Biography of: Adolf Hitler
Author: Mike Boegel
Timeline
Leadership Style
Political Philosophy
Timeline
- 1889- Adolph Hitler was born in Austria as a Roman Catholic
- 1919- He joined the German Workers Party after leaving the German Army
- 1920- He created the 'swastika' by modifying another symbol and renamed the group, The National Socialists German workers Party. The german spelling was shortened to 'Nazi'.
- 1921- Hitler resigned from the party when the other members disagreed with him being in charge. Two weeks later, he was asked back to be the Fuhrer of the Nazi party.
- 1923- Nazi membership grew to 55,000, and Hitler was put in jail for treason.
- 1930- Nazi party was 100,000 people strong and growing.
- 1935- Nazi's took control of the German government by winning in the polls.
- 1939- the start of World War II
Leadership Style
Adolph Hitler was an Authoritarian leader of the Nazi Party. He was the dominant figure of the party and was accepted by the other members of the Nazi Party.
Political Philosophy
His actions and those of the Nazi party can be classified as Revolutionary Radical. He didn't like the current system and wanted to overthrow it. He did with a combination of force and politics. The Nazi party did actually win in an election. At that time they weren't large enough to overthrow the government in a violent way. This quote demonstrates Hitler's opinions at the end of WWI and how he felt about Germanys current situation:
My dear fellow Germans! When Cuno became Chancellor of the German Reich people said that the failure of the policy of compliance necessitated a change in the leadership of the Reich. What did the policy of compliance mean then? That's very simple: you must try as far as possible to satisfy your adversary's demands so as to make Germany's recovery possible. It was unimportant whether or not there was any legal basis for these demands. No state could do more than Germany to fulfil them. But the German People are required to make reparations which exceed the entire wealth of the nation. So these requirements must have a very definite purpose, an agenda which goes far beyond economics. France does not want reparations; it wants the destruction of Germany, the fulfilment of an age-old dream; a Europe dominated by France.
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