Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in the small town of Branau Am Inn, Austria. Adolf and his younger sister, Paula, were the only children of six to live to adulthood. Young Hitler attended church regularly and attended school, as well. He was not as diligent in his schooling and later dropped out to become an artist or an architect. Hitler was said to be a shy and quiet young boy, yet he was quick to anger with those who disagreed with him.

Hitler moved to Vienna in 1909 to attend the Academy of Arts, but he was not admitted. He lived in homeless shelters. He was able to sell a few paintings on which to live. He read pamphlets that were unfavorable towards the Jews and began to develop a slow hatred for them. When World War I began, Hitler volunteered for service in the army in Munich, Germany. After the war, Hitler became leader of the Nazi party. Hitler gained acceptance for his anti-Jewish remarks, and his power in the Nazi party allowed him to act on his beliefs.

Hitler would soon lead Germany into a war that wiped out millions of Jews and terrorized millions of people and countries around the world. Hitler began taking over most of Europe in a swift advance. The United States eventually joined the world war and put a stop to the war and Hitler. Hitler died, but not before killing about six million Jews and several million others. This tragedy is known as the Holocaust.