Life and Times of Adolf
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Essay title: Life and Times of Adolf
Adolf Hitler was born a child on April 20, 1889 in a “Modest Inn” located in the town of Braunavon, Germany. Hitler grew up in a household of seven people, five of which were siblings. He had a little brother Edmund. One younger sister named Paula. One older half-brother named Alois, Jr and one older half sister named Angela. This family of seven lived on a little farm located in Limbach, Austria. He had moved several times. The first time he moved it was to Braunavon, Germany. The second time he moved it was to Leonding.
Throughout his childhood he grew up watching war movies and playing “Cowboys and Indians”. He was adapted to a survival behavior since the day he was born, and many real life instances helped him grow that way. At the age of 16, his mother died from cancer. Later that year, Hitler’s father Alois, died from a lung hemorrhage. The death of his parents brought a new beginning to Hitler’s life, time to live on his own.
Due to this tragedy, Hitler became homeless in Vienna, Austria. While in Vienna, Hitler tried to join the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, but he had happened to fail both times. Due to his failures in Vienna, this is the place he grew to hate Jews. While living on the streets, Hitler adopted a survivor instinct. At the age of 21, Hitler became keenly interested in politics. As some years passed he decided to move out of Vienna and into a town of Munich, at the age of 24. After moving, he was later tracked down by authorities in January of 1914. The cops decided not to press charges of refugee. While living in Munich, he applied for the World War. A process which would change his life indefinitely.
The War was the type of a place Hitler was used to being in. He was used being in a fighting and battling scene. Therefore nothing was new to him. Hitler avoided several life threatening injuries during the War. Hitler’s attitude was better than the other 25-year-olds. Hitler never complained about bad situations or bad food.
Hitler thought that this injury would have never happened if it weren’t for the Jews. He felt that the Jews were causing all of the German problems. While in the hospital for this leg injury, Hitler had been offered a Medal of Honor, but turned it down because the offer came was a Jew. After recovering, he went into more battle. In October of 1918 he became temporarily blinded by a Chlorine Gas attack. Thankfully for Hitler and his unluckiness, on November 10, 1918 the War officially ended and Hitler then lead his focus on his hatred of Jews.
After popularity of the German Work Party came about, they all voted in Hitler to be the leader. After being voted in, Hitler decided they needed to expand to new levels and needed to be heard by everybody. Thus came about the most popular symbol in History, the swastika. By the symbol, came a name change, which was shortened to NSDAP. Then later became shortened to Nazi. By the end, Hitler had gained over 3,000 members and followers into the group and it became one of the biggest Parties’s in Germany.
The Nazi Party was lead by Hitler and they followed his every move. Hitler pointed the Nazi’s to a pub in act to destroy it. The authorities found Hitler and put him on trial for treason. The court found Adolf Hitler guilty of treason and the possible sentence would be life in prison. However, he only received 5 years and was able for parole after 6 months. While in jail for a period of time, he started the beginning of his book entitled, “Mein Kempf”.
Hitler’s book was not normally written as many do. He dictated his book to his cellmate, Rudolph Hess. In his book, Hitler divides people into categories such as appearance, race, gender, and personality. In his book he sets his race, “Aryans’ as the master race and ruler of all people. He describes how the