Hitler's Achievements of His Foreign Policy Aims

What foreign policy aims did Hitler achieve by 1939?

By 1939 Hitler had achieved many of the aims he set out to do so in foreign policy when he first came to power.

What did Hitler do to achieve his foreign policy aim of destroying the Treaty of Versailles?

One of Hitler's key aims was to destroy the Treaty of Versailles. He achieved this by 1939 in a number of ways:

• ❖ Hitler expanded the German Army above 100,000 men, reintroduced conscription, built the Luftwaffe (air force) and built up the German navy.
• ❖ Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland in 1936.
• ❖ Hitler united with Austria in 1938.

What did Hitler do to achieve his foreign policy aim of rearmament?

Hitler expanded the German Army above 100,000 men, reintroduced conscription, built the Luftwaffe (air force) and built up the German navy.

What did Hitler do to achieve his foreign policy aim of lebensraum?

One of Hitler's key aims was Lebensraum (land in the east) by 1939 he had achieved this in a number of ways:

• ❖ The invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1938.
• ❖ The invasion of Poland in 1939.

What did Hitler do to achieve his foreign policy aim of Volksdeutsche?

One of Hitler's key aims for Volksdeutsche. He promised to unite all German-speaking people and all people of German blood. He achieved this by 1939 in a number of ways:

• ❖ Taking control of the Saar in 1935.
• ❖ Anschluss with Austria in 1938. This also helped him achieve another aim of reuniting with Austria.
• ❖ The invasion of the Sudetenland in 1938.
• ❖ The invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1938.
• ❖ The attack on the port of Danzig in 1939.