...The History Of Adolf Hitler Harpravjeet Malhi World Civilization II Professor: Michael Aerio Sparks 07/29/13 Hitler had changed the lives of many people; he started form nothing and emerged to be the most famous icon in history. It is also controversy that he is the main reason World War II started. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on the date of April 20, 1889. Hitler was the third son of Alois Hitler and Klara Hitler. The family moved a lot, including to Linz and other places. At the beginning of school Hitler did very well, but his marks continued to progress at a worse level as time went on. His father died when he was 14, his mother when he was 18. He tried twice to enter the Academy for Art in Vienna, but was rejected both times. Hitler in 1909 moved to Vienna and lived there from 1909 to 1913. There is controversy if Hitler had the necessities of basic life material while living there; some people believed he was destitute there. He moved to Munich, Germany in 1913 and was still there when the First World War had broken out in August 1914. Hitler was a moody child growing up and hostile to his father but he was close to his mother and was deeply affected at the time of her death in 1908 (Who was Adolf, 1998). Hitler enlisted in the German army and went to serve four years of front-line service during which he got wounded several times and he proved to be an able and brave soldier as a dispatch runner, winning the Iron Cross (First Class) on two occasions...
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...outside looking in. As obvious as that may be, most dictators seem to be the most famous leaders of all, both in the real world, and mythology as well. Some are famous solely for the fear they instill in others, and some because of the way they came and fell from that level of power, much like the Greek god Cronus, and the German dictator Adolf Hitler. One thing is for certain, it all comes to an end sometime, and most of that time its with a bang. Which leads me to believe one thing, the tighter the grip the dictator holds, the more painful their demise is(both figuratively, and literally). One of the most infamous dictators of all was none other than Adolf Hitler. While many people see him as nothing more, they often overlook the fact that the people of Germany once believed, and trusted him. When their government was weak he promised the disenchanted a better life and a new and glorious Germany.i The Nazi party quickly rose to power without anyone second guessing it at the beginning. in a way this was similar to how Cronus came to power in the myth. when his mother Gaea( mother earth), called on her children to help over throw...
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...How Was Adolf Hitler So Persuasive? by Josh Wilmoth accessed at http://joshwilmoth.hubpages.com/hub/Adolf-Hitlers-Tremendous-Persuasive-Ability on 7 March 2014. [pic] Hitler gives a speech at the Kroll Opera House Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0703-507 / unbekannt / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC-BY-SA-3.0-de, Wikimedia Commons all 4 photos Why Study Hitler's Persuasive Method? Adolf Hitler is considered to be perhaps the most villainous man of the twentieth century. His vile and ruthless deeds are common knowledge. In fact, the name Hitler has now become synonymous with evil. What many often forget, however, is that Hitler was not only a coldblooded tyrant but that also a brilliant persuader of men. He personally oversaw the deaths of millions of people, including the near extermination of the Jewish race while maintaining the full support of the German people. The entire German population was certainly not as heartless and cruel as Hitler was, so it stands to reason that Hitler must have been a masterful propagandist in order to persuade the Germans that his policies were necessary and just. However, one must remember that Hitler was not born the cruel, vicious tyrant that he became. His life was governed by both his choices and his life experiences, so it is important to examine these along with his persuasive method to gain a comprehensive understanding of why he used his gift of persuasion in the way that he did. [pic] Hitler during World War I. Can you identify him...
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.... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler changed history forever. He was appointed as Chancellor in 1933 and was the leader of the Nazi Party from 1934- 1945. The Nazi party was elected the largest political party in Germany. Hitler’s policies led to World War II and the Holocaust. As a child, Hitler lived with his father, mother, and five siblings. His father did not approve of his career choice in the arts and he was also emotionally abusive to Hitler. After his father’s death he was allowed to drop out of school. He moved to Vienna and began to paint. struggled to make enough money to live and was even homeless at times. Hitler had personal and business relationships with Jewish people. It wasn’t until after World War I that he began to demonstrate prejudices...
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...evil person named Adolf Hitler killed over eleven million people 5.9 were Jewish; he targeted Jewish people or Jews and other races because they are different. One thing that most likely helped Hitler to grow up into an evil man might have been due to his childhood. When Hitler was young he had an interest in politics and that interest stuck with him until he died. In his final days of life Adolf Hitler was losing World War 2 and instead of saving his life he killed himself. If people learn more about Adolf Hitler and what he did to different races then all races would get along. Adolf Hitler the infamous leader of Nazi Germany was born in the year of 1889 on the 20th of April in the city of Braunau-am-Inn, in the country of Austria (The Famous People). The city he lived in was by the Austria-Germany border. Hitler’s mom Klara Plozl and his father Alois Hitler had six children Adolf Hitler was the 4th born and his sister Paula was the sixth born, Paula and Hitler were the only kids to survive into adult hood (The Famous People). Paula ended up living longer than Hitler. According to Adolf Hitler’s book, “I had a bad child hood” (TheFamousPeople.com). The two reasons why Hitler had a bad childhood was one: his brothers and sisters were dieing quickly, second: his father would beat his wife and kids. Alois Hitler was a costumed officer on German Austria border (Phil Stokes). Hitler’s dad being an evil man Adolf was going to end up being an evil man and which he did. Hitler’s dad end...
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...Hitler’s Rise to Power Adolf Hitler was born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. His father, Alois, was a civil servant and died when Hitler was 13. As a kid, Hitler had dreams of becoming an artist, but his father wanted him to be a civil servant like him. In school Hitler played many rude pranks on his teachers, and was an awkward boy. As an early teen, he had an interest in German nationalism and strongly admired a powerful politician Lueger. Alike Hitler’s great speaking skills later in life, Lueger knew how to use propaganda effectively to gain popular appeal. After moving to Vienna to pursue his art career, Hitler became depressed upon failing the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna’s entrance exam and having his mother diagnosed with breast cancer. In 1914 Hitler was drafted as a dispatch runner in World War I. His job was to take messages back and forth from the command staff in the rear to the fighting units near the battlefield, although Hitler...
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...Before the battle of Berlin, in the final days of the war on the 22nd of April 1945, before his death, Hitler received news that the orders that he had issued to SS-General Felix Steiner to move Army Detachment Steiner to Berlin to help defend the city had been dismissed, this failure to obey orders would have made Berlin a much easier city to take, being as it was an unexpected attack by the Russians. When Hitler was notified of his General’s actions (or lack of actions) he made a speech to the public saying that he’d stay in the city and then at the end he would shoot himself. Later on the same day, he asked his physician Dr. Werner Haase the most reliable method to commit suicide, Haase recommended the “pistol and poison method” and said that it was probably the safest. By the 27th of April Berlin had lost radio communication with all defending units, Führerbunker Command Staff had to rely on telephone communication...
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...During the holocaust, there was much bloodshed. Countless innocent Jewish lives were taken by the Nazi army. The Holocaust was the planned extermination of all Jews in order to create the perfect race, known as “The Aryan Race”. The Nazi army killed off many that were not of German blood, and also killed the Germans who were physically and mentally disabled. Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933 and committed many acts of violence during his reign .The main reasons for the Holocaust were: The Treaty of Versailles, The Weimar Republic, and Anti- Semitism. Each of the following are major factors, which lead to the uprising of the holocaust. One cause of the Holocaust was the Treaty of Versailles, which was a Peace treaty between...
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...Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 - ????) was the Undisputed Champion of the Art of Ranting. He also had Jewish ancestry, and, rather ironically, was blamed for a mass killing-off of Jews in Europe. They were Jewish, how much more of a reason would you like? He was one of the 20th Century's most misunderstood political revisionists. Many see him as a overweight, perverted, sexually deprived, gay, racist, homophobic, Jew-in-denial, highly functioning autistic. Others see him as humanity's last hope to cleanse the world of the greatest cause of debt on the planet. According to das Juden, during his holiday in Germany, Hitler had a party (complete with fully catered bar-b-que), the members of who were six million , called the Holocaust. In fact, he was a sensitive hero who tried to save the undeserving Jews from the racist Germans that he, an Austrian, loved so much. Hitler was a genius. He was the one who saved Germany from the Great Depression. Among his inventions were the Autobahn system, the Volkswagen cars, the V2 superweapons (in fact the first ballistic missiles in the world), and so on. He also planned to renovate Berlin into a utopia called Welthauptstadt Germania. Up to today, he still holds the high score in IRL Risk. He was undefeated until he went up against fellow sociopathic asshat Joseph Stalin, although Americunts like to think they had something to do with it. He broke new strategic ground with his Blitzkrieg tactics, which effectively meant that he was in your nation...
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...When the topic of dictators is brought up who comes to mind? Most anyone will say Adolf Hitler. Why was he so cruel? What drove his hatred for the Jews? Why did he want a so-called "perfect" race? Well the answer to all these questions might be answered from Hitler's childhood. Adolph Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn, Austria. He was the son of Alois, a customs official, and Klara Hitler. Alois was a very mean and stern father. His death, in 1903, came as a relief to Adolf. His relationship with his mother was totally opposite than his relationship with his father, Adolf idealized his mother so when she died in 1907 it was a very traumatic experience to him. This led to many problems, especially school. While living in Vienna, Hitler made his living by drawing small pictures of famous landmarks, which he sold as post cards. But he was always poor. He was also a regular reader of a small paper, which claimed that the Arabian race was superior to all and was destined to rule the world. The paper blamed Communists and Jews for all their problems and Hitler agreed to those views. Hitler agreed with most of the points made in the publication. He continued to live a poor life in Vienna and in 1913 decided to move to Munich. Still living in Vienna and being Austrian by birth, Hitler showed more loyalty to the country of Germany. He thought that the Aryan race was destined to rule the world. Many believe that he tried to escape the draft but it was never proven...
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...This plan for the re- militarization the Rhineland came a year early, due to what he felt was an antagonistic move on Germany with the enactment of the Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance entered in by the USSR and France in 1935. The economy of Germany was in ruins, but in true Hitler fashion, diversion of the people was the key. Hitler demanded the coup, while his generals were warning him their armies were not equipped enough to handle a war with France. So the ordered remilitarization by the Nazi regime of the Rhineland began. Britain and France were suddenly flushed and bewildered as to what to make of this. Surprisingly, Hitler’s justification for invading the Rhineland was that Germany felt the Versailles Treaty unfair and unjust, which left Britain in appeasement mode. Thus, France refused to step in without the aid of Britain, and Hitler was left to occupy the Rhineland with no penalty. Sudetenland and the Munich Agreement After overtaking the Rhineland, the Nazi regime moved forward to reclaim Sudetenland,...
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...In the memoirs called “Fuhrer, You Order We Obey” written by Rudolf Hoss, he claimed that though what he had done was monstrous, he did it out of duty. This memoir has similarities to that of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”. Written on 1947, a little more than two decades after Hitler has written “Mein Kampf” it is noticeable how much of an influence Hitler had over on those years. First, Hitler proposed the idea of which the Aryan race is the dominant race. Second is the hatred towards the Jews, and lastly a government with absolute power to reduce a population by any means possible. All of these are manifested and is evident in Hoss’ memoir. First, Hoss separated himself, his ideas,and his common belief as dominant. He stated that he believed...
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...most hated names of the 20th Century was Adolf Hitler. His role as dictator of Germany and his harsh treatment of Jews led to the deaths of millions of people during World War II. His leadership skills and his ability as a speaker appealed to the German people who were in a poor economic state following World War I. His political career began as Chancellor of Germany. Later he became the Fuhrer or leader of Germany and the founder of the Nazi Party. Hitler’s time as leader of Germany left the entire world with scars that took many years to heal. Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship was based on violence and hatred of certain races and minorities. He enforced his ideas using a secret police force known as the Gestapo. He formed concentration camps for those Germans who wouldn’t follow his rules as well as to murder millions of Jews. His success in World War II was short and when it became evident that his government would fail, he committed suicide. Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in a small town close to the German border. His father was a strict Catholic man who was very demanding of young Hitler. This strict way of life was very common at this time. As a young Catholic, Hitler sang in the choir and served as an altar boy. He did not practice the Catholic faith as an adult but considered himself a Christian. His hatred of Jews began as a young boy. Because of the political movements of the time that involved several Jewish leaders, Hitler blamed the Jews for the economic and social...
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...Adolf Hitler was born on 20th April, 1889, in the small Austrian town of Braunau near the German border. Both Hitler's parents had come from poor peasant families. His father Alois Hitler, the illegitimate son of a housemaid, was an intelligent and ambitious man and later became a senior customs official. Klara Hitler was Alois' third wife. Alois was twenty-three years older than Klara and already had two children from his previous marriages. Klara and Alois had five children but only Adolf and a younger sister, Paula, survived to become adults. Alois, who was fifty-one when Adolf was born, was extremely keen for his son to do well in life. Alois did have another son by an earlier marriage but he had been a big disappointment to him and eventually ended up in prison for theft. Alois was a strict father and savagely beat his son if he did not do as he was told. Hitler did extremely well at primary school and it appeared he had a bright academic future in front of him. He was also popular with other pupils and was much admired for his leadership qualities. He was also a deeply religious child and for a while considered the possibility of becoming a monk. Competition was much tougher in the larger secondary school and his reaction to not being top of the class was to stop trying. His father was furious as he had high hopes that Hitler would follow his example and join the Austrian civil service when he left school. However, Hitler was a stubborn child and attempts by his parents...
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...Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. This links to Animal Farm because it is associated with socialism and revolution. He published a book called The Communist Manifesto. Animal farm is also centred around communism. He argued that class antagonisms under capitalism between the bourgeoisie and proletariat would eventuate in the working class' conquest of political power and eventually establish a classless society, communism, a society governed by a free association of producers. Joseph Stalin was the leader of the soviet union. Central to his program was the collectivization of agriculture, in which the government would redistribute the land by taking over the estates of the "kulaks", the wealthiest peasants. But the kulaks were essentially a figment of Marxist propaganda, which links to Animal Farm because the pigs use propaganda to brainwash the animals into following their point of view (which is also metaphorical for political views). Leon Trotsky was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army. His titles link in with Animal Farm because it is all associated with politics, the Government, revolution, and hierarchy (relating to leaders.) Trotsky was a key figure in the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia, second only to Vladimir Lenin in the early stages of Soviet communist rule. But he lost out to Joseph Stalin in the...
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