Adolf Hitler

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When Adolf Hitler seized Germany in order to consummate his reign to ultimate superiority, atrocity ensued, but sacrifices are foreordained when power is within one’s reach. Hitler, an economic and political genius, is incomparable to all other leaders of Germany because he was one-of-a-kind, and no other leader will ever achieve the level of success that Adolf Hitler worked so diligently to acquire. With his determination for a powerful new Reich, he was seemingly unstoppable. To be in Hitler’s presence while he was giving a speech was like no other experience. He is easily one of the greatest orators in the history of humanity, and this gift is what helped spread his beliefs to the hopeful people of Germany.
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 to Klara Polzl and Alois Shicklgruber. Alois never knew his real father, but when his mother, Anna Shicklgruber married a miller named Johann Georg Hiedler, it was rumored that Johann was Alois’ true father, but this was never confirmed. Johann’s surname took on many variants, such as Huttler and Hitler. As an adult, Alois adopted the name Hitler. As a newborn infant, Adolphus, which was later shortened to Adolf, was baptized in the Catholic Church. Adolf’s siblings were Edmond and Paula, and he also had two step-siblings, Angela and Alois, from a previous marriage. Young Adolf was probably spoiled as a child since his mother was known as a caring and loving woman, but the birth of Edmond and Angela meant that Klara had less time to devote to spoiling him, so he began to venture out with the kids in his neighborhood.
Hitler and the Nazi Party were a leading factor in the conjuring up of World War II. After the end of World War I, the economy was significantly lowered and politics wer...

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...to be chancellor. With a place in the cabinet, Adolf wasted no time in gaining full dictatorship. He developed the Reichtag Fire Decree that suspended basic rights and allowed detention without trial and he also developed the Enabling Act that gave his cabinet full legislative powers for four years. After gaining complete control, he encouraged the other political parties to disband and the Nazi Party became the only legal political party in Germany on July 14, 1933. Germany was now controlled by a totalitarian government.

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Dolan, Edward F. Adolf Hitler, A Portrait in Tyranny. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1981.

“Adolf Hitler – Biography”. Biography Dec. 16, 2013
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