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World History Extended DBQ: Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler -- An Overview

In addition to his goal of complete Germanic domination, Hitler aspired to rid the world of the Jewish people. Between 1939 and 1945, the Schutzstaffel (SS), under Hitler's deputy Heinrich Himmler’s direction, systematically killed approximately eleven million people (some estimates are twice or three times as high), six million of whom were Jews; in addition, non-Jewish Poles, alleged communists or political opponents, Roman Catholics, Protestants, physically and mentally handicapped individuals, Roma, and trade unionists were also killed in the Holocaust

QUESTION: What were the causes of the rise of Adolf Hitler?

Document #1 -- After WWI, Nations Were Changed Forever

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Document #2 -- World Leaders: Adolf Hitler

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Document #3 -- National Socialism and Hitler's Nazi Party

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