Why did so many Germans follow Hitler? When he took power the economy was basically non existent. Many looked for answers and hope. Hitler was their answer. He promised to rebuild the Glorious Germany of the past. First he started to build up the Wehrmacht. Germany was not allowed to have more than 100,000 men, but Hitler broke the treaty and gave orders to increase that number. Factories
started putting out weapons and people now had jobs. To the Germans this was a very good sign. Mass rallies were held, where Hitler continued to use his powers of speech on the German people.

5. THE ROAD TO WAR
At first the allies did nothing about the fact that Hitler broke the Treaty. He gave speeches in which he indicated that the German people needed living space. Later he Marched into the Reihnland, and area which Germany lost. Next He moved into Austria, his home country and annexed it without a shoot being fired into the Reich. Following Austria, he wanted control of the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia which was mainly German speaking. He also achieved that goal. The allies didn't want another war so they led Hitler do what he wanted to, but when he Attacked Poland on September
1st, 1939 the allies no longer stood by and watched. Britain and France declared war on Germany a few days after later, World War II began.

6. THE DARK SIDE
After the Wehrmacht conquered and occupied a territory the SS quickly followed. They would round up Jews, Communists, Gypsies, Homosexuals and others which were viewed as "Inferior" according to Nazi racial theory and enemies of the German people and put on trains. They were all sent to Concentration camps, which were set up to implement the 'final solution'. Camps such as Auschwitz, Treblinka, Bergen Belsen were all equipped with gas chambers to make the killing process quick and efectfull. In those camps 6 million Jews and many others were killed by the Nazis. Hitler's army seemed unstoppable but in the end, the allies managed to win many decisive battles. Eventually on Aril 30th, 1945 Hitler committed suicide in his bunker by shooting himself in the mouth. His body was burned, but no ones knows what happened to the "Fuhrer's" ashes. On May 7th, 1945 Germany surrendered unconditionally. 7. THE MAN
Hitler was one of the most, if not the most cruel man to ever walk the face of the earth. His believe of the superiorority of the "Aryan" race made him hate all others. He believed that the slaws to the east should be made work for the German people. He thought of blacks as being "Sub-human".