Adolf Hitler's calculated butchery of human lives and the human spirit surpassed anything this earth. He rose to power after the collapse of the German economy and the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler's Nazi Party quickly gained support, and he became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He used the Great Depression to his advantage, exploiting the desperation of the German people and promising a new powerful Germany. Hitler's speeches had a unique power, and he managed to focus and channel the discontent in Germany. He eventually seized total control of the government and became the supreme leader of Germany, using the Enabling Act to suspend freedoms and arrest his enemies. [... more]