Adolf Hitler’s transformation from a struggling artist to the absolute dictator of Germany is a central study in how economic collapse and political instability can be exploited.
Born in , Hitler had a turbulent relationship with his father and was devastated by his mother’s death. He moved to Vienna with dreams of becoming an artist, but was twice rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts . Hitler - Early years and his rise as leader of ...
During his years in Vienna, he lived in poverty and began absorbing the and pan-German nationalist ideologies prevalent in the city. He moved to Munich in 1913, primarily to avoid military service in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which he viewed as racially "mongrelized." World War I and the "Stab in the Back" Adolf Hitler’s transformation from a struggling artist to