Adolf Hitler (1889 —1945)
Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in Austria. His father was a custom officer. He lost his parents very early. He went to Vienna for jop.
He was a painter for sometime. He joined the army during the First World War and fought bravely for which he was awarded the lron Cross. After the war, he did not get any job and he took to politics. He organized a group of men called the National Socialists in 1919, which became Nazist party. He gave his group a programme, a symbol and uniform. The followers of Hitler were called 'Brown Shirts' and he was called 'Fuhrer' (Lesder) His party emblem was Swastika His secret police was Gestapo.
Hitler began his political career as an agitator. In 1923, he made an attempt to capture power It was known as 'Beer Hall Revolution '. But he failed and was arrested for high treason and sentenced to 5 years improvement. While he was in prison he wrote a book called 'Mein Kampf (my Struggle) , which became the bible of Nazis.Soon he was released.
Capture of power
Under the inspiring leadership of Hitler, the Nazi party grew in power and number. In the electron of 1932, the Nazi party become the 2nd largest group in the German Parliament (Reichstag - Lower House). In 1933, the Nazists became the largest party in the Germany Parliament, and Hitler became the Chancellor and Hindenburg as president. On the death of President Hindenburg in August 1934, Hitler made himself president and Chancellor. He abolished the Weimer Republic and proclaimed Third Reich (Empire) wrth himself as dictator. Thus Hitler became the Fuhrer (LEADER) of Germany. Hitlar declared
* 'One people'
* 'One State '
* 'One Leader '
Achievements of Hitler
The Nazis glorified the German State, Hitler boasted about the superiority of the Nordic race which stood for the rise of all the great culture and had utmost contempt for the Semitic Jews. He wanted to maintain a German race with Nordic elements. He ordered the Jews to be persecuted.
Hitler believed in action, force and terrorism. There was no scope for public liberty. Nazism was an one party state and all other parties were outlawed.
Hitler 's Aggressive police
Hitler introduced conscription and reared Germany. He followed the policy of aggression and conquered territories to accommodate the growing population and to accumulate resources. He pulled Germany out of the League of Nations in 1933. In 1936 he re occupied Rhine land the demilitarized zone and violated the Locarno treaty of 1925.
Rome - Berlin - Tokyo Axis.
He annexed Austria in 1938. When he wanted to annexe Sudetenland from C echo Slovakia, an agreement was signed between Germany and Neville chamberlain, the then prime Minister of Great Britain at Munich in 1938. By the Munich pact Germany was allowed to annex the Sudetenland but not to conquer any more territories. In 1939, Hitler violated the Munich agreement by annexing the whole of Czech Slovakia. It greatly alarmed Britain and France.
In 1941, Hitler invaded Russia,
breaking the Non - aggression pact with Stalin. This invasion failed to achieve the quick triumph that Hitler wanted. In 1945 the allied forces entered Berlin, Hitler having lost all hopes of success committed suicide in his bunker. After the death of Hitler the Second World War came to an end and the Nazi party was also fizzled away.
Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in Austria. His father was a custom officer. He lost his parents very early. He went to Vienna for jop.
He was a painter for sometime. He joined the army during the First World War and fought bravely for which he was awarded the lron Cross. After the war, he did not get any job and he took to politics. He organized a group of men called the National Socialists in 1919, which became Nazist party. He gave his group a programme, a symbol and uniform. The followers of Hitler were called 'Brown Shirts' and he was called 'Fuhrer' (Lesder) His party emblem was Swastika His secret police was Gestapo.
Hitler began his political career as an agitator. In 1923, he made an attempt to capture power It was known as 'Beer Hall Revolution '. But he failed and was arrested for high treason and sentenced to 5 years improvement. While he was in prison he wrote a book called 'Mein Kampf (my Struggle) , which became the bible of Nazis.Soon he was released.
Capture of power
Under the inspiring leadership of Hitler, the Nazi party grew in power and number. In the electron of 1932, the Nazi party become the 2nd largest group in the German Parliament (Reichstag - Lower House). In 1933, the Nazists became the largest party in the Germany Parliament, and Hitler became the Chancellor and Hindenburg as president. On the death of President Hindenburg in August 1934, Hitler made himself president and Chancellor. He abolished the Weimer Republic and proclaimed Third Reich (Empire) wrth himself as dictator. Thus Hitler became the Fuhrer (LEADER) of Germany. Hitlar declared
* 'One people'
* 'One State '
* 'One Leader '
Achievements of Hitler
The Nazis glorified the German State, Hitler boasted about the superiority of the Nordic race which stood for the rise of all the great culture and had utmost contempt for the Semitic Jews. He wanted to maintain a German race with Nordic elements. He ordered the Jews to be persecuted.
Hitler believed in action, force and terrorism. There was no scope for public liberty. Nazism was an one party state and all other parties were outlawed.
Hitler 's Aggressive police
Hitler introduced conscription and reared Germany. He followed the policy of aggression and conquered territories to accommodate the growing population and to accumulate resources. He pulled Germany out of the League of Nations in 1933. In 1936 he re occupied Rhine land the demilitarized zone and violated the Locarno treaty of 1925.
Rome - Berlin - Tokyo Axis.
He annexed Austria in 1938. When he wanted to annexe Sudetenland from C echo Slovakia, an agreement was signed between Germany and Neville chamberlain, the then prime Minister of Great Britain at Munich in 1938. By the Munich pact Germany was allowed to annex the Sudetenland but not to conquer any more territories. In 1939, Hitler violated the Munich agreement by annexing the whole of Czech Slovakia. It greatly alarmed Britain and France.
In 1941, Hitler invaded Russia,
breaking the Non - aggression pact with Stalin. This invasion failed to achieve the quick triumph that Hitler wanted. In 1945 the allied forces entered Berlin, Hitler having lost all hopes of success committed suicide in his bunker. After the death of Hitler the Second World War came to an end and the Nazi party was also fizzled away.
