Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf: A Necessary Evil

Adolf Hitler is known for single-handedly killing over 18 million people. He is often called “The Devil” because of how cruel he was and the many horrible actions he committed. Hitler's fascination with military as a young boy, being such a harsh ruler, and his hatred for the Jews led to a tragic moment in history. Hitler was a smart, young boy who had always been interested in the military. One day, he was going through his dad’s book collection and came across one that was about the military and the War of 1870-1871. After looking through the book, it slowly became an obsession to read it over and over again. He was soon convinced that it was a glorious event and wanted to know more about it (www.hitler.org). As a child, Hitler was a very clever boy. He expressed in his book, Mein Kampf, “By far my accomplishments were in geography and even more so in history. These were my favorite subjects, in which I led the class,” (Mein Kampf). Adolf Hitler was very intelligent and was interested in many different activities. When he was …show more content…
Hitler did not like the mixture of races so he planned to kill all the Jews. He also believed that it was the Jews fault Germany had lost World War I. In 1930, the Nazi group jumped from 810,000 to 6,409,000 and later grew even larger. It was the largest political party in Germany. Adolf Hitler killed over 18 million people not only with wars but also by the Holocaust. Hitler is best known for the Holocaust and his concentration camps in 1933. He killed over 11 million people and 1.1 million of them being children. In the Holocaust two-thirds of the Jews were killed in gas chambers (www.ushmma.org). About 6,000 people were killed in the gas chamber each day at Auschwitz. Hitler killed countless of people and his actions caused wars in which will be a moment of tragedy and sadness in our