Why was Hitler so power-hungry?

One of my co-workers has a very curious son, particularly relating the the Holocaust, Nazism and other WWII Related things. Knowing that I have a relatively worthless BA in History, she asked me if I would be willing to answer the questions that he has. Seeing as how, before tonight, I haven't updated in a while, and I'm bored, I'll answer one of his many questions here tonight, with more to follow.

Why was Hitler so power-hungry?

The first thing to consider, is Hitler himself. Austrian Born, with an immense sense of German Pride. You must remember that to many Europeans, pride for your ethnicity is much stronger than the pride for your country. Here, we are all Americans, sure there are sects of every ethnicity in the world here, but we tend to show our westernized American pride more than our ethnic pride. Hitler had served in the German Army during World War I, served valiantly, and was willing to fight on their behalf.

Hitler was not always the most conforming person in the world. After his failed Beer Hall Putsch, he was jailed, where while incarcerated, he wrote his acclaimed work "Mein Kampf", literally translated, "My Struggle". He highlighted the failures of the German state in the events leading up to, during and immediately following World War I. Particularly faced with massive amounts of restitution required by the opposing forces following WWI, the German State was nearly bankrupt. This led to colossal fears from the German people.

Hitler was able to capitalize on these fears and started to make a name for himself in the German Political realm, consistantly opposing the Weimar Government. Shortly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929, worldwide economic collapse ensued. Hitler, through his affable and charismatic speaking style, won the hearts of the German People. For a lot of reasons, that I won't get into, Hitler was able to assume power after the death of President von Hindenberg, and the rest, in theory, is well, history.

So, as for the original question, why was Hitler so power-hungry?

Hitler wanted to prepate a perfect German state. Aryans would dominate, this is generally accepted as a delisional schizophrenic dream, but it was Hitler's mission. He allowed his pride for the Germanic race to overcome reality. His pride was seriously damaged after the Treaty of Versailles, the repercussions of this treaty damaged the German state and its financial affairs. A man can heal from physical wounds, but once his pride is damaged, it becomes personal. Adolf Hitler personified this to the nth degree.

Power-hungry, perhaps, sociopathic, absolutely, neurotic, most definitely. Yet the rationality of this defies all logic. It can be summarized very simply; he was Hitler.