HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Mein Kampf, Zweites Buch, Fathom
Document Summary
Advent of hitler to power, chancellor - dictated nazi dictatorship in germany - concern, calculation and assessment among chancellories in europe. Debate: intense discussion between historians with hitler"s meaning in foreign policy influence of his ideology, political upon subsequent practice as a statesman. British historian - origins of the second world war a. j. P. taylor argues that in the pages that the start of the second world war had little to do with. Hitler wasn"t pre-planned by hitler, instead hitler was a traditional statesman, controversially - most successful statesman ever exploiting opportunities, praying upon mistakes of opponents, western powers. Other statesman certainly found it difficult to fathom the nazi takeover - hitler kept them guessing, second-guessing his motives - his agenda. The consensus is that hitler did have a pre-set agenda - priorities, grand plan, tried as the context as favourable to attain. Called for the formation of alliances with britain and italy.
