Evaluate how Hitler’s policy of Anschluss drove his actions prior to World War II.

Question

a. Hitler’s policy drove him to reunite the people of Germany and keep invading.

b. Hitler’s policy drove him to stick to the Munich Agreement.

c. Hitler’s policy drove him to invade Ethiopia and upset peace in Europe.

d. Hitler’s policy drove him to sign the Neutrality Acts

Answer 1

a. Hitler’s policy of Anschluss, or the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany, drove his actions prior to World War II by fueling his desire to reunite all German-speaking populations under his control. This ultimately led him to continue invading and occupying other countries in pursuit of this goal, such as Czechoslovakia and Poland. The policy of Anschluss played a significant role in shaping Hitler’s expansionist and aggressive foreign policy in the years leading up to World War II.