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Adolf Hitler - His Life And Effect On History

1. THE BEGINNING
At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child
was born in the small town of Branau, Austria.   The name of the child
was Adolf Hitler.   He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and
his third wife Klara.  
As a young boy Adolf attendated church regulary and sang in
the local choir.   One day he carved a symbol into the bench which
resembled the Swastika he later used as the symbol of the Nazi party.
He was a pretty good student.   He received good marks in most of his
classes.   However in his last year of school he failed German and
Mathematics, and only succeeded in Gym and Drawing.   He drooped out of
school at the age of 16, spending a total of 10 years in school.   From
childhood one it was his dream to become an artist or architect.   He
was not a bad artist, as his surviving paintings and drawings show but
he never showed any originality or creative imagination.   To fullfil
his dream he had moved to Vienna the capital of Austria where the
Academy of arts was located.   He failed the first time he tried to get
admission and in the next year, 1907 he tried again and was very sure
of success.   To his surprise he failed again.   In fact the Dean of the
academy was not very impressed with his performance, and gave him a
really hard time and said to him "You will never be painter."1   The
rejection really crushed him as he now reached a dead end.   He could
not apply to the school of architecture as he had no high-school
diploma.   During the next 35 years of his live the young man never
forgot the rejection he received in the dean's office that day.  
Many Historians like to speculate what would have happened
IF.... perhaps the small town boy would have had a bit more
talent....or IF the Dean had been a little less critical, the world
might have been spared the nightmare into which this boy was
eventually to plunge it.  

2. WORLD WAR I
While living in Vienna Hitler he made his...