Emily

The Chancellor of Germany during the period of World War II was Adolf Hitler. In the year of 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany. Hitler was chancellor of a 14 year old German Democratic Republic. His meteoric rise spurred largely by the Germans frustration with dismal economic conditions. Also, Hitler was leader of the Nazi party. He demanded that President Hindenburg appoint him Chancellor. During his reign as chancellor, the rise of fascism was produced and the Holocaust took place. Hitler gained power by preaching racial superiority. Also as Chancellor he planned to avenge the German nation’s defeat in World War I. In 1936, Hitler and Mussolini formed an alliance, known as the Roman- Berlin Axis. Hitler and Germany started World War II. Germany also attacks the Soviet Union. Hitler’s forces conquered Western Europe. During his rule, the Holocaust took place. Because he promoted fascism and racism, Hitler tortured the Jews. He turned them into slaves, and slaughtered them in Concentration Camps. Germans during Hitler’s reign as introduce a new method of warfare, known as blitzkrieg. German forces drove deep into Poland because of Hitler’s orders. In the end, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.