The Holocaust began with one man. An unbalanced man, but who had a passion for art and reading. An assassin who is undeniably intelligent and capable of creating brilliant plans. An individual who fought in a war for Germany but was responsible for the mass murder of millions of people living within its borders. His name was Adolph Hitler.Hitler was born in April 1889 to a saddened mother. He was the youngest of several children who had all died in their youth, and this great loss had taken a toll on both of his parents. Adolph's father was an older man who did not engage in his son's life and died when Adolph was still a young boy. Klara Hitler, on the other hand, played a bigger role in Adolph's life when he became an artist. So it was a tragic blow for the young man when his mother died of cancer in 1907. Despite this terrible event, Hitler applied to the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he was denied. Undeterred, Hitler reapplied soon after, but was not accepted. Confused and lost, Hitler joined the army and fought for Germany in World War I. However, an injury in 1918 left the soldier temporarily blind. It was during this time that Hitler learned of Germany's surrender, and this unleashed the anger that lurked in the shadows of that terrible man's heart. It was this new anger that stimulated Hitler's idea of ​​overthrowing the government. However, his plans were foiled when he was mocked and thrown into prison. Adolf was sentenced to five long years in prison, but only served nine months. In fact, the only reason Hitler's time behind bars was shortened was because of the book, Mein Kamph, that he wrote while in prison. Mein Kamph outlined Hitler's political ideas and thoughts regarding the "I... middle of paper... publishes his daughter's diary as a book, and has since sold countless copies around the world. The Life of Anne was one among many taken during this violent period. In fact, over six million Jews were killed while Germany was under Hitler's control. At the time of Germany's surrender, over eleven million people (regardless of ethics and religion) were declared dead. Things were obviously very out of control when America went to war. To this day, we have learned from our mistakes and now realize that something like this must never happen again, discovering the traumatizing effects of the. dominion of Hitler, of our country and all of its people realize that we must choose to act before it is too late. It is for this reason that we study the Holocaust. We must do everything in our power to ensure that history does not repeat itself in this terrible way.