Hitler's Personality Traits In Context
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Hypothesis: “Hitler was cruel, charismatic and manipulative”
Without looking through the historical and personal circumstances of Hitler 's personality, we cannot contest the idea that Hitler himself was cruel, charismatic and manipulative. These personality traits, ultimately, drove the downfall of Germany and its path to self-destruction and war. This hypothesis will be looked at and investigated by using both primary and secondary sources to assess its validity.
Each of these personality traits of Hitler will be discussed in turn using evidence from his life; family, political peers and events from both his early life and the higher profile period when he began to assume …show more content…
This tells the audience that Hitler was able to work out what people wanted and how to interact with them to manipulate and persuade them. These skills were outstanding and helped him rise to power. He chose to ask Helena at this time as he could see she was vulnerable after the grieving loss of her daughter. He was able to see that she would most likely agree to his offer as she ‘wanted to get her mind off things’.
One can assume that Hitler’s charisma also allowed him to manipulate many politicians of the time. His fanatical nature and his passion for what he believed in made Hitler what one would call a ‘great politician’. Hitler’s strange charisma enabled him to manipulate numerous politicians within his party and outside.
After various primary and secondary sources have been investigated and discussed through this report, we can come to a conclusion that Hitler was cruel, charismatic and manipulative. It is evident that he successfully manipulated many of the German population, including men, women and politicians, to rise to power. By investigating Hitler’s family, political peers and events from both his early life and the higher profile period when he began to assume a leadership role in Germany, we find evidence that helps support the hypothesis.
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Hypothesis: “Hitler was cruel, charismatic and manipulative”
Without looking through the historical and personal circumstances of Hitler 's personality, we cannot contest the idea that Hitler himself was cruel, charismatic and manipulative. These personality traits, ultimately, drove the downfall of Germany and its path to self-destruction and war. This hypothesis will be looked at and investigated by using both primary and secondary sources to assess its validity.
Each of these personality traits of Hitler will be discussed in turn using evidence from his life; family, political peers and events from both his early life and the higher profile period when he began to assume …show more content…
This tells the audience that Hitler was able to work out what people wanted and how to interact with them to manipulate and persuade them. These skills were outstanding and helped him rise to power. He chose to ask Helena at this time as he could see she was vulnerable after the grieving loss of her daughter. He was able to see that she would most likely agree to his offer as she ‘wanted to get her mind off things’.
One can assume that Hitler’s charisma also allowed him to manipulate many politicians of the time. His fanatical nature and his passion for what he believed in made Hitler what one would call a ‘great politician’. Hitler’s strange charisma enabled him to manipulate numerous politicians within his party and outside.
After various primary and secondary sources have been investigated and discussed through this report, we can come to a conclusion that Hitler was cruel, charismatic and manipulative. It is evident that he successfully manipulated many of the German population, including men, women and politicians, to rise to power. By investigating Hitler’s family, political peers and events from both his early life and the higher profile period when he began to assume a leadership role in Germany, we find evidence that helps support the hypothesis.
*Appendix