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Adolf Hitler Summary

Adolf Hitler comes from a modest family in Northern Austria. He wants to be an artist or architect but is not able to be enrolled in any such school. Hitler goes to Vienna to study art and ends up living in homeless shelter for years. He emigrates to Munich in Germany and enlists in the Bavarian Army when World War I breaks out. After being in the trenches for four years...

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Encyclopedia Articles (1)

Hitler, Adolf

961 words, approx. 4 pages

Hitler, Adolf GERMAN DICTATOR1889–1945 Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was national socialist dictator of Germany's totalitarian Third Reich from January 1933 until his suicide in the cl... Read more

John Toland (author) Biographies (2)

Adolf Hitler

2,160 words, approx. 8 pages

The German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) led the extreme nationalist and racist Nazi party and served as chancellor-president of Germany from 1933 to 1945. Probably the most effective and powerful... Read more

Adolf Hitler

1,356 words, approx. 5 pages

Adolph Hitler was the most infamous political ruler of the twentieth century. Hitler rose from obscurity to become the leader of Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, triggering World War II because of his ... Read more

Essays & Analysis (50)

Fundementals of Leadership in Nazi Germany

2,853 words, approx. 10 pages

Adolf Hitler's charismatic persona and direct appeals to the people of Germany's needs and wants resulted in him becoming one of the most powerful and influential leaders of all time. Fundamentals of... Read more

Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Compared to the Inner Party From 1984

2,569 words, approx. 9 pages

In political speeches, advertising, and media, propaganda has long been an effective tool for shaping people's thoughts and behavior. George Orwell, through his futuristic novel 1984, criticizes total... Read more

Adolf Hitler, Roots of Hatred

964 words, approx. 4 pages

Adolf Hitler developed into a leader who exhibited anti-Semitism and extreme nationalism because of three main time periods in his life. These three time periods are his teenage years, his life in Vi... Read more

Hitler's Rise to Power

1,790 words, approx. 6 pages

The 1900's marked was one of the most consequential periods of time as it marked the onset of Nazi ideology, an ideology that would be advocated by radical leaders such as Adolf Hitler to maintain pow... Read more

Hitler's Military Success

997 words, approx. 4 pages

For most people, the name Adolf Hitler represents the darkest, most abominable possibilities of human nature. Yet in just seven years of dictatorship, he occupied the vast majority of Europe including... Read more

Why Did Count Stauffenbergs Attempt to Kill Hitler Fail?

1,278 words, approx. 5 pages

Summary of evidence When the national socialists gained power in 1933, they immediately built up a totalitarian state that crushed every opposition during its establishing. Furthermore, many Germans ... Read more

Hitler's Tyranny

815 words, approx. 3 pages

Hitler's Tyranny Post World War I Germany was in political chaos. Threatened by hyperinflation, the Germans were burdened by reparation payments to the victors. Fearing a communist take over, Hitler o... Read more

The Mind of Hitler

1,042 words, approx. 4 pages

The Mind of Hitler If there is one name no one wants to be associated with, it is the cursed name of Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was a deranged megalomaniac that not only felt threatened by the Sl... Read more

The Life Of Adolph Hitler

1,614 words, approx. 6 pages

The Life of Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. Living in Europe after World War I brought Hitler face to face with the destruction of war. This eventually led him to join the fasc... Read more

Rise of Hitler

1,036 words, approx. 4 pages

"Charismatic leadership led to the rise of dictators." This is true to a small extent, as although charisma plays a major role, there are many other factors involved in the rise of a dictator than sol... Read more

Adolf Hitler

295 words, approx. 1 pages

I would want to meet Adolf Hitler because he is a person one would want to get answers from the Holocaust . Also, he is someone very important in his... Read more

Summary of Adolf Hitler

1,191 words, approx. 4 pages

In 1889, Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau an Inn, Austria-Hungary to Klara and Alois Hitler. Hitler did extremely well in primary school; his grades were above average. Hitler's father wanted him to e... Read more

Hitler's Plans

1,050 words, approx. 4 pages

Section 1 We have now looked at events in Germany and examined what the new leader, Hitler, may have in mind. The evidence available for this has been... In his book, Mein Kampf (`My Struggle'), w... Read more

Hitler

389 words, approx. 2 pages

The year is 1939 and the world is begining to turn into hell on the eastern front of Europe. Hitlers Third Riech is moving through Poland and walks rite into Austria . With take take over of France a... Read more

Hitler's Regime

683 words, approx. 3 pages

The Enabling Act The majority of the nazi party's initial supporters were simply fanatical right-wing people, but in time, as the support for the democratic government crumbled and the economic situa... Read more

Was Hitler's Personality the Main Reason He Could Take Over Complete Power in Germany?

428 words, approx. 2 pages

In January 1933, Hitler was made Chancellor of a government made up of the Nazis combined with the nationalists. But Hitler was not satisfied even though he was Chancellor. Hitler used a combination... Read more

Why Did Hitler Become the Leader of Germany in January 1933

291 words, approx. 1 pages

The Nazis did not do well in the elections between 1924 and 1928. Although Hitler reorganised the party to try to win power, he was not popular enough. The Nazis held meetings, rallies and marches. In... Read more

The Life of Adolf Hitler

2,275 words, approx. 8 pages

Adolf Hitler's father made a success of life. He was the illegitimate son of a servant girl who became pregnant while working for a Jewish family. Despite his background, he rose to become a civil ser... Read more

FDR Vs. Hitler

319 words, approx. 2 pages

Two new leaders came to power on the world scene in 1933. One was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the other was Adolf Hitler. Both these leaders had many similarities and differences. The similarities b... Read more

Hitler

366 words, approx. 2 pages

Hitler started many youth groups during world war II. These groups consisted of all Germans both boys and girls. The camps weren't fun they were all work. In 1919 the number of youth groups went... Read more

Hitler Vs. Churchhill

772 words, approx. 3 pages

Persuasion can be a very potent weapon in any argument or battle. A lot of people don't know it but one can actually categorize persuasion into three very diverse styles, logos, pathos, and ethos. Log... Read more

A Twisted Cross: Adolf Hitler and the People of Germany

927 words, approx. 4 pages

The relationship between the people of Germany and its government, the Third Reich, was a perfect example of fascism. The people gave their complete loyalty and obedience to Adolf Hitler because he e... Read more

The German Worker's Party and Hitler's Influence

1,564 words, approx. 6 pages

In 1919, Anton Drexler, Gottfried Feder and Dietrich Eckart formed the German Worker's Party in Munich, Germany. The German Army was worried that it was a left-wing revolutionary group that would re... Read more

Power of Hitler and Bush

467 words, approx. 2 pages

Power is defined as the ability to influence and control. As long as man has occupied the Earth, powerful individuals have ruled it. They have seized whatever they desired. The individuals ... Read more

Hitler as the Cause of World War II

1,087 words, approx. 4 pages

The largest, bloodiest war in the history of the world was the Second World War, which began in 1939, and finally ended in 1945 (Heather). During those six years of warfare, there were an approximate... Read more

Adolf Hitler and Machiavelli's "The Prince"

1,272 words, approx. 5 pages

Adolf Hitler, the self-proclaimed "savior" of the German people. He was an insecure, egotistical man, who ominously controlled the German people. Hitler thought that he could change things with force,... Read more

Adolph Hitler - Reign of Terror

1,869 words, approx. 7 pages

Adolph Hitler was a highly powerful, political and charismatic man who rose to power in Germany during the late 1920's at a time of social, political and economic upheaval. In fact, Hitler is said to... Read more

The Life of Adolf Hitler

1,146 words, approx. 4 pages

"Whoever lights the torch of war in Europe can wish for nothing but chaos." That was said by the famous German dictator, known as Adolf Hitler. Would we say he kept his promise? Adolf Hitler was born ... Read more

The Rise of Hitler

1,345 words, approx. 5 pages

The main reason Hitler came to power was because of the mass support for the Nazi party. However, he also needed the support of the elite to become chancellor. For an extreme party like the Naz... Read more

Evolutionary Heritage and its Impression on Adolph Hitler

1,636 words, approx. 6 pages

Adolph Hitler is known as a man of great historical value. His doings during the Second World War have forever scarred the history of a nation and a planet. His contempt for the Jewish people and othe... Read more

Adolf Hitler and Peter the Great: A Comparison

659 words, approx. 3 pages

Two of the greatest individuals whose influence was felt by many, Peter the Great and Adolf Hitler, are hard to compare, even though they both played major roles in history. One ruling in the sevente... Read more

The Importance of Austria to Hitler

589 words, approx. 2 pages

The occupation of Austria by Hitler in 1938 was yet another huge victory for Hitler in creating his dream of the Anschluss, the political integration of the two German speaking peoples, and also in re... Read more

Hitler's Role in the Third Reich

782 words, approx. 3 pages

Placing the extent of Hitler's role in the third Reich is not as simple as it once seemed. The belief until the mid 1960s that Hitler could impose his will on all of Germany bending historical forces ... Read more

Reasons for Hitler's Rise to Power

817 words, approx. 3 pages

Very few historians can refute the argument that there were many reasons for Hitler's rise to power. They mostly agree that the World Economic Crisis, inherited weakness of the Weimar Republic, Hitler... Read more

Adolf Hitler

535 words, approx. 2 pages

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th, 1889. He was the son of Alois Schickelgruber and Klara Hitler and they live in the Austrian town of Braunau. He had three siblings, who died at a very young age. ... Read more

Hitler

833 words, approx. 3 pages

The Nazi regime saw the coming to power in 1933 not just as a change of government but rather as the start of a revolution that would change German society. Hitler sought not only to control but also ... Read more

Biography of Adolf Hitler

372 words, approx. 2 pages

Adolf Hitler was born April 20th, 1889 in a small Austrian town of Braunau on the Inn River along the Bauarian, Germany border. Hitler was dictator or leader of the German Nazi movement. After an in... Read more

Adolf Hitler

1,080 words, approx. 4 pages

"National Socialist Germany wants peace because of its fundamental convictions. And it wants peace also owing to the realization of the simple primitive fact that no war would be likely essentially to... Read more

How Powerful Was Hitler as a Dictator?

753 words, approx. 3 pages

Commentators on the Third Reich tend to be divided into two groups: the Intentionalists and the Structuralists. The former emphasize that all essential political decisions were taken by Hitler, being... Read more

The Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party

1,132 words, approx. 4 pages

In 1919, when World War 1 ended, Germany was faced with many economic and political problems. From 1919-1923, Germany had a chain of attempted revolutions. Communists tried to get Germany to be a comm... Read more

Hitler's Rise to Power

862 words, approx. 3 pages

Before Hitler rose to supreme power in Germany in the 1930's, there were many attempts at setting up a stable, democratic government. Hitler was in charge of the National Socialist Party (Nazis), who... Read more

The Effectiveness of Hitler's Pre-World War II Propaganda

3,988 words, approx. 14 pages

The mention of the name Adolf Hitler automatically recalls one of the most hate filled and destructive periods in the history of humanity. More people died in World War 2 than in any war ever fought,... Read more

Hitler and the Nazi Party's Rise to Power

881 words, approx. 3 pages

`Discuss the factors that contribute to, and the process by which, Hitler and the Nazi party came to power in Germany. How did they maintain their rule"' The reason why Hitler and the Nazi Party came... Read more

The Rise of the Nazi Power

705 words, approx. 3 pages

In the early 1900's there was a party of people in Germany called the Nazi party, which was led by Adolph Hitler. This group of people practiced racist and murderous acts upon Germany, which then l... Read more

The Psychology of Adolf Hitler

1,461 words, approx. 5 pages

The Psychology of Hitler It is no surprise to very few that Adolph Hitler is one of the most infamous humans ever to have been born. To this day, the mention of his name can conjure up emotions dee... Read more

Hitler in War

1,009 words, approx. 4 pages

Adolf Hitler was born in Germany, but raised in a small town in Austria. He had suffered two deaths in the family, his brother and sister. His father was abusive. Hitler had dropped out of school at a... Read more

Hitler in Power

2,355 words, approx. 8 pages

Hitler is one of the greatest known dictators in our world's history. He is said to be "the Rousseau, the Mirabeau, the Robespierre and the Napoleon of his revolution; he was its Marx, its Lenin, its ... Read more

Hitler's Early Success in Dealing with Political Opponents

1,129 words, approx. 4 pages

Hitler was the leader of the NSDAP, and was appointed Chancellor of Germany on 30th January 1933. He had many opponents, both internal; such as Von Papen, Schleicher, and Hindenburg; and external such... Read more

Persuasive Essay- Hitler

683 words, approx. 3 pages

Persuasive Essay Hitler killed thousands of innocent people. He also had copies of All Quiet on the Western Front burned because of its anti-war plot. Is this a good thing? No, it is not a good thing... Read more

Can the Rise of Hitler Be Explained on Purely Economic Grounds?

1,085 words, approx. 4 pages

Can the rise of Hitler be explained on purely economic grounds? The end of WWII proved to the world that Adolf Hitler's power in Germany was extraordinary and defeat less. Historians have plucked ap... Read more

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