Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party, rose to power by taking advantage of economic troubles and political division in Germany. He was born in Austria in 1889 and spent his childhood in Upper Austria. Despite a failed attempt to become an artist, Hitler became interested in politics and developed his ideas during his time in Vienna. Hello and welcome to today's podcast. My name is Adebita Joyce. On today's episode, I will be talking about the early life of Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler, the leader of the German Nazi party, was one of the most powerful and notorious dictators of the 20th century. After serving with German military in World War I, Hitler capitalized on economic woes, popular discontent and political infighting during Weimar Republic to rise through the ranks of the Nazi party. Adolf was born on April 20, 1889 in Brno, Hamhain, a small Austrian town near the Austro-German border. After his father, Alois, retired as a state custom official, young Adolf spent most of his childhood in Lienz, the capital of Upper Austria. Not wanting to follow his father's footsteps as a serious servant, he began struggling in secondary school and eventually dropped out. Alois died in 1903 and Adolf pursued his dream of being an artist, though he was rejected from Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts. After his mother, Clara, died in 1908, Hitler moved to Vienna, where he pieced together his living, painting scenery and monuments and selling the images. Lonely, isolated and voracious reader, Hitler became interested in politics during his years in Vienna and developed many of the ideas that would shape