Hitler

Hitler
KayleeSterling
Period2
April13,2015
WestCareerandTechnicalAcademy

Hitler
Thesisstatement
1. DuringGermanysdevastationafterWorldWar1,AdolfHitlerrosetopowerasan
incredibleleaderwithhispersuasivespeakingskills,hispromisetoraiseGermanys
economy,andbyimposinghopeonthepeople.
I.Hitlerspersonallife
A. AdolfHitlerwasborninBraunauamInn,Austria,onApril20,1889.(AdolfHitler,
2001,pg.1)
B. Asayoungman,Hitlerworkedasanartist.Heappliedforaprestigiousartschooltwice,
andwasrejectedbothtimes.Hewasawaterpainter.(AdolfHitler,2001,pg.1)
C. In1923AdolfHitlerwasarrestedforattemptingtooverthrowthegovernmentin
Munich.(Hitler,1926,pg.1)
D. April30,1945:AdolfHitlercommitssuicideinhisundergroundbunker.(Staff,2009,
pg.1)
E. AdolfHitlertookacyanidepillandthenshothimselfwithapistol.(Staff,2009,pg.1)
F. HitlercommitsuicideafterhewasinformedthattheRussianswerecomingtocapture
him.(Staff,2009,pg.1)
G. Hitler's medical health has long been the subject of debate, and he has variously been
suggested to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, skin lesions, irregular heartbeat,
tremors on the left side of his body, syphilis, Parkinson's disease, addiction to
methamphetamines,andamissinglefttesticle.(AboutNazism,n.d,pg.1)
H. In 1923 Adolf Hitler was arrested for attempting to overthrow the government in
Munich.(Hitler,1926,pg.1)

I.

He was accepted into the German army in 1914. He was decorated for bravery,
receivingawardsliketheBlackWoundBadge.(adolfHitlerBiography,n.d.Pg.1)

II.Sociopathictendencies
A. TheyoungHitlerdidnotmakesmalltalk,hadnosenseofhumor,andshowedno
interestintheopinionsofothers.(Altman,2005,pg.16)
B. HitlerwasobsessedwithwarandeventhankedGodthathecouldbealiveinatimeof
war.(Altman,2005,pg.16)
C. Hitlerwasasociopath.Hehadnofriends,nointerests,noothergoals,noguilt,andno
careforanyoneelse'sopinions.
D. Hitlerhadwonderfulspeakingskillsmakingiteasytomanipulatepeopletofallunderhis
rule.(AboutNazism,n.d.pg.1)
E. Hitlerdidnothavemanyfriendsgrowingup.HehadoneclosefriendnamedGus,but
GusstatedthatthefriendshipwasmainlyinHitlerscontrol.(Altman,2005,pg.32)
III.Hitlersbeliefsandpolicies
A. ItshowswithterrifyingclaritythatineveryminglingofAryanbloodwiththatoflower
peoplestheresultwastheendoftheculturedpeople.(Hitler,1926,pg.3)
B. Germanyismorepureanddeservingthananyothernation.(Hitler,1926,pg.4)
C. HitlerforcedblameupontheJewsbecausetheywereinferior.(AnneFrank,2009,pg.
3)
D. JewishpeoplearepoisontotheEarthandtotheeconomy.(Hitler,1926,pg.2)
IV.HisSocialistParty
A. ItisthejoboftheNationalSocialists(Nazis)tosecurethelandandsoilthatGermanyis
entitledtoonEarth.(Hitler,1926,pg.4)

B. OnJuly14,1993,HitlersNazipartywasdeclaredtheonlylegalpoliticalpartyin
Germany.(AdolfHitlerBiography,N.d,pg.1)
C. HitlerjoinedtheNSDAPin1919,designedtheSwastikaandbecamededicatedto
socialist,nationalistcauses.(AdolfHitlerBiography,N.d,pg.1)
D. Throughthecitizensfearofenemies,anddesperatenessoftheGreatDepression,Hitler
tookGermanysweaknessasariseforhisparty'spower.(AdolfHitlerBiography,n.d.,
pg.2)
E. OnJune22,1941HitlerviolatedanonaggressionpactwithJosephStalin,starting
WW2.(AdolfHitlerBiography,n.d,pg1)
F. WhenpeoplewouldsendlettersofprotesttoHitlerandhismen,thosepeoplewouldbe
putonawatchlist.(Kloft,2005)
G.
OnekeypurposeofthisgroupwastocreateascapegoatfortheoutbreakoftheWorld
WarandforGermany'sdefeat.(AboutNazism,n.d.pg.1)
V.PeoplesopinionsonHitler
A. AdolfHitlerwassentthousandsofletterscontainingadvice,gifts,andevenloveletters.
(Kloft,2005)
B. WedontwanttoknowaboutgovernmentanymoreweonlywantAdolfHitlerasa
leader,asourdictator.(Kloft,2005)
C. JewswroteletterstoHitlercomplainingthathisnewlawswereunfair.(Kloft,2005)
D. AustrainswroteHitlerabookdeclaringtheirapprovalofhisleadership.(Kloft,2005)
VI.Hitler'sfamily
A. Hitlersfather,AloisHitler,wasacruelmanwhobeathischildrendaily,andwasa
dictatorofthefamily.(Altman,2005,pg.12)

B. Hitlercommittedsuicidewithhiswife,EvaBraun,2daysaftertheirwedding.(Adolf
Hitler,n.d,pg.1)
C. ...alsoathisside,Hitlersdog,anAlsatiannamedBlondi.(Staff,2005,pg.1)
D.
Hitler'smother,KlaraHitler(bornPlzl),wasalsohisfather'ssecondcousin.Ultimately,
sheborehimatotalofsixchildren.OnlyAdolf,whowashersecondchild,andhis
youngersisterPaulasurvivedchildhood.
(AboutNazism,n.d.Pg.1)
E. InJanuary1903Aloisdied,andinDecember1907Klaradiedofbreastcancer.
(About
Nazism,n.d.Pg.1)
VII.ResultsofHitler'sreign
A. 1114millionpeopledied.6millionwereJews.Otherswerepoles,communists,and
homosexuals.(AdolfHitlerBiography,n.d,Pg.3)
B. Althoughpopularinhistime,afterthedeathofHitler,hehadanegativeconnotation,and
hisfollowerswerenotthemajority.(AboutNazism,n.d.Pg.1)
C.
Themassacrethatwouldleadtotheword"genocide"beingcoined,the
Endlsung,

emergedamongtopNazis,withHitlerplayingakeyrole.(AboutNazism,n.d.pg.1)
D. ...hislegacy,asinterpretedbymosthistorians,hascausedhimtobeoneofthemost
reviledmeninhistory.
(AboutNazism,n.d.Pg.1)
E. TheGermancourtfinallydeclaredHitlerdead,butnotuntil1956.(Staff,2009,pg.1)
F.
In2004,itturnedoutthatAdolfHitlerspentyearsevadingtaxesandowedGerman
authorities405,000Reichsmarks.
(AboutNazism,n.d.Pg.1)
G. Onceinpower,Hitleroversawoneofthegreatestexpansionsofindustrialproduction
andcivilimprovementthatGermanyhadeverseen.
(AboutNazism,n.d.Pg.1)