Adolf Hitler, the most powerful dictator in world history, feared that a single novel, he believed, could derail a plan aimed at strengthening Germany and conquering the world. All Quiet on the Western Front describes the experiences of a group of young men who fought in the German army during the First World War. Of course, Germany lost World War I and imposed harsh surrender terms under the Treaty of Versailles, particularly Clause 231. Germany was unable to develop its military, lost colonies and territories, had to pay reparations and, worst of all, was entirely blamed for the First World War. Hitler knew that to achieve his goal of conquering the world, as described in Mien Kampf, he had to allow people to have faith in Germany and have the nationalism they had before World War I. Adolf Hitler banned All Quiet on the Western Front in Germany because for his plan to strengthen Germany and conquer the world to succeed, he believed he had to instill nationalism in every German citizen and make them believe that the Germany could be the most powerful country. in the world; All Quiet on the Western Front showed Germany's weakness and poor war conditions that would make German soldiers less confident and less willing to fight and make German citizens less supportive of war. Although All Quiet on the Western Front shows the bravery of a group of young German soldiers, the novel also shows the horror of trench warfare and the terrible conditions of war. The war conditions described in All Quiet on the Western Front made Hitler fear that men would be dissuaded from wanting to fight for Germany or that Germans would be less confident when going to war and therefore not be soldiers useful. Hitler was to be a mast...... middle of paper...... of all the German people in a war in order to carry out his plan and that the conditions described in the novel would make the German people less likely to support a war. Hitler banned All Quiet on the Western Front because he knew he needed the support of the German people to achieve his goal of taking over the world. Although All Quiet on the Western Front showed the bravery of a group of young German soldiers, the novel also showed the horror of trench warfare and the terrible conditions of war. Hitler not only knew that he had to ban the novel in order to ensure that German soldiers and men would be ready to fight, but he also knew that he had to ban the novel in order to rally the German people to his side and to get his support. Adolf Hitler banned All Quiet on the Western Front so that he could strengthen Germany and its military and achieve his goal of world domination..