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Rough From the Start

Adolf Hitler was born in Braunauam Inn, an Austrian town, but was raised in Linz, Austria. Growing up as a young boy, he had to deal with a strict father, but also with not having a mother around. Hitler was not the best student in school, doing poorly with his studies, forcing him to drop out of secondary school in 1905 without graduating. After leaving school, he decided to become an artist, but probably should have picked something else. He tried to enter the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, but got shot down because his art work was very poor, unattractive, and uninspired. His role model, his mother, passed away, at which point Hitler tried to make a living painting advertisements and other things. He was very unhappy doing this, and while painting, he "realized' that Jews were ruining the German race. This was when Hitler really began his hatred of minority races.

Axelrod, Alan, and Charles Phillips. "Hitler, Adolf.", 1995, September 16, 2011 []

After World War I, things changed for Germany, and not in the best way. Following WWI, the Treaty of Versailles was sent up in an attempt to keep countries from entering another world war. The terms of the treaty were not in favor of Germany, and consisted of the following: owed about 44 million dollars in retribution, could not rearm armies(fear of another war), and had to return conquered land(Alasace-Lorraine) back to France. Now Hitler wasn't too happy with the terms of the treaty, so he violated it by rearming his army, as well as invading Rhineland. The countries involved were not happy with the actions of Hitler, for the signed a "promise" and he went back on his part. This was a major cause of World War II, but who knows what would have happened if Hitler actually followed the Treaty of Versailles.

"Treaty of Versailles." //American History Online//. September 16, 2011 []

Hitler was always involved with war, from being recruited as a soldier as a young man, to being a political agent for the army as a grown man. He also was very good at stretching the truth to make people believe in him. In April of 1920, he began working full-time in the propaganda section of the German Worker's Party, leaving his previous position in the army. Then in July of 1921, he was elected president of the party. This was the beginning of the Hitler that we all know and remember. Hitler was a common speaker on street corners, beating down Germany's "enemies", including Communists and Jews. He believed that Germany would be one of the powerful countries by gaining/expanding living space (Lebensraum) into central Europe and Russia. Hitler then ran for president in 1923, but he lost to Paul von Hindenberg. He then got help from the 230 Reichstag seats that were filled by Nazi's, which make 37% of the vote. Adolf Hitler finally became prime minister of Germany on January 30, 1993.

Axelrod, Alan, and Charles Phillips. "Hitler, Adolf.", 1995, September 16, 2011 []

There was never enough power for Hitler, which made him very dangerous. He was always wanting more control so he could do whatever he wanted with nothing in his way. This was an attitude that helped him become Chancellor, and eventually Dictator, of Germany. One of the ways that he made is power felt was his actions on the Night of the Long Knives (June 30, 1934). On this night, Ernst Roehm, as well as Nazi's that seemed the threaten Hitler's dominance, were killed. This way, Hitler had nothing to worry about. Also to help his domination, he made an alliance with Benito Mussolini, who was the dictator of Italy, and a fascist leader similar to Hitler. Hitler then made other deals, including the nonaggression agreement with Soviet Union and the Munich Pact with France and Great Britain that solidified his position as dictator of Germany.

Axelrod, Alan, and Charles Phillips. "Hitler, Adolf.", 1995, September 16, 2011 []

__Propaganda__ was very important to Hitler's rise to power. He used propaganda, or spoken word to persuade, to get people to vote and believe in him. Most of what he said wasn't true, and he figured out that the bigger the lie, the more people would believe him.

__Blitzkrieg__ is a fighting tactic, also known as lightning war, used by the Germans to surprise enemies. In this type of fighting, they would first move in with the air force, destroying military buildings and political buildings, crippling the enemy. They would then come in with tanks and ground forces to finish up the job. This type of attack was used when Germany invaded Poland.

The __Gestapo__ was a type of German police under the control of Hitler. These police officers would go to houses, taking out and send away any minority race, including groups beside Jews. If you answered the door and you saw a Gestapo officer, it was usually a bad thing.

Hitler, as well as most of Germany, was very __anti-Semitism__. This meant that they were very prejudice towards Jews, which they were. Because of this, Jews lost their businesses, public jobs, as well as any political position they might have had. Jews basically were ignored from Germany. D. A. Gerber, ed., // Anti-Semitism in America // (1986) September 16, 2011. [|http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=21&sid=e0c16e39-37d6-45ac-b7de-75f5c21cf194%40sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=khh&AN=39044091]

__Adolf Eichmann__ was basically another Hitler. He was the head of the Austrian section of Jewish emigration, as well as the leader of the Gestapo's Jewish section. Eichmann also was a promoter for the use of the gas chambers. D. Cesarani, // Becoming Eichmann // (2006); H. Arendt, // Eichmann in Jerusalem // (1963,rev. ed. 2006) September 16, 2011 [|http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=8&hid=106&sid=e0c16e39-37d6-45ac-b7de-75f5c21cf194%40sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=khh&AN=39004529]

This was a familiar picture of Adolf Hitler. As you see, he is bigger than the building behind him, symbolizing his power. This picture, as well as many other of him, were taken from a low angle to show that he was higher than any god or religious belief. "Hitler, Adolf." //American History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. September 16, 2011 []

The reason that the Nazis did this is because they wanted to make the Jews feel as if they're not wanted anywhere. They also wanted to do this to make them suffer, as well as make them leave Germany so they could finally have the "Aryan" race. "Nazis Smash Windows of Jewish-Owned Shops." //American History Online//. Facts On File, Inc. September 16, 2011[]

this link will take you to a video of Nazis smashing Jewish owned businesses. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE52&iPin=WPA0303&SingleRecord=True