How Did Adolf Hitler's Rise To Power
Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1935-1945. Although his leadership led to the deaths of 11 million people, Hitler was one of the best leaders in history. He turned Germany from a democracy to a dictatorship under his power. Also, Hitler’s mass genocide led to World War II. In 1932, Hitler ran for president of Germany. Hitler had around 36% of the vote in the final count and was appointed as chancellor. Hitler used his position to form a dictatorship. He based this leadership on Nazi practices. On June 14, 1933, Hitler’s Nazi Party was declared the only political government party in Germany. Later that year, Hitler ordered Germany’s withdrawal from the League of Nations. From 1933 to the start of the war in 1939, Hitler
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and his Nazi party made and passed hundreds of laws and regulations that restricted and excluded Jews from society. Anti-Semitic laws were issued throughout all levels of government. On April 1, 1933, Hitler implemented a national boycott of Jewish businesses. It was followed by the introduction of the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service of April 7, 1933, which was one of the first laws to persecute Jews by excluding them from state service. Eventually, Jews were excluded from all aspects of life. Hitler's policies also targeted children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities. His regime also persecuted homosexuals, arresting an estimated 100,000 men from 1933 to 1945 and they were imprisoned or sent to concentration camps. At the camps, they were forced to wear pink triangles to identify their homosexuality, which Nazis considered a crime and a disease. On November 9 and 10, 1938, a wave of violent anti-Jewish groups swept Germany, Austria, and parts of the Sudetenland. Almost 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. In response, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Between 1939 and 1945, Nazis were responsible for the deaths of at least 1 million noncombatants, including about six million Jews, representing two-thirds of the Jewish population in Europe. As part of Hitler's "Final Solution," the genocide would come to be known as the Holocaust. Deaths and mass executions took place in concentration and extermination camps. Some of the camps were Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau and Treblinka. Persecuted groups included Poles, communists, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and trade unionists, and of course, Jews. People in camps were subject to starvation, torture and horrific brutalities. Hitler escalated his military activities in 1940, invading Norway, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium. By July, Hitler ordered bombing raids on the United Kingdom. On June 22, 1941, Hitler violated the 1939 non-aggression pact with Joseph Stalin, sending a massive army of German troops into the Soviet Union. The invading force seized a huge area of Russia before Hitler halted the invasion and sent forces to encircle Leningrad and Kiev. The German advance was stopped outside Moscow in December 1941.
On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Honoring the alliance with Japan, Hitler was now at war with the Allied powers, they included Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. In late 1942, German forces failed to seize the Suez Canal, leading to the loss of German control over North Africa. The German army also suffered defeats at the Battle of Stalingrad, seen as a turning point in the war, and the Battle of Kursk. On June 6, 1944, the Western Allied armies landed in northern France. This became known as D-Day. After that, many German officers concluded that defeat was certain and that Hitler's continued rule would result in the destruction of the country. Efforts to assassinate the dictator and opponents came close in 1944 with the July Plot but it was unsuccessful. By early 1945, Hitler realized that Germany was going to lose the war. The Soviets had driven the German army back into Western Europe and the Allies were advancing into Germany from the west. On April 29, 1945, Hitler married Eva Braun in a small civil ceremony in his Berlin bunker. Afraid of falling into the hands of enemy troops, Hitler and Braun committed suicide the day after their wedding, on April 30, 1945. Their bodies were carried to a bombed-out area outside of the Reich Chancellery. There, they were burned. Berlin fell on May 2, 1945. Five days later, on May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies. Jlkkjljklk Overall, Hitler was a very gruesome leader. He caused the deaths of millions of people under his power. Despite all the deaths under his leadership, Hitler managed to gain a following. Many people in Germany agreed with Hitler’s ideas about Jews and even helped get Jews caught. Hitler lead many people to believe in his ideas and led many of his battles to victory. Under his military power and rule, World War II started and it lasted for years. If
Hitler was not a successful leader, the war would have ended much quicker and more people would have rebelled or gone against his ideas.
and his Nazi party made and passed hundreds of laws and regulations that restricted and excluded Jews from society. Anti-Semitic laws were issued throughout all levels of government. On April 1, 1933, Hitler implemented a national boycott of Jewish businesses. It was followed by the introduction of the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service of April 7, 1933, which was one of the first laws to persecute Jews by excluding them from state service. Eventually, Jews were excluded from all aspects of life. Hitler's policies also targeted children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities. His regime also persecuted homosexuals, arresting an estimated 100,000 men from 1933 to 1945 and they were imprisoned or sent to concentration camps. At the camps, they were forced to wear pink triangles to identify their homosexuality, which Nazis considered a crime and a disease. On November 9 and 10, 1938, a wave of violent anti-Jewish groups swept Germany, Austria, and parts of the Sudetenland. Almost 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. In response, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Between 1939 and 1945, Nazis were responsible for the deaths of at least 1 million noncombatants, including about six million Jews, representing two-thirds of the Jewish population in Europe. As part of Hitler's "Final Solution," the genocide would come to be known as the Holocaust. Deaths and mass executions took place in concentration and extermination camps. Some of the camps were Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau and Treblinka. Persecuted groups included Poles, communists, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and trade unionists, and of course, Jews. People in camps were subject to starvation, torture and horrific brutalities. Hitler escalated his military activities in 1940, invading Norway, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium. By July, Hitler ordered bombing raids on the United Kingdom. On June 22, 1941, Hitler violated the 1939 non-aggression pact with Joseph Stalin, sending a massive army of German troops into the Soviet Union. The invading force seized a huge area of Russia before Hitler halted the invasion and sent forces to encircle Leningrad and Kiev. The German advance was stopped outside Moscow in December 1941.
On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Honoring the alliance with Japan, Hitler was now at war with the Allied powers, they included Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. In late 1942, German forces failed to seize the Suez Canal, leading to the loss of German control over North Africa. The German army also suffered defeats at the Battle of Stalingrad, seen as a turning point in the war, and the Battle of Kursk. On June 6, 1944, the Western Allied armies landed in northern France. This became known as D-Day. After that, many German officers concluded that defeat was certain and that Hitler's continued rule would result in the destruction of the country. Efforts to assassinate the dictator and opponents came close in 1944 with the July Plot but it was unsuccessful. By early 1945, Hitler realized that Germany was going to lose the war. The Soviets had driven the German army back into Western Europe and the Allies were advancing into Germany from the west. On April 29, 1945, Hitler married Eva Braun in a small civil ceremony in his Berlin bunker. Afraid of falling into the hands of enemy troops, Hitler and Braun committed suicide the day after their wedding, on April 30, 1945. Their bodies were carried to a bombed-out area outside of the Reich Chancellery. There, they were burned. Berlin fell on May 2, 1945. Five days later, on May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies. Jlkkjljklk Overall, Hitler was a very gruesome leader. He caused the deaths of millions of people under his power. Despite all the deaths under his leadership, Hitler managed to gain a following. Many people in Germany agreed with Hitler’s ideas about Jews and even helped get Jews caught. Hitler lead many people to believe in his ideas and led many of his battles to victory. Under his military power and rule, World War II started and it lasted for years. If
Hitler was not a successful leader, the war would have ended much quicker and more people would have rebelled or gone against his ideas.