The Effects Of Adolf Hitler's Rise To Power

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Adolf Hitler was born on April 20,1889 in a small town in Austria-Hungary. Growing up, Adolf had a hard life, due to his father's lack of love and admiration. Because of that, Hitler became cold and desperately wanted to get away. Long after Hitler came into power he stated he never loved his father. As Hitler got older, he developed a desire to be an artist, but never succeeded in that occupation. Eventually, he joined the German army and his resentment and strong patriotism grew from the defeat of the Germans in World War I. Hitler came to power by the effects of the global depression in Germany, his hostility of Jews, and ruling by force.
Hitler's rise to power started in the early 1930’s when Germany was at a weak point caused by the
For example, on September 1, 1939, Hitler decided to invade Poland. This lead to the beginning of World War II (Adolf Hitler 12). The following decisions after this are key aspects of his downfall. “On February 3, 1945, the skies over Berlin darkened as nearly one thousand Allied Flies Fortress bombers roared overhead, dropping three thousand tons of bombs” (The Plot To Kill Hitler 133). These explanations describe the events leading up to his biggest mistakes. During this time many German officers came to the conclusion that the defeat was going to happen eventually and that Hitler’s rule would soon destroy Germany altogether (Adolf Hitler 12). For example, during this time two officers pulled up to Hitler’s bunker on July 20, 1944, and attempted to attack Hitler. All of this relates to the downfall of Hitler because it shows that the Germans noticed the end was inevitable and making it quick would be a smarter strategy.
Hitler’s rise to power began with the world wide depression, his loathing towards Jews, and ruling as a dictator in Germany. The biggest impact Hitler had on World War I was starting the war. His greediness and aspiration to be all powerful was his main flaw and resulted in his downfall. Hitler is important to history because he slaughtered millions of Jews in concentration camps and temporarily brought back stability to the German
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