Adolf Hitler Ideology

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Stated by the leader of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, “To conquer a nation, First disarm its citizens.” This is exactly what Hitler did during his reign of power and the people targeted by his wrath were those of the Jewish religion. The Nazis did many horrendous things to the Jewish people by destroying their homes and their lives. This did not help with an already growing hatred towards to the Jewish people as many Germans thought that they were the ones who had lost Germany the first World War. Hitler and the Nazis also discriminated against the Jewish people, which impacted how they were viewed in Germany at the time of their reign of power. First, Hitler’s connections during his earlier life helped to shape how he thought during his political …show more content…

Hitler first became interested in an anti-Semitic government through Karl Leuger, former mayor of Vienna, who created a lot of propaganda. Leuger would also make sure that there was a mass organization where the government had strict criterias to live in areas with Jews. According to the Encyclopedia of World Biography, “Under Lueger's influence and that of former Catholic monk and race theorist Lanz von Liebenfels, Hitler first developed the fanatical anti-Semitism and racial mythology that were to remain central to his own ‘ideology’ and that of the Nazi party” (Encyclopedia of World Biography 1). As stated, Leuger and Lanz were both very influential to Hitler, which he had stated in his book Mein Kampf. Due to Lanz being a race theorist, he may have led Hitler to his bad thoughts about all races other than his own. They also were so influential to Hitler that they did not just make him think anti-Semitically, but made it so the future ruler of Germany would rule that way, killing off many Jewish people during his rule. Thus, without the influence of people like Lanz and Leuger, his rule of Germany may have been very …show more content…

The German Workers’ Party was founded by blacksmith Anton Drexler and journalist Karl Harrer. The group was anti-Semitic and nationalist but was created due to the men feeling that the Treaty of Versailles was unjust. Hitler later joined the German Workers Party in 1919. As stated by History.com, “In July 1921, he assumed leadership of the organization, which by then had been renamed the Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party” (History.com Staff 1). By Hitler taking over the group he was able to grow and expand the power of the Nazi group. Two people that were very helpful to the power of the group were Hermann Göring and Dietrich Eckart. Hermann took many positions of power and leadership while Hitler was the chancellor of Germany and was the highest ranking Nazi official at Nuremberg. Eckart was a central figure during the Nazi officials and was usually seen with Hitler while he was making his speeches and was one of few that Hitler was close friends with. Hitler had created the Nazi party to get revenge on the Jews who he thought caused Germany to lose World War I. Overall, Adolf Hitler was not the only person that greatly aided the growth and power of the Nazi

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