The Holocaust was a mass murder of about six million Jews by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany that took place over a span of 12 years. The purpose was to wipe out what were considered “inferior” races and social groups‚ meaning they were not as common or normal to the Nazis. Beginning in 1933‚ the feeling of anti-semitism‚ or hatred of Jews‚ was very immense for Hitler and his Nazis‚ so the practice of persecution was put into effect. The title Holocaust was given to this event because it means “destruction
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in history that impacted the world the most‚ some might say that person was Adolf Hitler. Hitler was a merciless Dictator that ruled Germany. Many people think the genocide of the Jews was the main focus of his actions‚ but there was much more to the scheme that included making a perfect nation and world domination. He left a legacy‚ though it may be attached with negative emotion that can be studied and learned from. Adolf Hitler was born in the country of Austria on April 20‚ 1889. He and his family
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concentration camps January 1933 was the worse time for Jewish people. In January 1933 Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor and the first concentration camp was built. Adolf Hitler was born into a middle class family in April of 1889. His father‚ who died in 1903‚ was an Austrian customs official whom young Adolf quickly learned to fear. His mother‚ whom he loved very much‚ died four years later in 1907. Adolf dropped out of high school and moved to Vienna‚ hoping to become an artist. He was twice
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Adolf Hitler‚ World’s Best or Worst Ruler? He was a German politician‚ Chancellor of Germany(1933-1945)‚ and Fuhrer of the Nazi Party(1934-1945). Hitler ruled with an iron fist as a dictatorship. Some supported him‚ some opposed him. His rule led to World War II and led to the Holocaust. Because of this‚ 6 million jews and 5 million noncombatants were killed. (“Adolf Hitler.”) Hitler was born on April 20‚ 1889 in Braunau am Inn‚ a large city in Upper Austria. His parents were Alois Hitler and Klara
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As we all know‚ Hitler was the reason why World War 2 started in the first place. Adolf Hitler‚ the guide and leader of the natzi party‚ was born on April 20‚ 1889 and died at age 56 on April 30‚ 1945 as a suicide inflicted by a gunshot. Adolf Hitler initiated World War 2 in Europe when he send his troops to invade Poland. As the result of Hitler’s movements he started the war between all the European countries and the Nazi had Japan and Italy in their command. A few time after that he endorsed the
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his footsteps as a Civil Servant” (E). With his father’s job they moved around a lot‚ but he only attended two different schools growing up. Growing up‚ his father was quick to anger and beat the oldest son‚ but when the oldest ran away it put young Adolf first in line to take these “occasional beatings” (G). His mother and brothers lived together with Alois’s income supporting them while the children went to school. Adolf’s parents always encouraged him to do his best. To continue education there
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It is very simple to consider the Holocaust as a deviation from human history. Amidst the setting of the global struggle that evolved into World War II‚ Germany’s cumbersome dictator Adolph Hitler had already begun to initiate his persecution of various groups whom he had classified as not members of the pure Aryan nation he had envisioned. What at first was a broad-based social‚ legal and economic persecution of groups such as the gypsies‚ blacks‚ homosexual‚ Jews‚ and the handicapped‚ would soon
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Hitler’s aims and achievements Aims 1: Get all Germans reunited in a single state – Grossdeutschland‚ ein volk 2: Smash the treaty of Versailles and build a strong army 3: Get Lebensraum in the East 4: Just Expansion (Historiographical debate)? 5: Get All Jews out of Germany (final solution?) 6: Total Control/Totalitarianism (Establish total power and total support) 7: Decrease unemployment and revive German economy for popular support and rearmament 8: Economic self-sufficiency (autarchy)
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How Hitler’s Leadership Style Lost the War for Germany When considering whether Hitler was a good leader‚ many people find trouble with both his inhumane treatment of minorities such as Jews and Gypsies‚ as well as the limited respect he had for people and more specifically‚ the generals in his chain of command. It is difficult to view Hitler as a good or competent leader‚ as the bad leadership traits far outweighed the good. For example‚ Hitler was effective at using a command and control leadership
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From a young age‚ Adolf Hitler knew he wanted to become an artist‚ but his father‚ Alois‚ sent him to a standard secondary school called Linz‚ which prevented him from learning classics. Since father and son did not get along‚ Hitler decided to purposely fail his classes in order to be kicked out‚ so he could follow his dream. In 1907‚ years after the death of Alois‚ 18 year old Adolf Hitler received permission from his mother‚ Klara‚ to move to Vienna‚ the epicenter of art at the time. He wanted
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