Adolf Hitler was a German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. He was born in Austria in 1889 and grew up in Vienna, where he developed nationalist and anti-Semitic views.
After serving in the German army during World War I, Hitler joined the German Workers’ Party, which later became the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), or Nazi Party. He quickly rose to prominence in the party, becoming its leader in 1921.
Hitler’s ideology, known as Nazism, was characterized by extreme nationalism, anti-Semitism, and a belief in the superiority of the “Aryan” race. He blamed Jews for many of Germany’s problems and advocated for their persecution and eventual extermination.
In 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany and quickly consolidated his power, passing laws that stripped Jews of their rights and consolidating control over the media and military. He also began aggressive expansionism, annexing Austria and eventually invading Poland, which led to the start of World War II.
During the war, Hitler oversaw the implementation of the “Final Solution,” which aimed to exterminate European Jews and other marginalized groups. Millions were killed in concentration camps and other forms of mass murder.
As the war turned against Germany, Hitler became increasingly paranoid and erratic, and in 1945 he committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin as Allied forces closed in on the city. Today, Hitler is widely regarded as one of the most evil figures in history, responsible for the deaths of millions of people during his reign.
