Pros And Cons Of Adolf Hitler

The evil genius of Adolf Hitler lay in his power of propaganda and political maneuvering. In the years leading up to the outbreak of WWII in 1939, Hitler was able to rise in party ranks, establish himself as Fuhrer, and elevate the German people to a Fascist frenzy of imperialist aggression. Despite these strengths to unite and motivate the German people under his absolute leadership, Hitler was unable to win the war for Germany for reasons economic, diplomatic, and military. He intentionally failed to mobilize the nation fully economically, constructed a weak ally network in Europe, and proved a pathetic military strategist. Because Hitler ruled autocratically and unilaterally, his failure would not be corrected by others in Germany, culminating in the nation’s defeat in the War. Hitler began preparing Germany militarily before 1935 with increased troop and weaponry numbers, violating Versailles’ agreements. Economically, however, Hitler refused to convert fully to the production of war materiel. He believed Germans should continue enjoying wealth as consumers. Despite economic minister Albert Speer’s advice during the war, Hitler would not order total conversion from consumer to war good production until 1944. This was a desperate act that came too late, as German troops had suffered insufficient supplies while fighting abroad. …show more content…
Germany had allies, but these ally states were weak and could not contribute the level of money, troops, food, and supplies needed to win the war. This was especially true since the Soviet pace of 1939 was broken with Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the same year as Pearl Harbor. The antagonism of the USSR and the entrance of the ultra-powerful US into the war rang the death knell, diplomatically, for Germany. The fall of Mussolini in 1943 was the lost of a fellow Fascist and marked the almost full diplomatic isolation of Germany from any other formidable state in

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