Adolf Hitler was a brilliant man, a charismatic leader,
             and a harsh dictator. His promises of a better life for
             nationalistic Germans allowed him to successfully rise
             to power and attempt world domination. He ruled through
             terror and left a staggering death toll of six million
             Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. He dropped out of
             school at age 14, and four years later left his home for
             Vienna to become an artist. He was told he had no
             artistic talent and was denied admission into the
             Imperial Academy of Fine Arts (Pinchbeck). Living on
             the streets of Vienna he "discovered that the Germans
             were a superior race of people and the natural masters
             of the inferior races of Europe. He also learned his
             anti-Semitism, racism and hatred of all Slavic people"
             (Kreis). He was inspired but an ex-monk named
             Liebenfels who taught him the belief in "the superiority
             of the Germans, the inevitability of racial conflict and
             the inferiority of the Jews" and also taught him that to
             grow the master race by selective breeding and the
             "systematic sterilization of inferior races" (Kreis).
             When was broke out in 1914, Hitler found in it meaning
             and discipline and a reason for living. The war
             provided him with a fresh start and "a chance for him to
             become involved in proving that Germany was superior to
             other European countries" (Pinchbeck). Hitler enjoyed
             both the excitement of fighting a war and the feeling of
             being apart of a group fighting for a common goal
             (Pinchbeck). After their defeat in 1918, "Hitler's
             world was shattered" (Kreis). Following the news of
             their surrender, Hitler experienced severe bouts of
             depression, including periods where he cried
             uncontrollably (Pinchbeck). He served as Chancellor of
             Germany under Hindenburg from 1933 to its surrender in
             May 1945 (Westra). In August 1934, Hindenburg dies,
             leaving Hitler as P...