by Georgia Avery

Created on: March 13, 2009   Last Updated: March 14, 2009

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was born on April the 20th, in 1889. Hitler's childhood was tough, having a stern and abusive father. His Father was a soldier for the Austrian civil service. He retired when Adolf was young, meaning he was at home a lot. He was disciplined and tough, treating his children the same as his fellow soldiers. Hitler's oldest half brother was beaten and treated badly and therefore ran away. This left Hitler to the abuse.

Hitler enjoyed his Catholic school, doing well at his lessons and wanting to become a priest for a number of years. As a boy he enjoyed playing cowboys and Indians. He was quick to anger and was always the leader of his group of friends. Adolf was pressured by his father at his career choice. He wanted to become an artist for a long time but never expressed his wishes to his father who wanted him to attend the Austrian Civil Service like he had. Hitler did end up serving in World War One and became a strong political leader in World War Two.

Hitler had many girlfriends in his life. His step-sister's daughter was one. He was very controlling and soon led her to suicide, along with two other girlfriends. He had a fiance that soon committed suicide, Mimi Reiter. His final partner, Eva Braun was with him until he committed suicide long with her. It is said that they got married soon before their death.

Hitler was said to be prejudiced against the Jews because is mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had been treated by a Jewish doctor. There are also many other speculations as to why Hitler was so racist against Jews.

In 1921 Adolf Hitler became the leader of the German Nazi Party. The Nazi party was the main group against the Jews. They were responsible for the millions of deaths in the hundreds of concentration camps across Germany. The Nazi party was also against Jews, Slavs, Roma and homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, the mentally or physically disabled, socialists, and communists. They wanted a perfect race, the Aryan race. It had certain standards. Blond hair, blue eyes, tall, long legged, masculine and attractive were what a person had to have to fit in along with other descriptions.

Adolf Hitler committed suicide on the 30th of April, 1945 along with his wife. They took cyanide that was first tested on their dog. Adolf Hitler then shot himself in the head. There is much controversy in the death of Adolf Hitler. It is said that it wasn't his body found dead and that he went into hiding. It can not be verified as their bodies were burn and dumped.

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