Question

a) Who was Adolph Hitler? When was he born, and what was his family like? Explain how he came into power in Germany (the condition of Germany before Hitler rose to power and Hitler’s policies and beliefs that gained him a following). b) Who were the Nazis? What were their beliefs and political philosophies that appealed to Germans and gave them popularity? Why were Jewish people the target of Hitler’s and the Nazis’ hatred (what they blamed the Jews for and why)? Explain how the Nazis gained a following and rose to power. c) Compare the treatment of the Jews in Nazi Germany at this time to the treatment of blacks in America at the same time. Specifically look at the condition of Germany and the United States economically and politically, and explain laws in both countries that were created in each to target Jews and blacks.

Answer 1

Adolf Hitler, an Austrian by birth, had fought in the German army during the first world war and had attained the rank of a corporal. In 1919,he joined a small political group called "The German Workers party ' which was based in Munich. Soon he became its leader and changed its leader.