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The Holocaust:
The True Meaning Behind it All
American Studies II
Tom Chmura
Mr. Stifler
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The Holocaust was without a doubt one of the most world renowned events that changed the world as we knew it. During a time of government struggle in Germany, a man by the name of Adolf Hitler rose to power and with his Nazi Party massacred over six million Jews, racial minorities and other groups, blaming them for all of Germany’s issues, debts, and failures.
Many questions have been asked, and just as many answered, but never the question of the true origin of Hitler’s arrangement of the Holocaust. Could it be a case of mental instability caused from life’s struggles, or was this truly the work of an evil mastermind?
Hitler’s rise to power is one that endured many struggles and life altering events.
Although Hitler did become dictator of Germany, he was not born there. Hitler was born in
Austria on April 20, 1889.1 From Hitlers first breath, his life was a struggle. During his youth
Hitler had five siblings but only one survived childhood, her name was Paula (18961960).2 The struggles to come along with that in themselves affect a child dramatically, but that was only the start of young Hitler's struggle. In 1903 when Hitler was only thirteen years old, his father went for a walk into one of his favorite inn’s and requested a glass of wine, but before it arrived he collapsed and died of a lung hemorrhage. The loss of a father has a major impact on anyone, but this may not have been true for Hitler. Alois (Hitler’s father) was well known for being very short tempered and for commonly striking young Hitler. This is said to be done because Alois had an elder son from a
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2
Adolf Hitler;
James Giblin
(page 4) http://history1900s.about.com/od/hitleradolf/a/HitlerFacts.htm (point 3)
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previous marriage who ended up in jail for theft, he was not going to
The True Meaning Behind it All
American Studies II
Tom Chmura
Mr. Stifler
1
The Holocaust was without a doubt one of the most world renowned events that changed the world as we knew it. During a time of government struggle in Germany, a man by the name of Adolf Hitler rose to power and with his Nazi Party massacred over six million Jews, racial minorities and other groups, blaming them for all of Germany’s issues, debts, and failures.
Many questions have been asked, and just as many answered, but never the question of the true origin of Hitler’s arrangement of the Holocaust. Could it be a case of mental instability caused from life’s struggles, or was this truly the work of an evil mastermind?
Hitler’s rise to power is one that endured many struggles and life altering events.
Although Hitler did become dictator of Germany, he was not born there. Hitler was born in
Austria on April 20, 1889.1 From Hitlers first breath, his life was a struggle. During his youth
Hitler had five siblings but only one survived childhood, her name was Paula (18961960).2 The struggles to come along with that in themselves affect a child dramatically, but that was only the start of young Hitler's struggle. In 1903 when Hitler was only thirteen years old, his father went for a walk into one of his favorite inn’s and requested a glass of wine, but before it arrived he collapsed and died of a lung hemorrhage. The loss of a father has a major impact on anyone, but this may not have been true for Hitler. Alois (Hitler’s father) was well known for being very short tempered and for commonly striking young Hitler. This is said to be done because Alois had an elder son from a
1
2
Adolf Hitler;
James Giblin
(page 4) http://history1900s.about.com/od/hitleradolf/a/HitlerFacts.htm (point 3)
2
previous marriage who ended up in jail for theft, he was not going to