The ambition to unite Germany under ein Volk, ein Reich (one people, one empire) was the primary goal of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party from the beginning of World War I to the end of World War II. This was not, however, a simple goal to achieve. Like most of Hitler's speeches, his road to power similarly began slowly and quietly. His speeches and rise of power were both carefully planned and the mass hysteria at the end of each was also planned and instrumental. Hitler did not instantly gain power in Germany by becoming Chancellor; he gained consolidation of power in Germany by using energy, by utilizing pro