...The Holocaust was one of the worst wars in history. The Nazis believed that Jews were causing harm to Germany and the only way to stop them was to exterminate all of them. By the end of the war, about six million Jews had been murdered. The terrible events of the Holocaust was the work of many people, but three men stand out. Adolf Eichmann, Josef Goebbels, and Adolf Hitler were some of the most evil leaders in the Holocaust. Adolf Eichmann was an extremely dishonorable leader in the Holocaust. Adolf Eichmann was responsible for the prosecution and murder of millions of Jews. Eichmann was also in Germany’s SS or security service.(“Adolf Eichmann”). Adolf Eichmann saw over the killing in concentration camps. He killed four million Jews and lots of other innocent people too. In the Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann “Murdered ⅓ of all European Jews.” (“Adolf Eichmann”). He was an mass murder in the Holocaust. Adolf Eichmann was a tremendously evil leader and murderer. In the Holocaust, Joseph Goebbels was also one of the most immoral leaders, but he was a propaganda mastermind too. In the Holocaust, “Hitler appointed Goebbels to be the chief of propaganda.” (“Joseph Goebbels”). Joseph Goebbels job for the Nazi party was to make Germany think that “Hitler was a brilliant and...
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...Adolf Hitler; a name of pure evil, known to be one of the world’s most feared villains of all time. A name that shows how powerful, dark, and despicable one human can be. Leaving one of the biggest marks in history, Hitler cloned an entire country and killed over six million men, women, and children in his attempt to make a “perfect world.” He deemed the Jewish people as “inferior” and did everything in his power to destroy them. But what could possibly lead a man to do such heinous crimes? What could drive a man to kill millions? What were the motivations behind Adolf Hitler? On September 12th, an all-American force stormed and captured German trenches close to Verdun. The Allies were in position to strike at the Hindenburg Line. On September 26th, armies attacked. Fighting with heavy artillery and new, modern tanks, the Allied army tore open the heart of the Hindenburg Line. British troops advanced, overwhelming the Germans as they retreated, fighting their pursuers every step of the way. After four long years of war, Germany’s proud military commanders finally accepted that the war was lost. With rebellious soldiers and civilians marching through the streets, demanding a new government, even the Kaiser agreed that it was time to negotiate for peace with the Allies without the disgrace of having to surrender. In October, he sent officials to propose a cease-fire, or armistice. But, even with his empire crumbling around him, the Kaiser still thought Germany could end...
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...In the history of man an 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...
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...ADOLF HITLER WAS EVIL BUT NOT MONSTROUS A Review of the Literature Alex Esomonu Thompson River University Authors Note This paper was prepared for ENG 1100, taught my… Abstract The name Adolf Hitler will remain in the minds of many for years to come for his contributions in World War II. Born in Austria in 1889, Hitler rose to become the leader of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. He initiated World War II and oversaw fascist policies that resulted in millions of deaths. History gives account of many leaders whose actions will never be forgotten but the story of Hitler and his Nazis’ Germany is one that pricks the conscious mind on how Evil or monstrous Man can be. This paper looks at the word evil and its manifestations in the actions or inactions of Men as well as Adolf Hitler, his life and his actions in relationship with the word Evil and monstrous. Adolf Hitler Was Evil but Not Monstrous. A Review of the Literature Since the beginning of the world, Evil has existed and has been buried in the heart of Men. Virtually all religions support the existence of evil despite their various concepts of its existence. Over the years the...
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...what Adolf Hitler's Childhood was like? Well, Adolf Hitler's childhood was quite different than most kids childhoods. Hitler was brought into this world on April 20,1889. Adolf Hitler has had quite a different but quite interesting childhood. Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in an upper Austrian border town. When Hitler was a young boy he moved to Linz, the upper Capital of Austria. Hitler and his family moved to Linz in search of careers, Adolf was especially excited about the art schools there. Hitlers father wanted him to go to civil service, but Hitler refused to go. After Adolfs father's death, Hitler convinced his mother to let him pursue his dreams of being an artist. As Hitlers mother was is ill with breast...
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...ADOLF HITLER- LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES James Latronica Edison State College ADOLF HITLER- LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Even though he is famous for the wrong reasons and perhaps evil ones, Adolf Hitler will be remembered for a long time. He is one of the most famous villains of the 20th century world history. His rule over Germany and parts of Europe left a mark that is felt even today, decades after he died in the war. His rule saw Germany take over more territories than it had in its history prior to that period. For many military professionals, Hitler was a remarkably successful leader. However, his leadership led to the death of millions of people from his home country. While his followers called him a great leader, his enemies, who seem to be the majority, saw him as a threat to humanity. Hitler believed in a country of pure people; a superior race. For him, however, a superior race could not be comprised of Jews and other sickly people. He therefore put all the people he disliked in work camps while continuing to kill the rest. While the leader was relentless, it is noted that he did not have the best judgment. He thought that the superior race was composed of physically strong people. It has, however, been proven that the mind is almost all the time stronger than the body. It is important to acknowledge that, while his methods were wrong, his leadership was effective. He was able to run a country while waging wars...
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...At some point in our lives, we have all heard about Adolf Hitler, the Austrian born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers that led the Anti-Semitic movement in Germany in the early 1900’s. Looking back through history, people would differ in opinion when deciding if Adolf Hitler should be considered a true leader. Leadership is the action of leading a group, but in today’s society the Leadership concept has also been associated with positive, beneficial, and ethical actions. True leaders are people that others want to follow. In Hitler’s case he was initially able to connect with people through his charismatic oratory and Nazi propaganda and convince them to join him in his cause. It is unfortunate that his cause became an obsession and led Hitler to recur to constant threats and brutal actions to instill fear within his troops and avoid desertion. My impression of Hitler is that he was initially a true leader but his leadership was very poor as it relates to developing the people under his responsibility. Hitler did not focus his efforts into positive actions. He achieved many of his goals and made history. But what good does it make to be remembered by the atrocious actions he committed against the Jew community. Opposed to Hitlers practices, leaders must communicate faith to their people, not fear. Fear paralyzes people while faith moves people to action and infuses them with courage and hope. Let your people know that you believe...
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...descended him into madness, despair and evil, just as Hitler has done in past history. According to Wikipedia, “power is the ability to influence or control the behavior of people. The term authority is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust, but the exercise of power is accepted as endemic to humans as social beings”. I agree with this quote, because that is a statement that both Macbeth and Hitler lived by being the power hungry leaders they were. Macbeth in the beginning on Shakespeare's play was decent man, he was a noble soldier. In the first act, Macbeth is described by Duncan as a kind and brave hearted soldier. ”Like valor’s minion carved out his passage, Till he faced the slave; Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops,” (Act 1 Scene 2 19-20 ). This portrays Macbeth as a fearless, and gutsy in the face of his enemies, the Thane of Cawdor. Leader of Nazi Germany, the creator of genocides and arguably solely responsible for the European half of the Second World War, Adolf Hitler (considered to be one the most evil persons the world has ever known), probably needs no introduction. Hitler was of similar status to Macbeth. Adolf Hitler before labeled an absolute ruler had a good reputation as a political leader, who only wanted the best for the Germany that the Americans left in ruins. Hitler came to power by democratic election and like Macbeth...
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...charismatic leader. They found that in Adolf Hitler. Hitler joined the German Work Party in 1919. The party embraced right-wing ideology which suited Hitler’s views. Adolf Hitler was a captivating speaker and he encouraged national pride, militarism and commitment to the Volk (people) and a racially “pure” Germany. Hitler changed the name of the party to the National Socialist German Worker’s Party, shortened to the Nazi Party. He hated the Jews and promoted anti-Semitism. There are many stories as to why Hitler hated the Jews, but it is commonly thought that it was because many Jews were merchants and financially successful, when many workers struggled during the depressed economic state of Germany. He had actually developed his dislike for Jews long before he became a soldier. Hitler was appointed chancellor in 1933 and since he had the support of approximately 400,000 Nazis, he was able to overthrow the democratic government and on March 23, 1933 became the dictator of Germany. As dictator, he could then turn his attention to the driving force which had propelled him into politics in the first place, his hatred of the Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and his idea of a racially “pure” Germany. This paper will examine Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and how the greatest persecution in the world began when Hitler became dictator and would not end until years later in the greatest tragedy in all of human history, the Holocaust. Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889 to a middle...
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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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...Woolf-Gurley English 1301-12123 The Life of Adolf Hitler The life of Adolf Hitler had always been a struggle since the day he was born till the very end of his life. You never really understand the situations people put themselves in and why until you really learn about them. Everyone may have their own personal opinions about someone but who is anyone to judge before they really understand the person completely. Each person has their own time line, and everything that has happened to them to make them the person they grow up to be, everyone has certain events throughout their lives that define them and help mold them into adults. Many people know of Adolf Hitler and why he was a part of history. They know of him as being responsible for the Holocaust, but very few know the reasons that led him to it. Born in Branau am Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889, Adolf Hitler was the fourth of six children born to Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl. In 1895, at age six, two important events happened in the life of young Adolf Hitler. First, the unrestrained, carefree days he had enjoyed up to now came to an end as he entered primary school. Secondly, his father retired on a pension from the Austrian civil service. This meant a double dose of supervision, discipline and regimentation under the watchful eyes of teachers at school and his strict father at home. His father, now 58, had spent most of his life working his way up through the civil service ranks. He was used to giving orders and...
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...TITLE Although Adolf Hitler is often credited as the Twentieth Centuries most evil man, there are others who could easily be seen as equally sharing this assumption. Undoubtedly, Hitler was an extremely evil man and was responsible for the deaths of millions of people during his time in power in World War Two, however there are other past world leaders who were responsible for the deaths of many more people. Through examining Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1929-1953, and Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1945-1976, it is clear that Hitler cannot accurately hold the title of being the most evil man in history. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20 in the small Austrian town of Braunau. In his early years Hitler excelled at school and was admired for his leadership qualities (history.com), however when he reached high school he found the work to be much more difficult. When Hitler was fifteen years old he failed his exams and was informed he would need to repeat that school year. Stubbornly, Hitler refused to continue with his education and dropped out of school. When he was eighteen years old his father, Alois Hitler, passed away. Hitler used the money he Logan 2 inherited from his later father to move to Vienna in hopes of pursuing a career in the arts. He applied to the Vienna Academy of Art and the School of Architecture, to which he was both rejected from. After this rejection Hitler turned his attention...
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...Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was born on the 20th of April 1889, in the small town of Braunau, Austria. Adolf attended school at the age of six. Adolf grew up as a poor record at school, and later left completing his tuition, with an ambition of becoming an artist. At the age of 19 Adolf Hitler’s mother died due to Breast cancer, he was then put in the hands of his father who didn’t pay a lot of attention to him. Adolf didn’t want to go into the work world, or study, instead he gained an interest in history and politics. Hitler had no close relatives to support him, so at the age of 19 he moved to Vienna to hopefully earn a living. Within a year he was living homeless and eating at charity soup kitchens, he declined full time employment and regular took menial jobs. During the beginning of the Great War, Hitler moved to Munich (southern Germany), during the outbreak of the first world war Hitler volunteered to serve his country and was accepted into the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. Hitler was promoted to corporal due to bravery and was awarded with an iron cross and first class iron cross. In 1918 close to the ending of the war Hitler sustained blindness from a British gas attack but latter recovered. After the war Hitler served in a POW camp (prisoner of war) before returning to munich. Between 1919-1934 hitler gradually got into politics an was later elected. Due to the Great War Germany felt betrayed which gave Hitler an advantage of getting grasp of the...
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...Adolf Hitler is most likely one of the most infamous people ever. He is talked about throughout every classroom and every family. He is known, perhaps by the majority of the world. He was the powerful leader of the Nazi’s during World War II. Time has passed since his ruling, but researchers and historians are still studying him to the last bit to find any source of information. His dictatorship caused the death of 6 million Jews before he was killed. This was two thirds the Jewish population in Europe at the time (Adolf Hitler). Growing Up As a child, Hitler was the fourth of six children. His childhood became very detached after his younger brother died. He often got into fights with his father Alois Hitler. He did not approve that Adolf wanted to go into a career in fine arts. Adolf Hitler was a very talented painter. However, he got rejected from the school of fine arts two times (Adolf Hitler). Then to make matters worse, his father passed away this led his mother to let him drop out of school. From then, he stayed in homeless shelters and sold postcards. Hitler later said these were the years that created his fascism feelings toward the Jews....
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...Western Governors University GKT1 Applications in US and World History Tammy Railsback Four Themes to be Addressed • Geography and the Development/Diffusion of Human Societies-Cumberland Gap • Individuals and Institutions as Mechanisms of Social/Governmental Change-Clara Barton • Historical Systems of Power, Governance and Authority-The Nazi Party • Science and Technology as the Engine of Economic Growth and Development-Gunpowder Geography and the Development of Human Societies The United States: Cumberland Gap Cumberland Gap is an excellent example of geography and diffusion of human society as until its discovery in 1750 the Appalachian Mountains blocked the way of further settlement into the West. History of Cumberland Gap • Natural passage through the Cumberland Mtns. • Formed by erosion from a stream that once flowed through it. • The path used by animals and Native Americans. • First discovered and explored by Dr. Thomas Walker in 1750 (Columbia Encyclopedia, 2013). Road to the West • In 1775 Daniel Boone and party of woodsman marked the Cumberland Gap as they traveled from Virginia to Kentucky. • Up until 1810 the Cumberland Gap was known as “the way West” and saw a steady stream of settlers pass through it. • Between the 18th and 19th centuries the Cumberland Gap was travelled by over 200,000 people migrating west. • The Cumberland Gap remained a major route for travel & trade during the 20th century (Mahaney, 2014). Individuals as Mechanisms...
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