Hitler's Rise to Power: An Exploration of Early Life Influences

“Adolf Hitler considered himself singled out by fate to lead Germany to greatness.”(Lace 52). He believed strongly in his judgement and his ability to lead. His early life impacted the person we study today. Hitler was able to rise to power due to the citizens of Germany that were on his side and the strategy he had for gaining power. Hitler's early life also had a major impacts on his rise to power. Hitler's early life was full of hardships that impacted the leader that he grew up to be. For instance, When Hitler was thirteen years old, his cruel father passed away(Noakes). This means he was raised by his mother who adored and pampered him. Hitler was born August of 1889 and was raised in Austria-Hungary ( Lukacs). He attended school for a basic education but was interested in art. Eventually Hitler was rejected from art school. His family funds eventually ran out and in 1909 he was left to live in a men's hostel. Hitler lived there for four years (Noakes). His

“Hitler was a powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change” (Introduction to the Holocaust). Since Hitler was able to convince people that his beliefs about the Jewish were correct, he was able to form the Nazithe Nazi army. Hitler took advantage of the weak in order to become chancellor (Hitler's Rise to Power). Hitler promised the poor and powerless glory and riches if they joined his movement. This was successful in many cases. After becoming chancellor he made his next plan to to take complete control of Germany.(Hitler's Rise to Power). Do to Hitler's strategy to gain power, he was able to do so quickly. “Adolf Hitler was so forceful in his ideas and his opinions that it was rare that anyone dare to oppose or contradict him” (Lace 58). Adolf Hitler’s ambition along with sharing lies about the Jewish citizens to the Germans is how he gained power in a short amount of