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Hitler's Leadership Essay

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Adolph Hitler is seen by many as a socialist with great wickedness that scarred the world forever however; Hitler was one of the most influential leaders of all time with great intelligence and charisma despite his unstable childhood and insecurity. His strong personality, leadership, affection for his people and stubborn willpower brought Germany out of a depression in 5 years, reduced the unemployment rates to a shocking 100% over the course of 6 years, and modernized the infrastructure of his country both economically and militarily. His charisma, dedication, personality, leadership and eloquence make him one of the most dynamic leaders in Europe. Hitler’s ability to cause the people to move towards a common goal made him one of the …show more content…

The love for his fellow Germans also makes Hitler a man of authority and admiration (Goli). Before Hitler governed Germany, the unemployment rate was at 15.3 percent, which was a shocking 4 million of the population based on information obtained from the National Census of Germany. However, when he governed German due to the love he had for his fellow Germans, he instigated policies that worked in the interest of the people though some these policies took away selected freedoms from employers. His government banned the introduction of some labor-saving machinery in order to retain jobs with manual labor. Employers were also required to get government permission before laying workers, what an outstanding policy. Also the government gave contracts to companies that relied heavily on manual labor which explains Germans extensive road way system. When this all seemed insufficient to help the people, he went on further to form a Voluntary Labor Service (VLS) and the Voluntary Youth Service (VYS), an idea quite similar to the Civilian Conservation Corps by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States.
As if these policies were not enough, Hitler went on to institute measures that helped the female work force, which most presidents or rulers had never done at his time. As a result of Hitler’s all round policies he dropped what was once an unemployment rate at 15.3 percent to less than a 3 percent. What other

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