Over 50 million people died because of WWII according to The National WWII Museum and many credit Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party for the start of the war. Hitler’s anti-semitic views also led to 6 million Jews dying during the Holocaust. So how did such an evil leader with radical views rise to have so much power? During Adolf Hitler’s early life he experienced many tragedies and developed his anti-semitic views during this period. At 6:30 p.m. Hitler’s life started on April 20, 1889 in a small Austrian village of Braunau Am Inn. He was baptised a Catholic although he was religiously skeptical. At a young age Hitler developed a passion for visual arts(“Adolf Hitler: Early Years,1889-1913.”). As he grew older he enjoyed painting and took
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The Nazi party was growing but it was only growing in one state, Bavaria, in south Germany. Bavaria is a long way from the capital of Berlin so Hitler would have to reach Berlin to seize any power over all of Germany. Benito Mussolini achieved a plan where his troops would march on Rome, Italy 's capital, to seize power on behalf of the nation. This plan worked and by surprise the Italian government showed no resistance. Hitler wanted to follow Mussolini’s plan, thinking he would succeed too. Hitler’s plan was to seize the leading members of the Bavarian government and force them to march on Berlin(Freeman 16). This plan was carried out on November 8, 1932 and it was a fiasco. The Bavarian leaders were giving a speech at Bürgerbräukeller, one of the biggest beer hall in Munich(“Beer Hall Putsch”). Hitler and hundreds of his followers busted into the hall and captured the Bavarian Leaders. Later that night Hitler left to deal with other issues while leaving the Bavarian leaders with some of his very close followers. The Bavarian leaders managed to escape and were freed. In an attempt to salvage the situation, Hitler ordered a march on the town center. His march was stopped by a police barricade where Hitler and his small army had to flee after exchanging gunfire with the police. Hitler fled to a nearby friend 's house where he was talked out of suicide. He hid in his friend 's attic for …show more content…
When Hitler was released from prison on December 20, 1924, he found his party in ruins. Without his leadership the party seemed to be split into many different factions. Hitler’s determination to be “the savior of Germany” allowed for his strong leadership to bring the party back together. In 1929, Germany was in a depression allowing for Hitler to point out the weaknesses in the German government in his speeches. Hitler increased his number of speeches during this time and aimed them toward particular audiences. He would tell each group of a German society that he had something to offer it. Hitler also promised more job opportunities if he was elected. These speeches changed his party from a small southern party to a nation wide powerhouse party. The party went from 2.6% of the votes in the 1928 election to 18.3% votes in 1930 election and 37.4% in the 1932 election(Freeman 24). Hitler soon gained enough popularity that Reich president Paul von Hindenburg was forced to appoint Hitler as Chancellor(“The Rise of the Nazi Party”). After Hindenburg died on August 2, 1934, Hitler combined the offices of Reich Chancellor and President, declaring himself Führer, or Reich Chancellor(“The Nazification of
The Nazi party was growing but it was only growing in one state, Bavaria, in south Germany. Bavaria is a long way from the capital of Berlin so Hitler would have to reach Berlin to seize any power over all of Germany. Benito Mussolini achieved a plan where his troops would march on Rome, Italy 's capital, to seize power on behalf of the nation. This plan worked and by surprise the Italian government showed no resistance. Hitler wanted to follow Mussolini’s plan, thinking he would succeed too. Hitler’s plan was to seize the leading members of the Bavarian government and force them to march on Berlin(Freeman 16). This plan was carried out on November 8, 1932 and it was a fiasco. The Bavarian leaders were giving a speech at Bürgerbräukeller, one of the biggest beer hall in Munich(“Beer Hall Putsch”). Hitler and hundreds of his followers busted into the hall and captured the Bavarian Leaders. Later that night Hitler left to deal with other issues while leaving the Bavarian leaders with some of his very close followers. The Bavarian leaders managed to escape and were freed. In an attempt to salvage the situation, Hitler ordered a march on the town center. His march was stopped by a police barricade where Hitler and his small army had to flee after exchanging gunfire with the police. Hitler fled to a nearby friend 's house where he was talked out of suicide. He hid in his friend 's attic for …show more content…
When Hitler was released from prison on December 20, 1924, he found his party in ruins. Without his leadership the party seemed to be split into many different factions. Hitler’s determination to be “the savior of Germany” allowed for his strong leadership to bring the party back together. In 1929, Germany was in a depression allowing for Hitler to point out the weaknesses in the German government in his speeches. Hitler increased his number of speeches during this time and aimed them toward particular audiences. He would tell each group of a German society that he had something to offer it. Hitler also promised more job opportunities if he was elected. These speeches changed his party from a small southern party to a nation wide powerhouse party. The party went from 2.6% of the votes in the 1928 election to 18.3% votes in 1930 election and 37.4% in the 1932 election(Freeman 24). Hitler soon gained enough popularity that Reich president Paul von Hindenburg was forced to appoint Hitler as Chancellor(“The Rise of the Nazi Party”). After Hindenburg died on August 2, 1934, Hitler combined the offices of Reich Chancellor and President, declaring himself Führer, or Reich Chancellor(“The Nazification of