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    Adolf Hitler rose to power as Chancellor of Germany in 1933 after the Nazi Party achieved electoral victories. He then dismantled Germany's democracy and transformed it into a militaristic state aimed at conquering Europe. Hitler's rise was facilitated by the Nazi Party he established after WWI, capitalizing on Germans' humiliation from defeat to gain support.

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    Adolf Hitler rose to power as Chancellor of Germany in 1933 after the Nazi Party achieved electoral victories. He then dismantled Germany's democracy and transformed it into a militaristic state aimed at conquering Europe. Hitler's rise was facilitated by the Nazi Party he established after WWI, capitalizing on Germans' humiliation from defeat to gain support.

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    Adolf Hitler rose to power as Chancellor of Germany in 1933 after the Nazi Party achieved electoral victories. He then dismantled Germany's democracy and transformed it into a militaristic state aimed at conquering Europe. Hitler's rise was facilitated by the Nazi Party he established after WWI, capitalizing on Germans' humiliation from defeat to gain support.

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    Adolf Hitler, Rise To Power

    Adolf Hitler, who was born on April 20, 1889, and died on April 30, 1945, assumed the position of
    chancellor of Germany in 1933 after the Nazi Party achieved a series of electoral victories. From
    there, he held absolute power until his suicide in 1945. Once in power, Hitler dismantled Germany's
    democratic institutions and transformed the country into a militaristic state with the aim of
    conquering Europe for the so-called Aryan race. The invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, by
    Nazi forces marked the beginning of the European phase of World War II. Throughout the war, the
    Nazis carried out the systematic execution of 11 million individuals deemed inferior or undesirable,
    including Jews, Slavs, homosexuals, and Jehovah's Witnesses, among others.

    While Hitler held the supreme authority as the Führer (leader or guide), his rise to power and the
    implementation of such atrocities were not possible without the active support of the influential
    German officer class and millions of ordinary citizens who voted for the Nazi Party and idolized Hitler
    as a national savior in massive stadium rallies.

    How was it possible for Hitler and the Nazis to gain power? How did such abhorrent figures come to
    dominate a country known for its achievements in literature, art, architecture, and science? How did
    a nation with a democratic government and a free press in the 1920s allow this to happen?

    Hitler's ascent to power was facilitated through the Nazi Party, which he established after returning
    as a wounded veteran from the devastating trench warfare of World War I. Hitler, along with other
    patriotic Germans, felt a deep sense of outrage and humiliation due to the harsh terms imposed on
    Germany by the Treaty of Versailles. The Allies compelled the newly formed German government,
    the Weimar Republic, to accept these terms, including the obligation to pay $33 billion in war
    reparations. Germany was also forced to relinquish its prized overseas colonies and cede valuable
    territories to France and Poland. The German military underwent significant downsizing, and the
    country was prohibited from having submarines or an air force. "We shall squeeze the German
    lemon until the pips squeak!" explained one British official.

    The burden of paying crippling reparations led to severe economic instability, resulting in
    hyperinflation. By September 1923, four billion German marks were equivalent to one American
    dollar. It took a wheelbarrow full of paper money to purchase a loaf of bread.

    Adolf Hitler possessed a captivating oratory skill that allowed him to captivate audiences during
    political gatherings in Munich. In these speeches, he advocated for a radical transformation of
    Germany, aiming to replace what he perceived as an ineffective and inefficient democratic regime.
    This envisioned transformation, known as the New Order, involved establishing an authoritarian
    political system characterized by a hierarchical leadership structure, where authority flowed from a
    supreme national leader.
    Under this New Order, every citizen would be expected to selflessly serve the state, known as the
    Volk, while democracy would be abolished and individual rights would be sacrificed for the sake of
    the führer state. The ultimate objective of the Nazi Party was to attain power through Germany's
    parliamentary system, establish Hitler as a dictator, and create a society comprised of racially pure
    Germans who were fiercely loyal to their führer. This society would actively engage in a campaign of
    ethnic cleansing and pursue a mission of global conquest.

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