The Influences and Potential Causes of Adolf Hitler's Views and Political Ideologies

Presenter

Ian P. Buckley

Campus

Framingham State University

Sponsor

Jon Huibregtse, Department of History, Framingham State University

Schedule

Session 2, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM [Schedule by Time][Poster Grid for Time/Location]

Location

Poster Board C15, Poster Showcase Room (163), Row 2 (C11-C20) [Poster Location Map]

Abstract

From 1933 to 1945 the Chancellor of Germany led his country on a destructive path that ended with the deaths of millions in World War II.  Adolf Hitler is a man who although thoroughly studied, remains a mystery to many. From his childhood in Linz, Austria, to his political career which allowed him to force his racial ideology of anti-Semitism upon millions, there were a multitude of factors that played a part in his world view and ideology. One question that is often asked is how did a seemingly normal boy growing up in Austria turn into such a villainous and hateful creature?

​Through the use of primary and secondary sources this paper will attempt to answer this question. Although the origins of Hitler’s ideology is heavily studied, it can be researched enough as it is important to understand how people such as Hitler develop, and how they can rise to power and exert their will upon the world, so that it can be prevented in the future. I argue Hitler’s views were not solely developed during his time in Vienna as a young man, although this time certainly had an impact, but they had been evolving since his childhood and solidified in the aftermath of the First World War.

Keywords

Adolf Hitler, Anti-Semitism, Eastern Europe, Germany, Austria, Nazism

Research Area

History

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