Adolf HitlerWhen most people think of Adolf Hitler, they think of a cruel person who killed many innocent Jews. The majority of people do not consider Hitler to be the kind of person who could write plays and opera libretti. And even fewer do they think of him as the kind of person who loved reading westerns and playing cowboys and Indians as a child. Was Adolf Hitler a bad leader? Is there a side of Adolf Hitler that the world hasn't seen? Hitler's life impacted the world in many ways, in his rise to power, in the way he controlled others, and in his death. First, Hitler's rise to power was extravagant in the sense that people did not even recognize the fate that Adolf Hitler was casting upon them. below. To aid Hitler in his rise, the American stock market collapsed. This greatly affected Germany as it was dependent on foreign trade. “The Great Depression began and they were plunged into poverty and deep misery and began looking for a solution, any solution. Adolf Hitler knew his opportunity had arrived” (The History Place Online, The Great DepressionBegins 1). The majority of those affected by the Great Depression belonged to the German middle class. The standard of living of the middle class was destroyed overnight. Germans were fed up with politics in Germany. They were looking for a solution to escape poverty. Hitler introduced the public to new ideas that they had never heard before. He had great speaking skills and told people exactly what they wanted to hear. “Hitler spoke to scores of mass audiences, calling on the German people to resist the yoke of the Jews and the Communists and to create a new empire that would rule the world for 1,000 years” (Gary M. Grobman, on. ..... middle of paper ... he would do what he wanted He almost exterminated the entire Jewish race. Adolph Hitler was a strong and powerful leader It was to our disadvantage. not used his leadership skills for good instead he used it to kill and manipulate people In conclusion, Adolf Hitler was a strong leader, he was able to control people in a way that. no other leader could do. The only problem is that Hitler used his power for a bad purpose. He affected the lives of many people, and not only of the Jews but of Germany. Gary M. “Adolf Hitler [Online] Copywrite 1990 “The Rise of Hitler: The Great Depression Begins” [Online} Copywrite1998McVay, Ken. “The Nizkor Project. » [Online] February 27, 1996Toland, John. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc... 1976