It has been said that one man cannot change history. Alexander the Great, Christopher Columbus, and Abraham Lincoln, all brought out the best and the worst in men. Throughout time, we have put immense power in the hands of few and now their names live on forever. How does the son of an Austrian factory worker come to European power and become responsible for the deaths of as many as 35 million people?
             Adolph Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in a small town called Braunau, Austria. Adolph was a son of a customs official named Alois Hitler, who was married to his third wife Klara Polzl. After his father's death in 1903, his mother was left to take care of Adolph, and their other children herself. Adolph was an average student in school but dropped out when he was sixteen years old partly because of health problems and doing poor in school. While in school Adolph found a great talent inside his self and that was art. So in 1906 Adolph was permitted to visit Vienna, but he was unable to gain admission to a prestigious art school. Around that same time his mother came down with breast cancer and died in 1907. In 1909 while still being broke and living in Vienna while traveling around living in shelters for the homeless opened by Jewish people. It was during this period that he developed his prejudices about Jews, his interest in politics, and debating skills. While Vienna was the center of anti-Semitism, and the media's portrayal of Jews as scapegoats with stereotyped attributes did not escape Hitler's fascination.
             In May 1913, Hitler, seeking to avoid military service, left Vienna for Munich, the capital of Bavaria. In January, the police came to his door bearing a draft notice from the Austrian government. The document threatened a year in prison and a fine if he was found guilty of leaving his native land with the intent of evading conscription. Hitler was arrested on the spot and taken to the Austrian Consulate.
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