Hitler's Foreign Policy

Question 1

What is Hitler’s 4 aims?

Answer 1

Rearmament, Anchluss, Lebensraum and Volksdeutsche.

Question 2

Describe Hitler’s aim for rearmament.

Answer 2

He wanted to reduce unemployment and make Germany strong again by increasing military power.
He would achieve this by:
- Remilitarising the Rhineland (1936).

Question 3

Describe Hitler’s aim for Lebensraum.

Answer 3

Lebensraum: creating more living space.
Gain additional land for the German people - Lebensraum - for farming and living on.
He would attempt to achieve this by:
- Invading Poland (1939).

Question 4

Describe Hitler’s aim for Anchluss.

Answer 4

He wanted to reunite Austria and Germany after it was forbidden under the Treaty of Versailles.
He would achieve this in 1938.

Question 5

Describe Hitler’s aim for Volksdeutsche.

Answer 5

Unite all German-speaking people - Volksdeutsche - by taking back all of the land that was taken away in the Treaty of Versailles.