If the United States had not delayed their decision to go to war against Hitler’s Nazi Germany then the war may have concluded earlier and potentially saved millions of lives. Hitler and the Nazi’s were in power for eight years before the United States decided to join the allies and fight against Hitler’s regime. Approximately six million Jews were slaughtered in addition to millions of others during World War II. The United States delay in attacking Hitler caused a negative effect throughout the entire world. The facts present the question: what could have happened if the United States attacked Hitler earlier? When discussing the controversy over whether or not the United States should have attacked Hitler earlier, many points should be taken into consideration, before making an informed decision. The initial move of the United States, to counter the enemy is unknown. The United States did not start the attack, Hitler was the individual who first declared war. Hitler declared war on the United States on December 11th 1941. Hitler started to receive significant power by the mid 1930’s. According to a Gale Biography In Context article it says, “Nazi domestic policy can be broken into three phases beginning with 1933-34. During these years, Hitler consolidated his authority through the destruction of all other political parties (Gale, 1).” The attack on Hitler starts to become very important right here. Hitler was actually holding rallies against Jews, since October 30, 1923. According to Robert Carr, Ebsco database author, “ Hitler's attempted coup in Munich, in November 1923, ended in failure and incarceration (Carr, 1).” Also according to Robert Carr, Hitler was sentenced to five years, in jail, but he only served time for... ... middle of paper ... ...t was a horrific war. So the facts show that if the United States of America stepped in and attacked Adolf Hitler sooner. Works Cited "Adolf Hitler." World of Criminal Justice. Gale, 2002. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. "Adolf Hitler." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. "World War 2 Death Count." Hitler Historical Museum. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. . Hitler, Adolf, and Manheim, Ralph, Mein kampf, by Adolf Hitler, translated by Ralph Manheim Houghton Mifflin company, Boston, 1943 "Adolf Hitler." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. Carr, Robert. "Mein Kampf -- The Text, Its Theme and Hitler's Vision. (cover Story)." Ebscohost.com. Ebsco.com, Mar. 2007. Web.
Maier, Wendy A. "Adolf Hitler." In World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2005. Accessed February 4, 2014. http://worldatwar.abc-clio.com/.
Things were obviously very out of hand by the time America joined the war. To this day, we have learned through our mistakes and now realize that something to this degree must never happen again. By discovering the traumatizing effects of Hitler's rule, our country and 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 all in our power to ensure that history does not repeat itself in this dreadful manner.
Adolf Hitler’s political goals and social philosophies can be seen vividly through a brief excerpt of his autobiography/exposition entitled “Mein Kampf” or “My Struggles.” Hitler’s thoughts seemed to arise from a mind that blamed the German
Goldhagen, Daniel J. (1997) Hitler’s Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust (Abacus : London)
Gordon, Sarah. Hitler, Germans and the "Jewish Question." Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1984.
When war broke out, there was no way the world could possibly know the severity it would have taken on the people of the world. Fortunately one country saw and understood that Germany and its allies would have to be stopped. America’s Involvement in World War II not only contributed in the downfall of the insane Adolph Hitler and his Third Reich, but also came at the best time and moment. If the United States entered the war any earlier the consequences would probably have been worse.
Mckale,Donald M.. Hitler’s Shadow War, the Holocaust and World War 2. New York: Cooper Square.2002.Print.
Norton, James. The Holocaust: Jews, Germany, and the National Socialists. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2009. Print.
]Haffner, is a book which is hard to define. Only 165 pages long, Haffner has crammed more relevant information into this book than many twice its length. He observes Hitler's roller coaster ride through life and the country that he eventually took along. From Hitler's private life to the complete betrayal of Germany, Haffner evaluates the conditions and impetus for Hitler's accomplishments and failures. These include not only Hitler's psyche, but also the political arena of post World War I Europe.
“The History Place- Rise of Hitler: Hitler’s Book “Mein Kampf”” Hitler’s Book “Mein Kampf” The History Place, 1996. Web. 18 May 2014
The most commonly known fact about the Leader of the Third Reich (Kershaw 1987, 3) was that he was very aware of how important his ‘omnipotent’ image was to his leadership position and the strength of the regime (Kershaw 1987, 3). Hitler, himself as is well known, p...
Goldhagen, Daniel Jonah. Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust. New York: Vintage, 1997. Print.
Hitler’s life was conflicted in so many ways, first his childhood , schooling, and political. hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Austria Hungary; his mother doted on him from the start, she already lost three children to disease and desperate for the fourth one to survive. Hitler would later boast that he was his mother’s darling (Price, 16). Adolf childhood was dominated by conflict with his father, Alois Hitler (Price, 17). At age 15 he was failing several subject in school. His teacher were fed up with him; he hated all his teacher except one, Dr. Leonard Poetsch was a fierce German nationalist (Price, 17). At age 16 Hitler dropped out of school (Price, 19). Hitler father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and work for the government (Price, 17).
Hitler had a lot to do with Germany and he was remembered but not because of anything positive, but because he was one of the worst coldhearted dictators Germany or the world could’ve experienced. My view and Topic is worth consideration by the reader because it will inform them more about Hitler’s actions in 1933 and so on.
Shmoop Editorial Team.” Adolf Hitler in World War 2.” Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 26 Feb. 2014