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Deciphering the Blueprint Nazism had very specific views on foreign policy. To understand these views, historians turn to important documents like the 25-Point Programme, Mein Kampf, and the Hossbach Memorandum.

<ul>
	<li>Purpose: Gives insight into the Nazis&#39; aims in foreign policy.</li>
</ul>

Real-World Example: Imagine this book as the &quot;instruction manual&quot; of Nazism&mdash;though there&#39;s debate on whether Hitler stuck to the &quot;manual&quot; or improvised as he went along.

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	<li>K Hildebrand
	<ul>
		<li>Belief: Hitler had a plan and Mein Kampf was his guide.</li>
		<li>Reference: &quot;The Foreign Policy of the Third Reich, 1973&quot;.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>AJP Taylor
	<ul>
		<li>Belief: Hitler didn&#39;t have a fixed plan. Instead, he reacted to internal pressures and external opportunities.</li>
		<li>For example: If you&#39;re baking a cake and run out of sugar, you might replace it with honey. It wasn&#39;t planned, but you adapt!</li>
		<li>Reference: &quot;The Origins of the Second World War, 1961&quot;.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Allan Bullock
	<ul>
		<li>Belief: A middle ground. Hitler set his aims in Mein Kampf but was also an opportunist.</li>
		<li>Think of it as having a travel itinerary but still stopping at a cool-looking caf&eacute; you hadn&#39;t planned to visit.</li>
		<li>Reference: &quot;Hitler: A Study in Tyranny, 1962&quot;.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

🤯 Your Challenge: Which historian&#39;s interpretation aligns most with your perspective?

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	<li>Overthrow the Treaty of Versailles
	<ul>
		<li>Why? Hitler saw it as a humiliation.</li>
		<li>How? By rearming Germany to reclaim territories lost due to the Treaty.</li>
		<li>Example: It&#39;s like being put on a time-out and wanting to prove you&#39;re ready to play again!</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>A &#39;Greater Germany&#39;
	<ul>
		<li>Goal: Incorporate Germans living outside Germany&#39;s borders (e.g., Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland) into the Third Reich.</li>
		<li>Motto: One nation, one race.</li>
		<li>Example: Think of it as wanting all pieces of a puzzle to be in one box.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Lebensraum (Living Space)
	<ul>
		<li>Why? Post-war Germany was supposedly overpopulated.</li>
		<li>Goal: Expand towards Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, providing more space and resources for Germans.</li>
		<li>Bonus Objective: Destroy Bolshevism (which Nazism saw as an enemy).</li>
		<li>Example: Imagine a fish tank. If you have too many fish, they need a bigger tank to swim and thrive.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Racial Superiority
	<ul>
		<li>Belief: Aryans are the master race, so they deserve more resources and territory.</li>
		<li>Dark side: This came at the expense of so-called &#39;subhuman&#39; races like the Slavs and Jews.</li>
		<li>Example: A playground bully thinking they deserve the whole playground because they&#39;re &quot;better.&quot;</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

🔍 Your Mission: Keep these notes handy and evaluate which of Hitler&#39;s goals were achieved and at what cost as you study further.

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Unlocking Hitler’s Foreign Policy Secrets

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