Subsequently Hitler did what any power hungry individual in the 1900s would do and staged a coup resulting in his imprisonment, during which he wrote his popular autobiography Mein Kampf(My Struggle). He started gaining momentum after his release in 1924 with Nazi Propaganda and by criticizing the Treaty of Versailles claiming it’s ruining the German Nation. The Nazi Party soon became the largest elected party in the German Weimar Republic with the help of Hitler, leading to his appointment of chancellor in 1933. Once he obtained chancellor the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act, allowing Hitler to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag. This started the process of turning the Weimar Republic into Nazi Germany, a dictatorship ruled by a …show more content…
Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom didn’t want to start a war with Germany, but was left with no other choice as Germany failed to withdraw troops from Poland by September 2nd. With the help of the Soviet Union, Hitler was able to capture Poland and annexed the west and south, while the Soviet Union annexed the east and north. But Hitler still wasn’t happy with just his successful invasion of Poland because he believed that "the organization of a Russian state formation was not the result of the political abilities of the Slavs in Russia, but only a wonderful example of the state-forming efficacy of the German element in an inferior race.". (Adolf, 1925, Chapter 14 - Eastern Orientation or Eastern Policy). This motivated Hitler to invade Russia on the 22nd of June in 1941 lasting until the 5th of December. The attack ultimately resulted in land gains for Germany and devastating setbacks for both sides with Germany failing to capture