How Hitler Started World War 2

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Adolf Hitler was born to Alois and Klara Hitler on April 20th, 1889 in Braunau, Austria. Hitler had shown his intellectual potential, leadership quality, and how popular he could become with his pupils in primary school. Secondary school was much more difficult for Adolf and he began to lose interest in participating in school. Adolf was then told to repeat the year but decided to drop out of school instead at the age of 15. At the age of 18, Adolf moved to Vienna with money that he inherited after the death of his father, who had died in 1903, in order to pursue an art career, his best subject in school. His applications to both the Vienna Academy of Art and the School of Architecture were rejected. After Adolf’s rejection to both of the schools he became interested in politics and he was impressed with the Christian-Socialist party. Adolf had volunteered to fight for the German Army in World War I where he began his military career. Hitler began his military career by joining the German Army, where he was given the rank of Corporal due to his accolades as a dispatch-runner. Hitler had won multiple awards for bravery including the Iron Cross First Class. In October 1918, Hitler was blinded in a mustard gas attack and he was put in a hospital to recover from his injuries. During Hitler’s time in the hospital Germany had surrendered and he went into a state of depression. In 1919, Hitler attended his first meeting of the German Worker’s party as a spy for the German Army, but found that he was compelled by their ideas. Hitler discovered he agreed with Anton Drexler’s views on German nationalism and anti-Semitism. However, Hitler disagreed with how the party was organised which lead him to make a passionate speech. Hitler gained ... ... middle of paper ... ...port/hitler-becomes-chancellor/#.U2MghhBdWSo>. "Liberation of Nazi Camps." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 10 June 2013. United States Holocaust Memorial Council. 30 Apr. 2014 . "Nazi Rule." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council. 30 Apr. 2014 . Sheffield, Gary. "The Fall of France." BBC News. BBC. 30 Apr. 2014 . Weber, Mark. "Institute for Historical Review." How Hitler Tackled Unemployment. 01 May 2014 . "Why Germany really lost World War II | EUTimes.net." The European Union Times RSS. EU Times. 02 May 2014 .

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