Adolf Hitler's Impact On Society

Adolf Hitler was one of the most influential and notorious people in world history who managed to hijack the German government and turn a whole nation against a Jewish religion. Hitler managed to lead the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, later known as the Nazi Party, into a historic World War. The Nazis appealed to many different groups, including the working class, farmers, and the middle class appeal as well, especially as the Party grew. Hitler was also able to gain support from other World War I veterans. Moreover, he was able to solidify his power when the Great Depression hit Germany in 1929. He used the Great Depression to gain political and financial support. Hitler became the chancellor in January of 1933, after he was appointed …show more content…
According to author Sue Vander Hook, Hitler failed to gain acceptance twice into his art school of choice, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna This shattered Hitler’s self-confidence and made him view the society differently. He was never able to recover from being rejected and this completely changed the way Hitler viewed himself. Hitler self-esteem and confidence fell and it was replaced with anger against society which had rejected him. Moreover, another huge event in Hitler’s life happened on December 17, 1907, when Hitler’s mother, Klara Pölzl Hitler passed away from cancer. This added more stress on Hitler’s physiological health, he became lonely and isolated from society. In 1909 Hitler became homeless and starting begging, which he hated; and he blamed all of his failures not on himself, but on society. With this in mind, young Hitler began to develop a distaste for the Jewish population that would eventually lead to millions of lost …show more content…
Vienna was a melting pot for several cultures and races, it was here that Hitler started to form own idea of anti-Semitism. However, the exact reason(s) for his hatred toward the Jewish population still remain controversial. There is evidence that it was caused by what he experienced in his life and read as a young man. According to Louis Snyder, “it was in Vienna were Hitler began to hate.” His hatred started with Karl Marx’s idea of communism. Hitler believed that socialist needed to be countered with an “equally violent terror.” However, according to Bob Carruthers “Hitler viewed Marxism as a Jewish plot even though its progenitor had written in fiercely anti-Semitic terms during the previous