Braunau am Inn

When one looks back through the history of the last century, many great atrocities come to mind. However, the one that is the most common is the Holocaust. The Holocaust can be called one of the greatest tragedies of the human civilization. One may ask themselves who could be responsible for eleven million deaths, 3 million of them being children under the age of fourteen. Also, the resulting of the survivors, around 2 million people, being dehumanized still to this day. The answer to this…

Charisma as Power The Holocaust was the result of Hitler’s extremist attitude and Germany’s need for a leader after the devastating loss of World War 1. Germany needed a powerful leader to instill hope in the people and maintain a strong sense of nationalism. Adolf Hitler never displayed or possessed any strong talents while growing up but he soon realized the power of speech. Hitler captivated millions of Germans by creating a vision of unified Germany that the people had not seen since the…

Introduction: A child was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria in 1889. He would grow up in a humble home, living with his mother and father, with aspirations to become an artist (Wagnalls, Funk). He would instead grow up to become arguably the most deadly dictator to ever rule. This child is Adolf Hitler. Hitler took control of Germany and struck the match that would become World War II. He will go on to initiate the Holocaust, where he will persecute and murder over six million Jewish people…

In the past and present the world has had many political figures that are either famous for their success or their cruelty. Their success and actions comes from their level of empathy. According to Merriam-Webster empathy is the ability to understand, be sensitive to, and experience the feelings of another. In looking for the level of empathy among the leaders I researched their upbringing, life circumstances/experiences, and health come in to play when developing empathy. It is debated whether…

The twentieth century is plagued by the terrors of war, but none was as terrible as World War II. The most recognizably terrible dictator of the time, and instigator of the war, was Adolf Hitler. The war, however, would probably not have occurred had he never taken power. The conditions for his rise to power was a perfect storm of poor leadership, nationalism, and the aftermath of the first world war. Germany was so weak in the aftermath, that the power vacuum that was created, as well as the…

forever be embedded in our history. He created the Nazi Party and masterminded the execution of more than six million Jews. But, what made a young boy with dreams of becoming a famous artist responsible for such atrocities. Born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau Am Inn, Austria Adolf was the fourth of six children born to Alois Hitler and Klara Hitler. As a child, Adolf spent most of his childhood in Linz, a city he favored throughout his life. As young boy, he was bitter, unenergetic, and of…

the “ Holocaust”. Race , Religion, customs,sexual orientation and undesirable physical characteristics are all reasons the Jews, Gypsies,Homosexuals and disabled were being targeted by Hitler. ( 1:3 ) Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am inn, Austria. He is the son of Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl . For many years Adolf didn’t…

Napoleon made his troop go from Northern Italy into Austria. John Adams is the first president to live in the White House. 1803 Louisiana Purchase was made. Tsar Paul I is assassinated. The Cumberland Road was made to improve western transportation. Johnny Appleseed start teaching pioneers how to plant apple trees. In 1800 Lewis and William Clark expedition began in 1804. Robert E. Lee attends the first West Point Academy with Ulysses S. Grant. Charles Willson Peale establishes…

other dictators, would encompass the world in a war the effects of which can still be seen today. The War ended in the Summer of 1945. It is estimated that 50 million people lost their lives during the second World War. Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, in April 1889 to Alois Hitler and Klara Poelzl. As a child, he had close bond…