Foreign Policy

Question 1

What was the aim of German foreign policy outlined in the meeting in Reich Chancellory on 5 November 1937?

Answer 1

to make secure and preserve the volksmasse ( racial stock)

and to enlarge it.

It was therefore a question of space,

Hitler concluded autarky in regard to food and the economy could not be maintained

the solution was found in gaining space for agricultural use,

Question 2

How did Hitler intend to achieve the aim of his foreign policy?

Answer 2

Germany’s probem could be solved only by the use of force

Question 3

When did Hitler claim Germany’s problem of space would be solved?

Answer 3

1943-5

indeed he would take military action earlier if France was weakened by a serious domestic crisis or became involved in war with another state

Question 4

In the case of war who would be Germany’s first priority to overthrow?

Answer 4

Austria and Czechoslovakia to reduce the threat on its south-eastern flank

Question 5

Why were Austria and Czechoslovakia Germany’s first priority to overthrow in the case of war?

Answer 5

the forced removal of 2 million people Czech and 1 million from Austria would free up additional food supplies

hitler believed the british and french were unlikely to intervne while the poles woulbe neutral as long as germny was neutral

Question 6

In addition to the reich chancellory meeting in 1937, what suggests that Hitler conspired to wage war as part og an implementation of long-term plans?

Answer 6

mein kampf

Question 7

How does the mein kampf suggest an implementation of long-term plans?

Answer 7

although the mein kampf was not a detailed timetable nor a consistent set of plans

it outlined hitler;s broad policies of expansion and aggression pursued from 1933 onwards