When studying World War Two every class discusses the power of Adolf Hitler, his effects on the Jewish community and anti-Semitist ideals; however, what led Adolf Hitler to become one if not the World’s most powerful men is rarely spoken about. His power has been marveled for almost a century, but Hitler’s rise to power is quite simple. Hitler came to be during the perfect storm of bad politics and miserable citizens in a post war disaster. The popular idea is that Hitler forced German society to accept him and cheated his way to the top of the German political scene, but Germany’s recent loss in World War One had created a perfect scenario in which a young, charismatic corporal was able to gain unlimited power quickly. The German people were …show more content…
Started by Anton Dexler in 1919 after the end of World War One, the political party focused on strong nationalistic values and the working class in German society. Adolf Hitler became the party’s leader and mouthpiece soon after its establishment. Hitler was thrust into the national spotlight after his trial for the uprising in Bavaria where he spoke for many hours about his political ideals and qualified his reasons for the attempted overthrow of the Bavarian government (School History. 2004). Hitler was sentenced to jail time, but his crime was what seemed to lead to a newfound popularity. While incarcerated, Hitler constructed his autobiography, Mein Kempf, and reconsidered many of the Nazi Party’s ideals to make them more acceptable to the general …show more content…
He ultimately set about to make himself and the Nazi Party the only ruler in Germany. On March 23, 1933, only two months after Hitler received his new position of chancellor he gained complete control over Germany through the Enabling Act. The Enabling Act destroyed democracy in Germany and made the “Reichstag just a sounding board, a cheering section for Hitler's pronouncements” (History Place. 1996). Everyone who opposed Hitler or the Nazi Party were promptly taken care of by Hitler’s SA or brown shirts, eliminating effective political opposition. Hitler finally had complete and absolute control over Germany. By July of 1933 all political parties were banned and anyone who chose to speak out against the Nazis faced imprisonment. No one could fight these laws in a court because all judges were required to take an oath of loyalty to the Nazi Party. In August of 1934 President Hindenburg dies, and Hitler names himself as both president and chancellor and now consolidating his power and ruling over every aspect of Germany. He used this never before seen power to commit mass human genocide, and people faced death if they went against
Adolf Hitler, born in 1889, is an Austrian born man who is known for his instigation and participation in the Nazi Political movement, or genocide, known as the Holocaust. Throughout his later life, Hitler spent the majority of his time organizing discriminatory laws that prevented Jewish citizens’ basic rights and ultimately their demise. However, before he advanced such laws and politics, he served as the Head of State, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, until he became the Fuhrer of Germany’s Third Reich which began in 1933 and ended in 1945 (Jewish Virtual Library). His actions were fueled by an unrelenting and strict hate for the Jewish community, better known as anti-Semitism, much like the vast majority of Eastern countries. Both
The Silber Medal winning biography, “Surviving Hitler," written by Andrea Warren paints picture of life for teenagers during the Holocaust, mainly by telling the story of Jack Mandelbaum. Avoiding the use of historical analysis, Warren, along with Mandelbaum’s experiences, explains how Jack, along with a few other Jewish and non-Jewish people survived.
Hitler was furious with Germany’s surrender in World War I, so when he got back to his home in Munich, he was determined to enter politics and become the greatest leader in German history (Smith). He spent all of his time and effort trying to become the chancellor of Germany. Once he was voted into being chancellor, he needed a way to become the leader of all of Germany. Hitler gathered power through many acts of t...
The Nazi Party, and its leader Adolf Hitler, were an unchallenged political group. Following the final deal in January of 1933, Hitler secured the position of chancellorship. From there, he continued working, in order to ensure that the NSDAP would not be challenged politically. Firstly, he used the Reichstag fire to enact the Decree for the Protection of People and State. This took away any civil liberties from the people of Germany, and gave legal basis for the Nazi party to imprison and silence any opposition. This was a key step to ensure the establishment of a totalitarian regime, as it greatly increased the power of the Nazi’s and greatly diminished the power of any opposition, both at the federal and state level. Following this, the Enabling Act was passed in parliament, which gave Hitler the ability to pass laws without the Reichstag. Through
The 1940’s was a time of great conflict between the United States and Europe. This led to World War II, which began on June 14th, 1940 when German troops were sent to France to occupy Paris (Nash 500). Before the United States entered World War II many conflicts erupted throughout Europe such as the advancement of German troops into various countries (Nash 501-502). The main source of these conflicts was a man by the name of Adolf Hitler. Hitler was a power hungry man who had the drive to become a political leader (Nash 492). But, the ways by which he obtained leadership were repulsive. He struck fear into the eyes of those in which opposed his teaching and killed whoever stood in his way (Nash 493). Germany faced troubling times after World War I. Hitler looked at this as the perfect opportunity to rise to power. He turned a party that consisted of a small amount of workers into the National Socialist German Workers’ party, which later became known as the Nazi party. During the 1920s, Hitler performed many speeches in order to make the Nazi party better known. In his speeches he talked about eliminating the differences between the rich and poor in order to prevent divided social classes. This made his party strong, attractive, and it quickly gained many supporters (Nash 494). By August 1934, Hitler became the Dictator of Germany and began mass takeover of Europe and World War II began (Nash 495). It was at this point when he began mass takeover of Europe and World War II began (Nash 500). He sent Nazi troops to take over nearby land, which made neighboring countries nervous. One of these countries, Russia, made a non-aggression pact with Hitler as a way to try to protect their country. Even though H...
Support for the Nazi party was due to the growing belief that it was a
The Nazis and their rise to power comprised many steps along the way. With the help of Adolf Hitler’s mind they came to power with their political and economic strategies. Outlining the beginning of how Hitler and his party slowly gained power and took over Germany as each of his idea and his supporters helped him to rise. Hitler consequently congregated supporters of the Nazi party to make it stronger. Before the idea of legally taking over the political and economic of Germany, he planned to take over the Reichstag building with force thinking The Putsch was his way to success. ‘… the Nazi movement legally wound back the provisions of the Weimar Constitution, exerted its control over the civil service and legal systems and outlawed opposition parties.’ (Bidgood et.al 2006: 127). Since Hitler could not gain power of Germany by overtaking the Reichstag he was to do it legally by standing as the Chancellor and create authoritative orders to create his new world. In the beginning, Adolf Hitler was an unknown figure to the public, but he slowly built his own political ideas as he started doing speeches at the beer hall which was his initial point for his ideas to emerge and advance. Once Hitler thought he had enough people supporting his party, he explicit decision was to take over the Reichstag, but was to find guilty of treason. When Hitler was imprisoned, the Nazi party started to have difficulties and that is when different political ideas were emerging. After Hitler was released out of prison, he begins to regather ideas as he was given the role of chancellor. Eliminating the Reichstag and giving him all the power. The Rise of Hitler begins.
In World War One, Hitler was a German soldier. He survived this war as a soldier. Germany eventually surrendered in this war and signed the Versailles Treaty which left Hitler angry at the leaders of Germany (Hitler). Hitler was so enraged at the leaders that he began to start his campaign in politics (Hitler). He later joined a political party where he later was elected leader (Hitler facts). The reason why Hitler joined this political party was because he was angry at the Jewish doctor who doctored his mother when she died of cancer (Hitler). Once he became the leader, he changed the name of the party from the German Worker’s Party to National Socialist German Worker’s Party which is more commonly known as the Nazi Party (Hitler). He made the symbol of the Nazi Party a swastika with a red background and a white circle. Hitler started to campaign, which got him more attention and more supporters of the Nazi Party (Hitler).
YEAR 10 HISTORY ESSAY: GERMANY’S FATAL ATTRACTION TO HITLER Adolf Hitler, easily one of the most influential people to have ever walked on the Earth. His rise to power also one of the most oppurtunistic seized to date. How did he achieve such a powerful control over Germany and its people? Through what you could call a series of unfortunate events.
Centuries later and the name Adolf Hitler still rings volumes till this present day: discussed in history books, talked about amongst intellects and commoners alike, and despised by many for years to come. Upon hearing his name many may think of all the negative things Hitler has done, but few fail to analyze just how one man created such controversy amongst a nation without being stopped. The question then lies how does a man reign over country and devastate it for years to come? Adolf Hitler, a man who excelled in persuasion and charisma was able to reign over Germany for years. Born in Austria April 20th 1889, Hitler grew up with many hardships in his life.
“They demanded that citizens of non-German or Jewish origin be deprived of German citizenship, and they called for the cancellation of the Treaty of Versailles” (Hoffmann). Soon the NSDAP had tons of members. They attacked the government and stated that they, The Nazi Party, could get Germany’s economy up and moving again and make Germany great again. This attempt became known as the Beer Hall Putsch, it failed and Hitler was sent to prison. “His prison stay was more like a house arrest and became a media event that, incredibly, earned him the sympathy of the masses” (Wein). While Hitler was in prison he wrote his book called Mein Kampf. In his book he wrote about things that he believed and his great plans for Germany. Some of which were: his plan to conquer much of Europe, territories lost in World War I would be recovered, along with Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia, basically wherever Germans lived would be added to the nation of Germany. The growing German nation would seize Lebensraum , a living space, from Poland, the Soviet Union, and other countries to the east. He also wrote about the Jews and all the bad they caused in the world. “He said: "By defending myself against the Jews, I am doing the Lord 's work." Democracy, said Hitler, could lead only to Communism. A dictatorship was the only way to save Germany from
With the swastika representing their party Hitler speaks at various functions to spread their beliefs and gain support. April 1, 1924 Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for treason and the NSDAP is banned. During this time Hitler wrote the majority of his autobiography “Mein Kampf” and the Nazi party grew in numbers again. The party’s ban was lifted after Hitler gained democratic power.
1939, the start of the most tragic war in history by one of the greatest leaders of history. The attack on Poland in 1939 by Adolf Hitler sparked a historic war where the first atomic bomb was used. Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany, is known by some as the “savior from the economic Depression” (Yihan). This savior had leadership qualities similar to those of Jack in the novel Lord of the Flies. The novel represents Adolf Hitler through Jack, proven by his assertive personality, persuading character and innovative thinking.
World War II was one of the worst events in human history, but also one of the most influential. For those who dont know, World War II was started by the German Empire, and more specificaly, Adolf Hilter.
Adolf Hitler began to gain respect and political power in 1919, when he joined a small group of men called the Nazis. This was just a year after the First World War had ended, and Germany’s economy was all but booming. Hitler soon became the leader of the Nazis, and began to promise people that he would rebuild Germany. He swore he would make it a thriving empire, one that would last a thousand years. He began to preach moving speeches, and most did not believe Hitler in the beginning. Nevertheless; Hitler’s silver tongue soon convinced millions that what he spoke was true. He rose in the ranks and became the dictator of the German empire in 1933 (Hoffman). Adolf immediately began regaining territories that were taken from Germany during World War One.