Political Training

POLITICAL TRAINING

There have been many leaders who have altered the course of history and changed the way the world thinks and lives . These leaders have been men of tremendous influence over masses , though the influence may have been negative in impact . Leadership styles may differ from authoritative to democratic to laissez faire but leaders have in common a penchant for influencing the common people and having their way with the crowds . The world remembers such leaders with awe and their names become subjects of household conversations . Every era has its share

of such leaders . This studies the lives of some highly influential leaders of the modern times and attempts to understand what made them the men that they were

The name Adolf Hitler conjures up that dreaded image of World War II when the world rose as one to fight and conquer the Axis powers comprising of Germany , Japan and Italy . He may have been a villain and a torturer who ed millions of Jews to be burned alive in gas chambers , who rose from the bottom of the societal ladder to become the dictator of Germany and then a lot of Europe for some time during the World War , and built a regime based on terror and persecution during his reign . It is indeed surprising that with no formal political training no background for the kind of reign and terror that he established , he went on to become a dictator who had germany and most of Europe at his command during the World War . However , an insight into his childhood shows that his tendency to rule was a result of a difficult and lonely childhood and less than happy adolescence

Born of poor parents , Hitler was sent to study to an urban school when his father procured enough money through his position as the Austrian customs ' officer . An intelligent student at the village school , he lost his footing in the unfamiliar surroundings of the city and his results became poor . He also developed a predisposition for breaking rules and antipathy towards authority . Consorting with the lowest of the crowds and failing to secure a position in architectural schools in Venice Hitler became a vagabond and a loner . He did not have a permanent job and took up menial positions to secure two square meals a day . The crowds that he mingled with were his first political training . He learnt to manipulate them for his benefit and exploit them for his own gains It was during this time that he developed strong feelings of nationalism and also an anti- Marxist . This was the first step towards a becoming a dictator and manipulating huge masses

During the first world War , Hitler served as a volunteer in the Bavarian regiment , having returned to Germany in 1913 . his bravery was rewarded and he was decorated several times but wasn 't promoted to a leadership position as his officers felt that he lacked certain qualities . In 1920 he came in contact with...