What if Hitler was killed in World War 1?

We would be short one WWII.

The Nazi's were puny until Hitlar. Hitlar had the power in his voice to make it great. Without him it is unlikely that any other major figure would have went to the Nazi's. And even then whats the chance the man in charge would hold the racist and expansinist views?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_R%C3%B6hm

I agree with the idea of understanding the second World War by studying the first, or actually before the first World War.  Charles Sarolea published a book titled "The Anglo-German Problem" warning of the German mobilization for war,  long before the war, but no one paid attention to it until the war broke out.  The Prussians turned Germany into a war machine when they took control, and the US imitated the Germans making itself a war machine.   Now here we are with Obama who really does not want to engage in war, and a public cringing at the idea of more military debt, and we are leading the offensive in Libya.  

To say the second World War wouldn't have happened without Hitler is over exaggerating the importance of one man.  Men of history ride tides.   None of them would have become historical figures without the tide they ride.   I think it a mistake if we ignore that the Prussians turned Germany into a war machine and the US imitated them to do the same thing.   However, it was never the average citizen desiring his country be a war machine, as people think of family and personal matters, not world rule matters.  It is those who come to power, to play the bigger game who prepare their nations for the military action.   Like Bush Jr and Cheney and the New Century American Project, planned long before 9/11, and with such parallels with Hitler's  rise to power, it is unnerving.  




Edited by Athena - 28-Mar-2011 at 11:52

NSDP was grown under cover of Secret service of German state.This idea would have controlled social movement in Germany and its possible influences of SSSR.Hitler worked for secret service as special agent
and puppet.Very shameful and intriguing part of modern history.
 

There are people that would cut their veins for Rome.Looking Spartacus,i have made only conclusion after those 13+2 episodes:During Rome nobody knows own genetic parents for sure!Why do they glorify Rome?"This "New Rome Rising" have taken millions of victims and left enormous destructions. 
Let me go back to Adolphus:Do you know he was art student in Liverpool,England before the WW?This part of modern history had so much unknown answers and questions in same time?

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Edited by medenaywe - 30-Mar-2011 at 02:14

Omatikaya people will survive after all,cause Eywa protects them!Your words just show me that Eugenic mind has overwhelmed modern human brain!I know that we are sometimes  betting on wrong horse cause we can not control wholeness,but it is also human,recognition that this one was worst horse we ever have engaged for higher purposes.Stalin was evil only comparable with Adolphus.But it looks very wasted and pale phrase "Remove nail with nail" after millions had died...Machiavellian world rules us!  

Ultimately, as you allude, Germany and eventually the US and western Europe would have opposed the Soviets. Perhaps not a world war but a big one. It may not have happened until the late forties perhaps. The Communist tide was on the rise from 1917 and it would have taken war to break it. Japan would have still beenn expansionist...maybe a world war after all.