To many World War II has been the most devastating war in human history. It
had been global military conflict that caused the loss of millions of lives
as well as material destruction. The war began in Europe in September of
1939. It ended on May 8, 1945. This day was marked by the British
government as V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. The outcome of this war left a
new world order dominated by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Adolf Hitler was born in Braunuam Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889 and died
(committed suicide) on April 30, 1945. He was the son of a minor customs
official and a peasant girl. He had a love for reading although he never
completed high school and was rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts in
Vienna due to his lack of talent. Through reading he developed his
anti-democratic and anti-Jewish beliefs, the admiration for the outstanding
individual and contempt for the masses. By volunteering for service in the
Baverian Army during World War I, he proved himself as a dedicated and
courageous soldier. Since his sponsors felt that he lacked in leadership
quantities, he was never promoted beyond private first class. In September
1919, Hitler joined the Nationalist German Workers Party later changed its
name to the National Social German Workers (Nazi) Party. To become the
leader of Germany, he took advantage of the Great Depression of 1929 and
explained it as a Jewish Communist plot. Through promises of a strong
Germany, more jobs and national glory, he gained popularity and was
appointed chancellor in January 1933. Once in power, he established himself
as a dictator.
After World War I, Germany was dissatisfied with the outcome of the war.
There were large reparations to pay, their military power had been
restrained, they suffered and resented the territorial losses some of
which, were withheld as collateral, and Germany had been held accountable
for the entire war. Germany felt that they had been treated unjustly. Their
sense of German nationalism began to grow. Thus, Hitler withdrew Germany
from the League of Nations in October, 1933.
Hitler's first step to dominate this area failed in 1934. the first
Anschluss, which is the unification of Germany and Austria, was stopped by
Italy's Mussolini. At this time, Mussolini feared Hitler and Germany but
through the Spanish Civil War, they became allies and signed...
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because all the good men are already dead. Before Germany surrendered,
Hitler committed suicide.
Many historians have compared Hitler to Napolean. Both their failures have
been the underestimation of the Russian winter. Another of Hitler's faults
is the extreme overconfidence he possessed. Had he excepted failure in
Russia and retreated to regroup, his offensive may not have ended in
complete failure. He believed in complete domination or destruction. This
belief led to his downfall and to his decition to commit suicide.
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