"How fortunate for leaders that men do not think" - Adolf Hitler. These words, not necessarily of wisdom, come from the mouth of one of the most talked-about figures in history. Hitler proved to be one of the most influential leaders in modern times, amassing a gathering of thousands of Nazis who carried out his orders without question, resulting in the torture and persecution of millions. Historians often question how Hitler gained so much power …showed first 75 words of 1382 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1382 total…even as early as 1923. During the crises of that year, membership of the Nationalist Socialist German Workers, or the Nazis, grew from 6,000 to 55,000. The reasons for this extreme increase in Party numbers were the political instability, the collapse of the economy, the rampant and growing anti-Semitism, and the Munich Putsch. These factors laid the foundation for Hitler's eventual complete takeover of Germany, and then Europe, which all lead to the outbreak of World War II.