Adolf Hitler, (born April 20, 1889, Braunau am Inn, Austria—died April 30, 1945, Berlin, Ger.), Dictator of Nazi Germany (1933–45).
Adolf Hitler was leader of the Nazi Party who rose to become dictator of Germany. Hitler used his power to orchestrate the deaths of 6 million Jews and millions of others during World War II.
Hitler used Germany’s economic crisis to his advantage in order to rise to power. Germany’s economy was in a great state prior to WWI, but at its conclusion the economy was a catastrophe. As a result of the Treaty of Versailles shown in Source B, Germany had to pay huge reparations...
Shortly before Hitler was competent for parole, the Bavarian government attempted to have him exiled to Austria. However, the Austrian federal Chancellor rejected the request, arguing that Hitler’s service in the German Army had voided his Austrian citizenship. In response, Hitler formally disowned ...
Adolf Hitler is a name that immediately summons the image of pernicious and radical evil. However, just asit takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a country to raise a dictator. Hitler’s rise to power is a saga that includes the complicity of many, the help of some, and ...
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Hitler, Adolf äˈdôlf hĭtˈlər [key], 1889–1945, founder and leader of National Socialism (Nazism), and German dictator, b. Braunau in Upper Austria. Sections in this article: Introduction Fall of Hitler and the Third Reich World War II Hitler in Power Hitler's Rise...
Gaining power It was Hitler's power as a speaker that turned him from informer to party member, Schleunes said. During a German Workers' Party lecture, someone suggested that it might be best for Bavaria to break from the rest of Germany, splintering the country. Hitler, a German nationalis...
On 23rd March 1933 the Enabling Act gave Adolf Hitler power to make laws without consulting the Reichstag for a period of four years. Over the next four months Hitler took steps towards dictatorship – trade unions and all other political parties were banned, the Nazis took control of all loc...
Overview of Adolf Hitler's rise to power. Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Romannerud/Dreamstime.com Learn about the rise of Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party, and the anti-Semitism they fomented in pre-WWII Germany ...