The red page of the History book

History 101, Section 9 or History 102, Section 7

World History

Spring 2012

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Introduction

Every one knows that changing the history is not one mans job. The best and the worst in men were brought out by men like Napoleon Bonaparte, Christopher Columbus Alexander etc. they put in their entire effort and time, and now their name is known to nearly every literate person on this face of the earth. Can one man change history? This is the question that arises in the minds of a lot of people, but they fail to answer. How did the son of an Austrian factory worker become so enriched with power that he becomes the cause of approximately 35 million people?

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How did Hitler become a dictator

Hitler whose name goes by when ever we talk about the holocaust and extremism. Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau Austria on April 20, 1889. His parents were Alois and Klara. Hitler just had one sibling, who had survived her childhood, his other four siblings died in childhood. Besides Paula his only blood sister, Hitler even had one step brother and one step sister. Hitler's father was a very strict man and was 51 years old when Hitler was born. Hitler was known as Adi when he was young, and he was just six years old when his father retired from the civil service. Hitler was just six years old when his father retired from the civil and this created a very tough, and strict environment at home. Hitler was just 13 years old when his father Alois died, and this led the up bringing of Hitler and his sister Paula up onto the shoulders of his mother alone. The environment of the house had become tough since the death of hitters father and because of this Hitler had to quit school at the age of 16.

It was hitters dream to become an artist, and in 1907, he applied to the Vienna academy of art in 1907, and, unfortunately, he did not pass. In the year 1908, he tried to apply again, but this time he wasn't allowed to appear for the entrance exam. Two months later his mother died as well, because she was suffering from breast cancer. After the death of his mother, Hitler started to sell post cards of his drawings to earn his living, during these days Hitler's interest grew in politics, and he was very much influenced by pan germanism.

Hitler later on moved to Bavaria where there were a lot of artists like him who were unemployed. During these days, World War 1 was at its peak, and the Austrian government sent Hitler a draft notice, which was claimed by Hitler's that he had never received that letter. Hitler was considered to be an illegal citizen, and he was sent to Austria again. When he reached Austria he was forced to join the Austrian army, which did not influence him, and he flunk and escaped to Bavaria and joined the ...