 18, 2011). The League of Nations was formed after the Peace Treaty conference, and was maded to make sure they can maintain the peace. When this formed, the had to tell everyone what the rules were if you were in the League of Nations.

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