World War II Notes
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US History [1]
Introduction Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:09 PM ? Hitler's Strategic Vision & Nazi Foreign Policy *By 1939 Hitler was able to reverse a huge part of the Treaty of Versailles ? The Setting: Uniqueness (The German Question?) Geography Situation: surrounded by hostile or potentially hostile countries Encirclement complex (trait of German military strategy throughout history) Avoids two front wars Forces country to integrate new technology into warfare Prussian War college renowned throughout the world at its height The railroad in the twenties (troop movement, rail guns), rifled barrels Blitzkrieg Nationalism German nationalism a unique intensity in part because Germany is new country as a unified nation only since 1871.