Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was a struggling young artist who became a feared dictator. He led his country into a bloody war that killed millions of people. Hitler rose to power in Germany in the 1930s. He eventually started World War II (1939-1945), a conflict that left Europe in ruins. HITLER'S CHILDHOOD Adolf Hitler was born in 1889. He came from a well-to-do family in Austria-Hungary. His father was an important government worker. After his father …showed first 75 words of 575 total…

…showed last 75 words of 575 total…world's 18 million Jews died in the Holocaust, one of history's greatest tragedies. HITLER'S SUICIDE The United States entered World War II in December 1941. Slowly, Germany began to lose the war. America and its allies launched the D-Day invasion of western Europe on June 6, 1944. They fought their way through France and into Germany in 1945. Facing defeat, Hitler killed himself. His reign of terror was finally over. Microsoft ? Encarta ? Reference Library 2005. ? 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.