eplacement by the members of his own people," he wrote.2 A second volume of Mein Kampf was published in 1927, and more than five million copies of the book were sold before the beginning of World War II. ____________________ 1. http://remember.org/Facts.root.hitler.html Hitlers Early Life. 2. http://remember.org/Facts.root.hitler.html Mein Kampf Picture: "And so I believe to-day that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator. In standing guard against the Jew I am defending the handiwork of the Lord." ~Mein Kampf Hitler made many famous speeches during his rise to power. A few are quoted in certain areas of this report. His goal was to create a new empire that would last for one thousand years. He ran for president in 1932 and became chancellor in January, 1933. In November, 1937, he outlined his master plan as described in Mein Kampf at Fhrer Conference. World War II began in September of 1939, when Germany attacked Poland. By then, Germany had already taken over Austria and Czechoslovakia. In 1940, Hitler conquered Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France, and almost Britain. His next move would be attacking the Soviet Union, even though he had recently made a non-aggression pact with them in 1939. His attempt took place in June of 1941, but the Soviet armies were ready for attack, and turned the momentum of the war against Germany. Soon after, Hitler ordered that all Jews be destroyed. The Nazis called this die Endlsung ("the Final Solution"). Jews were shot on the spot, wherever they might have been found. Extermination camps and concentration camps were set up to speed up the process to rid the world of the Jewish faith. By the end of the war, approximately six million Jews had been shot, gassed, or worked to death.3 By April, 1945, Hitler realized that his attempt to take over the world was now useless. The war was virtually lost for Germany. Part of his goal had been accomplished though. H...
