Adolf Hitler joined the Germans worker party in 1919 and later renamed to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP or Nazi Party). Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in 1924 while imprisoned for high treason at Lansberg prison. Due to his political career taking a heavy blow, Hitler hoped that this book would serve as a platform for propaganda to share his views and attack those he believed betrayed him and Germany. The book was originally titled 4 ½ Jahre Kampf gegen Lüge, Dummheit und Feigheit, Eine Abrechnung (4 ½ Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice. A Reckoning.); it was ultimately shortened to Mein Kampf. Mein Kampf was first published in 1925 by the Nazi Party. As a marketing tactic, the Nazi publishing house created special editions of Mein Kampf in order to entice more people to purchase and read it. Millions of copies were sold, and the text became required reading in German schools. It is safe to say that the publication of this book subsequently caused hate crimes against Jewish people to become more aggressive and rampant. After World War II the Allied occupation officials removed Mein Kampf, along with other Nazi texts, from circulation and prohibited the texts from being republished. However, its impact had already taken hold and had devastating effects. The copyright for Mein Kampf expired in 2016. This led to the release of editions that analyzed and critiqued Hitler’s work. While many people today recognize that Hitler and his ideas are wrong there are still groups out there that follow his word. To this day there are still Nazis in the world committing hate crimes against Jewish people. Although these instances may not be directly linked back to the influence of Hitler his propaganda and beliefs definitely spread and strengthened the influence of the Nazi Party.