In the early quarter of the twentieth century, a young man was beginning to fill his mind with ideas of a unification of all Germanic countries. That young man was Adolf Hitler, and what he learned in his youth would surface again as he struggled to become the leader of this movement. Hitler formed views of countries and even certain cities early in his life, those views often affecting his dictation of foreign policy as he grew older. What was Hitler"s view of the world before the Nazi Party came to power? Based in large part on incidents occurring in...
was due to the ingestion of Pan-German propaganda in his youth. His ideas of Lebensraum were less economic in nature, but rather slogans of Pan-German coinage. His entire foreign policy was based upon his beliefs and views of the country in question, and what he could manipulate out of that country. I do not believe that Hitler had uncontested world dominion in mind before his party came into power. His views and beliefs in regards to other countries, however, certainly show that his thoughts were leaning in that direction. One man"s outlook would soon become a nation"s driving force.