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Question: Was Hitler a great leader!?
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In my humanities class we are learning about WWII!. We're are learning a lot about Hitler and are debating whether he was a great leader or not!.

I'm asking this question to gain as many perspectives as possible!.

Was HItler a great leader or not!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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In terms of morality, where he was not a very good person, but since person and leader are somehow very very different, yes he was a good leader!. He led his people to great heights, and the country was the closest one to achieving world domination, if they had better technology then they would have!.

He gained his people's trust, he gained a lot of loyalty from his staff and everyone else who didn't hate him!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, Hitler was not a great leader, he was a failure who destroyed Germany, Poland, and Russia, and was responsible for the deaths and suffering of millions!. Great leaders do not create police states and concentration camps!. Only those who have never seen the inside of a concentration camp would say he was a "great leader!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

Not great in a good sense of the word but yes he was a great leader!. He rebuilt Germany's Armed Forces and united the people and got them to follow his will, be that through fear or respect!. He was able to consolidate his power and knew what and when to take action against large portions of his own countrymen (though they were Jews) and still have the support of the majority!. So yes one could say he was a great leader though not a very good leader from the standpoint of morals!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hitler was competent at the nuts and bolts of leadership: gaining public support, organization, ruthlessly exterminating opposition, etc!. What Hitler lacked was true vision!. Germany became a stronger nation politically and economically under its' current democracy than it ever was under monarchy or the Hitler dictatorship!. So in the final analysis I would have to say that Hitler was a very poor leader simply because he lead his nation to ruin not greatness!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Despite the atrocities commited!.!.!. absolutely!.

When you only take into acount his ability to raise himself up, and unite a nation sorely divided and raise the standard of living for those he considered real germans, and to make all of the political and military advances he made!.!.!. my goodness yes he was a great leader!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

i would say yes!. germany was destitute after WWI!. and in just about a decade hitler had built them into a super power!. of course he did it by exterminating the jews and stealing their money and illegally rebuilding the german military!. but few have accomplished anything like that!. most other post war nations have suffered immensely for decades or have had to depend on other nations for long periods of time!.
his methods were deplorable but his ability to rally his people through little more than propaganda is almost unmatched in history!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Related to this issue, an interesting read is Pat Buchanon's new book "The Unnecessary War"!. While I am not a Pat Buchanon fan, his premise is interesting, in that he believes Hitler really did not want war with the West and that diplomacy may have avoided WWII!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yes, what he did wasn't good, but it was still great (oh my god i the lamest person over but when i said it reminded me of harry potter "terrible but great"-ollivander, im such a freak!)
he got lots of people to support him and he was democratically elected so he must have don something right to get all those votes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Believe it or not in his beginning he was considered a hero and great leader to Germany!.He got their economy on track,build schools started a new form of reeducation, completely reformed Germany!.He even found a race of people to blame their troubles on!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The answer is No!.
He was not a great leader!.
Don't let anyone tell you he was!.
Someone who is intelligent yet chooses
evil wastes his knowledge and it is good for nothing!.
In this case he was worse than nothing!.
Worse than no leader at all!. A murderer!.
So, most definately, NOT a good leader!.
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HELL NO!!!

There is no other "perspective"!. Not a single person gain from his actions!. Not even Germans!. All of them suffered tremendously and millions died !.

Btw, I am amazed that this kind of question pop up VERYoften in Yahoo Answers!. I don't know why!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A terrible leader!.
He could only rule Germany by terror and mass hysteria!.
He slaughtered any German who even criticised him!.
He led his country and most of Europe to complete disaster!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yes he was a magnificent leader, he was able to make germany rise up to a great military power and such!.

as far as humanitarian leader goes he was terrible at thatWww@QuestionHome@Com

Depends on how you define the word "great"!.
Hitler had a great leadership quality, but he was not a morally good leader!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Irrespective of morality, he led his people succesfully, stopped only by outside forces!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Of course he was, he was brilliant, too, but that doesn't mean he was a good person!. Quite the opposite, in fact!. Www@QuestionHome@Com