How Adolf Hitler Got to the top

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Hitler's Rise to Power The word Hitler stirs many emotions in the hearts of people. Hitler was one of the most powerful leaders in time. The purpose of this paper is to examine Hitler's rise to power. He rose to be one of the most powerful and manipulative leaders in World War II! Defeat in World War I shocked the German people. Despair increased as the army returned to a bankrupt country. Million of Germans could find no jobs. A weak republic had replaced the defeated empire. ("Adolf Hitler" 252). Hitler fought in World War I and continued to serve the German army. He was recognized for his valuable services and was assigned to a political section of the army. On one occasion, his anti-Semitic beliefs brought attention to him and resulted in his being assigned as an educational officer, a bildungsoffzier. His job objective was to oppose dangerous ideas such as pacifism, socialism, and democracy. This was Hitler's first big political break. (Shirer 34-35). Hitler was sent in by the army to investigate a group called The German Workers' Party and eventually break it up. Instead he became intrigued by their ideas and eventually became the fifty-fifth member. (Gilfond 25-26). Hitler's first impression on The German Workers' Party was

not a positive one. As he was leaving the meeting Hitler became involved in an argument about separating the nations. His intense violent argument impressed the party leaders so much that one member pursued him and presented him with the organizations booklet. The next day, as Hitler read through the books material he was intrigued with its similarity to his own personal beliefs. Ironically that same day Hitler received notice from the organization that they had accepted him as a member. Although he intended to tell them personally he was not interested, something about The German Workers' Party appealed to him. They were small in size, disorganized, and led by a group of misfits. Yet Hitler saw an opportunity to begin to shape a movement. (Shirer 35-38). Hitler's jointure with The German Workers' Party was the beginning of national socialism movement which would engulf the country, become the strongest in Europe and become Germany's Third Reich. (Shirer 39). April 1, 1920 marked the birth of Hitler's' "Nazi" Party. On this day The German Workers' Party became the National Socialist German Workers' Party which when abbreviated in German was "Nazi." (Shirer 50). Hitler attracted many wealthy members to his Party, their generosity help to supply arms and uniforms for the military squads, in addition it helped to finance Nazi propaganda. (Gilford 30). The German people felt defeated and humiliated at the collapse of the German empire in World War I. They were looking for a way to restore their dignity and pride. (Gilford 30

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