HIEU 158 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Mein Kampf, Appeasement
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He was a complete failure before 1930 and he was again a complete failure after 1941. Such a history is extremely uncommon amongst great politicians because it can be divided so neatly into three distinct parts. Areas around germany are annexed without backlash. Poland, norway, france, etc. are taken in grand displays of military triumph. There isn"t really a logical explanation as to why this happened. Hitler remained the same from the moment he took power until his suicide. No notable changes in personality or health (mental or physical) His actions were set from before he took power as can be read in mein kampf. He made some mistakes near the end and stuck with him with a stubbornness that was very characteristic of him. The change in his success comes from the change in the opponents hitler had to deal with. He only won success against weak enemies. A crumbling weimar republic of the 1930s.
