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Hitler's Youth and Politics


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Hitler's Youth and Politics
This paper traces how Adolf Hitler's experiences as a youth affected his political beliefs.
1,384 words (approx. 5.5 pages) | 5 sources | MLA | 2007 United States


Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer relates that, through his use of propaganda and his formidable oratorical skills, Hitler was able to build the Nazi Party into a mass movement, based on a strong foundation of anti-Semitism. The paper further explains that Hitler's idea of ensuring the racial purity among the German people ultimately led to his "final solution," where he instituted the mass murder of millions of Jews, as well as the Sinti and Roma tribes, Slavic peoples, homosexuals and other groups of peoples that were considered racially inferior.

From the Paper:

"By 1907, Hitler had moved to Vienna, hoping to pursue studies in art. However, a rejection from the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts dashed his hopes, and his mother's death a year later contributed to his impoverishment. He eventually ended up in a homeless shelter. It was in the homeless shelter where Hitler was first exposed to the extreme political views of Lanz von Liebenfels, a proponent of the racial superiority of the Aryans. Von Liebfels believed, among others, that "the Aryan race was in danger of annihilation" at the hands of enemy races, most notably the European Jews."
"During this period, the poverty-stricken Hitler was also exposed to several anti-Semitic pamphlets, accusing the Jews of conspiring against the rest of the German population and of gaining riches at the expense of the Christian population. Given his poverty, the young Hitler was a prime target for such propaganda. Hitler would later draw from these ideas in speeches railing about the need to protect Germany and Europe from the influence of the Jews."

Sample of Sources Used:

  • Fuchs, Thomas. A Concise Biography of Adolf Hitler. Boston: Berkly, 2000
  • Haffner, Sebastian. The Meaning of Hitler. Boston: Harvard University Press, 2004
  • Housden, Martyn. Hitler: Biography of a Revolutionary? New York: Routledge, 2000.
  • Rosenbaum, Ron. Explaining Hitler. New York: Harper, 1999.
  • Stalcup, Brenda. "Introduction." Adolf Hitler: People Who Made History. Brenda Stalcup, ed. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000.

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APA Citation:

Hitler's Youth and Politics (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Hitler's-Youth-and-Politics/94525

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"Hitler's Youth and Politics" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Hitler's-Youth-and-Politics/94525>




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