"Hitler is a man of simple tastes, a vegetarian for health reasons, a non-smoker and teetotaler. Possessed of extraordinary vitality, four hours' sleep and twenty hours' work make up his normal working day... As a speaker, Hitler exercises astonishing sway over a German audience, presumably because public speaking is an unknown art in Germany. His speeches are practically repetitions of a few simple main theses, in the course of which platitudes are uttered with such extraordinary emphasis that an unsophisticated audience mistakes them for newly minted aphorisms. He has sized up the German audience during his fifteen years of apprenticeship with astonishing accuracy. This and an undeniable political instinct has brought him to the top of the tree."—Short description of Adolf Hitler prepared by the British Embassy in Berlin, January 1937
According to the author of this text, which characteristic led to Hitler's political success?

A. his remarkable intelligence
B. his ability to work long days with little sleep
C. his ability to communicate with the public
D. his healthy habits

The correct answer is C. His ability to communicate with the public.

Explanation

Adolf Hitler was a German politician known for being the leader of the National Socialist Workers Party and leading Germany and Europe to World War II for his expansionist interests and fascist and nationalist ideals. According to the description made by the British embassy in 1937, his political success was due to his effectiveness in speaking in public when the author mentions that "As a speaker, Hitler exercises amazing dominance over a German audience, presumably because public speaking is an art unknown in Germany ", highlighting that his leadership and his way of communicating to the public was a unique feature in Germany at this time. The author also emphasizes when saying that "he has measured the German audience during his fifteen years of apprenticeship with amazing precision", allowing to glimpse Hitler's extensive knowledge of the public he is addressing and who knows how to manipulate his thinking what It led to high support and his political success. Therefore, the correct answer is C. your ability to communicate with the public

the years following the end of world war i were a period of deep social tensions, aggrevated by high wartime inflation. food prices more than doubled between 1915 and 1920; clothing costs more than tripled. a steel strike that began in chicago in 1919 became much more than a simple dispute between labor and management. the steel strike of 1919 became the focal point for profound social anxieties, especially fears of bolshevism.

organized labor had grown in strength during the course of the war. many unions won recognition and the 12-hour workday was abolished. an 8-hour days was instituted on war contract work and by 1919, half the country's workers had a 48-hour work week.

the war's end, however, was accompanied by labor turmoil, as labor demanded union recognition, shorter hours, and raises exceeding the inflation rate. over 4 million workers--one fifth of the nation's workforce--participated in strikes in 1919, including 365,000 steelworkers and 400,000 miners. the number of striking workers would not be matched until the depression year of 1937.

the year began with a general strike in seattle. police offers in boston went on strike, touching off several days of rioting and crime. but the most tumultuous strike took place in the steel industry. then some 350,000 steelworkers in 24 separate craft union went on strike as part of a drive by the american federation of labor to unionize the industry. from management's perspective, the steel strike represented the handiwork of radicals and professional labor agitators. the steel industry's leaders regarded the strike as a radical conspiracy to get the company to pay a 12-hour wage for eight hours' work. at a time when communists were seizing power in hungary and were staging a revolt in germany, and workers in italy were seizing factories, some industrialists feared that the steel strike was the first step toward overturning the industrial system.

the strike ended with the complete defeat of the unions. from labor's perspective, the corporations had triumphed through espionage, blacklists, and the denial of freedom of speech and assembly and through the complete unwillingness to recognize the right of collective bargaining with the workers' representatives.

during the 1920s, many of labor's gains during world war i and the progressive era were rolled back. membership in labor unions fell from 5 million to 3 million. the us supreme court outlawed picketing, overturned national child labor laws, and abolished minimum wage laws for women.