Adolf Hitler
1889–1945
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Number of books: c. 175,000
We have covered Hitler many times on Listverse, but rarely
from a somewhat historiometric perspective. We all know
that he remains the primary cause of WWII. He instigated it to
suit two profound desires: to become the most powerful
person on Earth, preferably in history, if not to rule the
whole world; and, for his own enjoyment, to cause as much
pain as possible against all those he deemed responsible for
Germany’s humiliating and miserable defeat in WWI, and
its squalid poverty between the wars. Germany was forced to
pay every other nation’s wartime expenses after the First
World War, and this utterly destroyed Germany’s economy.
The Deutschmark became so worthless that children burned
millions of them at once to keep warm in the streets.
from a somewhat historiometric perspective. We all know
that he remains the primary cause of WWII. He instigated it to
suit two profound desires: to become the most powerful
person on Earth, preferably in history, if not to rule the
whole world; and, for his own enjoyment, to cause as much
pain as possible against all those he deemed responsible for
Germany’s humiliating and miserable defeat in WWI, and
its squalid poverty between the wars. Germany was forced to
pay every other nation’s wartime expenses after the First
World War, and this utterly destroyed Germany’s economy.
The Deutschmark became so worthless that children burned
millions of them at once to keep warm in the streets.
The Jews, meanwhile, largely kept their money in gold and
jewelry, safe in international banks. Gold and diamonds
do not depreciate, and Hitler seized on his own hatred of
the Jews’ prosperity in the Interbellum to sway as many
people to his side as possible. Add to this a supreme
mastery of oratory, and history is about to suffer a severe
catastrophe. WWII resulted in more deaths than any other
war, up to 71 million, and Hitler is the most to blame.
He knew and was not ashamed. He was despised and happy
about it.
jewelry, safe in international banks. Gold and diamonds
do not depreciate, and Hitler seized on his own hatred of
the Jews’ prosperity in the Interbellum to sway as many
people to his side as possible. Add to this a supreme
mastery of oratory, and history is about to suffer a severe
catastrophe. WWII resulted in more deaths than any other
war, up to 71 million, and Hitler is the most to blame.
He knew and was not ashamed. He was despised and happy
about it.
He is routinely listed alongside the following names on lists
of the most evil people, real or fictitious, in history, especially
those of public polls: “the Devil;” “Satan;” “Lucifer;” “Stalin.”
The current US President (whoever it is) is usually next,
although recently elected popes can unseat him. It can be argued
that Hitler shaped the 20th Century more than any other person,
except possibly Einstein, and Hitler is the only person of the
20th or 21st Century on this list. Quite an impressive ranking
to have been dead for only 68 years.
of the most evil people, real or fictitious, in history, especially
those of public polls: “the Devil;” “Satan;” “Lucifer;” “Stalin.”
The current US President (whoever it is) is usually next,
although recently elected popes can unseat him. It can be argued
that Hitler shaped the 20th Century more than any other person,
except possibly Einstein, and Hitler is the only person of the
20th or 21st Century on this list. Quite an impressive ranking
to have been dead for only 68 years.
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