In 1919, Anton Drexler, Gottfried Feder and Dietrich Eckart formed the German Worker's Party in Munich, Germany. The German Army was worried that it was a left-wing revolutionary group that would rebel against them. They sent Adolf Hitler, one of its education officers, to spy on the organization. Hitler found that the party's political ideas were similar to his own. He approved of Drexler's German nationalism and anti-Semitism but he didn't like the way the party was organized. Although he was only there as a spy, Hitler could not resist the opportunity to argue a point that he disagreed with. He then stood up and made a passionate speech on the subject.

Drexler was very impressed with Hitler's abilities as a speaker and invited him to join the party. At first Hitler was reluctant, but urged on by his commanding officer to let him join to which he soon...