This informational text is for grade 7 students. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a German politician who was a leader of the Nazi Party and later became a dictator in Germany. Hitler’s leadership in Germany resulted in World War II and the deaths of countless soldiers and citizens, especially Jews, whom Hitler attempted to exterminate during the war. In this informational text, Jessica McBirney discusses Hitler’s rise to power and what he represents today. This text is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0