The Start of WWII
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Hitler's Command Economy - The Only Way for Germany to Thrive
Hitler always believed that there would be a time when there ould have to be a showdown between fachism and communism. He wanted germany to be self sufficient, so he started to put in place a command economy. Everything would be bent towards the national goals of self sufficiency and empire seeking. The only way for germans to thrive would be to expand. And that meant moving east, moving into poland, ukraine, russia which was since barbarous, uncivilized, undeveloped.
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