Hitlers aims in foreign policy

• Hitler's Foreign Policy aims from 'Mein Kampf':

  • Gain 'Lebensraum' for Germany by claiming and conquering more land in Eastern Europe, especially from Slavic nations like Poland and Russia
  • Claim or Re-claim 'German' Territory by incorporating all German-speaking peoples into a German Empire called the 'Reich', including lands in France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and the Baltic statea
• Hitler's view on Slavic nations:

  • Hitler believed Slavs were 'untermensch' or 'sub-human', suitable only for enslavement by the racially 'superior' Germans
• Hitler's stance on Communism:

  • Hitler despised Communism and saw Communist Russia (the USSR) as a significant threat to Germany
  • He called for the destruction of Communism within Germany and believed defeating the USSR was the only way to eradicate Communism
• Hitler's perspective on the Treaty of Versailles:

  • Hitler hated the Treaty of Versailles, considering it humiliating and weakening for Germany
  • He referred to those who signed the armistice in November 1918 as 'November Criminals' who had 'stabbed Germany in the back'
  • Hitler aimed to overturn the Treaty by re-arming and reclaiming lost territories
• Hitler's racial beliefs:

  • Hitler detailed his racial beliefs, considering Germans as 'Aryans', a 'master race' destined to dominate weaker races
  • He viewed Jews as the main enemies of the German people, accusing them of conspiring to enslave and weaken the Aryan race