Hitler's Accomplishments

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Hitler is widely known for his different achievements and accomplishments. He was one the few people who served in both world wars, a soldier during the first and a leader during the second. However, few people know deep and detailed history and information related to this legendary person who was seen as a hero for Germans and as a criminal for the Jews all over the world. Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, throughout his childhood years, Hitler has shown his great intellectual potentials and he was admired by many people for his unique leadership qualities. And as he grew older, he started witnessing more competitions which have led him to give up and stop trying to improve himself. After giving up on what he truly was, Hitler lost …show more content…

The experience protected his passionate German loyalty, and he was completely stunned by Germany's surrender in 1918. And exactly like any other German nationalists, he had long believed that the German army had been deceived and betrayed by civilian leaders and Marxists. Furthermore, Hitler was the first to find out that the Treaty of Versailles was degrading; particularly, the demilitarization of the Rhineland and the stipulation that Germany accept responsibility for starting the war. After World War I, Hitler returned to Munich and continued to work for the military as an intelligence officer. While monitoring the activities of the German Workers’ Party (DAP), Hitler adopted many of the anti-Semitic, nationalist and anti-Marxist ideas of DAP founder Anton Drexler. Drexler invited Hitler to join the DAP. Later working with these parties, he discovered that he agreed with Anton Drexler’s (German nationalism and anti-Semitism). But on the other hand, he disagreed with how they were organized which has led him to make a speech full of passion and desire concerning the injustice and cruelty Germany was facing. Right then, Hitler had quickly covered his reputation as an appealing speaker through …show more content…

On 30 January 1933, President Hindenburg was forced to appoint Hitler as Chancellor, given his popular support. Hitler used his position as chancellor to form a de facto legal dictatorship. The Reichstag Fire Decree announced after a doubtful fire at the Reichstag, postponed basic rights and allowed imprisonment without provisional. Hitler also engineered the passage of the Enabling Act, which gave his cabinet full legislative powers for a period of four years and allowed deviations from the constitution. During his stay in the office, Hitler set about combining all his power, appointing Nazis to government and gaining control of emergency powers. He eliminated all opposition, in the name of emergency control and, with the death of Hindenburg in 1934, Hitler's power was secured. Furthermore, Hitler worked hard to put Germany's unemployed citizens to work on a massive equipment program, using propaganda and manufacturing enemies, such as the Jews, to prepare the country for war. Primarily, Hitler's actions were ignored by his powerful neighbors, as they believed conciliation was the only way to avoid an uprising war. After he had achieved full