In , President Paul von Hindenburg—believing Hitler could be "tamed"—appointed him Chancellor . Within months, Hitler used the Reichstag Fire to suspend civil liberties and passed the Enabling Act , giving him dictatorial powers and officially ending the Weimar Republic.
Born in , Hitler had a turbulent relationship with his father and was devastated by his mother’s death. He moved to Vienna with dreams of becoming an artist, but was twice rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts . Hitler - Early years and his rise as leader of ...
The SA (Brownshirts) intimidated political opponents and created a sense of chaos that Hitler claimed only he could fix. In , President Paul von Hindenburg—believing Hitler could
Adolf Hitler’s transformation from a struggling artist to the absolute dictator of Germany is a central study in how economic collapse and political instability can be exploited. He moved to Vienna with dreams of becoming
The was the turning point. As unemployment skyrocketed in Germany, Hitler’s promises of "Work and Bread" gained massive support.
During his years in Vienna, he lived in poverty and began absorbing the and pan-German nationalist ideologies prevalent in the city. He moved to Munich in 1913, primarily to avoid military service in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which he viewed as racially "mongrelized." World War I and the "Stab in the Back"
Led by Joseph Goebbels , the party used modern technology (planes, radio) to present Hitler as a messiah.
