Hitler

= //__Adolf Hitler__// = //__by: Jeff Kavanagh and Kyle Kusack__//

Adolf Hitler was a German politician and the leader of the Nazis.

He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Hitler was the main reason for World War 2 and the matermind behind the holocaust. Hitler joined the German Workers party in 1919, and became leader of the NSDAP in 1921. In 1923, he attempted an overthrow of the government, known as the Beer Hall Putsch, in Munich. The unsuccessful overthrow resulted in Hitler's imprisonment, during which time he wrote his bad novel, Mein Kamf. After his release in 1924, Hitler gained peoples support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting Nazi propoganda. Hitler's foreign and domestic policies were to get living space for his people, for he felt as though they needed and deserved an abundance of land for they were the greatest people on earth, lead by the greatest an on earth. He then invaded Poland which was much to the dismay of many countries who were allies with Poland, that is how World War 2 began. Under Hitler's rule, in 1941 German forces and their troops occupied most of Europe and North Africa. By 1943, Hitler's military decisions led to escalating defeats. In 1945 the Allies successfully invaded Germany. Hitler's racist policies resulted in the murder of eleven million people, including an estimated six million Jews.

=__**Hitlers appoinment as Chancellor**__=

=== The lack of a substantal government forced two influential politicians, Von Pappen and Hudgenberg, along with several other industrialists and businessmen, to write a letter to von Hindenburg. The signers urged Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as leader of a government which could turn into a movement that would persuade many people Hitler, at the window of the Reich Chancellory, receives an ovation on the evening of his inauguration as chancellor, 30 January 1933. Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after two further parliamentary elections in July and November 1932 had not resulted in the formation of a majority government. Hitler was to head a short-lived coalition government formed by the NSDAP and Hugenberg's party, the (DNVP). On 30 January 1933 the new cabinet was sworn in during a brief and simple ceremony in Hindenburg's office. The NSDAP held three of the eleven posts: Hitler was named chancellor, Goring was named minister of portfolio, and Frick was appointed minister of the iterior. Together Goering Himmler and Hitler were a terrible combo in the end that Germany would like to forget about. ===



=__Hitlers early life__=

===Adolf Hitler was born April 20th 1889 in the small Austrian town of Braunau. He excelled in primary school and appeared to have a bright academic future. He was very popular among his peers ad was admired for his leadership skills. Hitler had a tougher time in secondary school. His reaction to not being top of his class was to just give up. This angered his father as he had high hopes for his son. He lost popularity among his peers and they no longer accepted him as one of their leaders. Hitler admired one of his teachers in secondary school Leopold Potsch his history master. Postch was a German nationalist and would rant to his class about the great victories of Germany over France in 1870 and 1871 and attacked Austrians for not being involved. At age fifteen hitler did so terrible in school that he was told he would have to repeat that whole years work. Hitler hated this idea and convinced his mother to let him drop out. Hitler passion was art and after his fathers death he used his inheritance to move to Vienna to peruse art. But the Vienna Academy of Art rejected his application and crushed his dream. After his mothers death Hitler began to receive his fathers civil service pension which was more money than many people received in wages so Hitler never bothered to find employment. Instead he spent his days walking the streets, studying buildings, going to museums and making sketches===

=__Hitlers Rise to Power__= ===Hitler was able to rise to power because of many circumstances. Following World War One, the treaty of versailles left Germany badly damaged. The threat of hyperinflation, polotical chaos and a communist takover left the German people in a state of disaray. Hitler although very extremist offered scapegoats and solutions to these problems. He also gaind much support from bankers and industrialists because of his anti-communist polocies. When the Nazis were elected the largest party in the Reichstag (July 1932), they still lacked a majority. On Januarary 30th 1933, President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor of Germany.=== ===Two weeks after the Reichstag fire of February 27th 1932 Hitler requested the Reichstag to temporarily delegate its power to him so he could solve this crisis. When the vote was taken Hitler won a two thirds majority. He immediately suspended the constitution which allowed him to seize total power and in doing so created a totalitarian dictatorship under his rule.===

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