en acted as the father of the German children. He gained their respect and support at a young age, which was a new tactic that had never been used before. Hitler nurtured the children’s respect and support by teaching them strict manners and disciplinary orders while they were still in school. He also enforced the teaching of fascism and severe nationalism in the schools(Heck 122). Throughout Hitler’s career he retained these very powerful characteristics, helping him remain a powerful leader in Germany and the rest of the war throughout W.W.II until the German defeat in 1945. Now, with Germany on his side, he commenced his plan of totalitarian control. Hitler believed that in order for Germany to obtain full prosperity, it must ‘cleanse’ itself of the ‘impure’ people. Hitler expressed his views in the book Mein Kampf in which he also talked of his right to maintain ‘living space.’ He increased his forces from a measly 100,000 men to 500,000 men and withdrew from the League of Nations(Rathbone 70). Planning a major invasion of Europe, Hitler decided to test out his new weapons in the Spanish Civil War, and while he was there he became acquainted with Italian methods and political ideas. This was the basis for the Rome Berlin Axis, and an alliance was made in October 1936. Only six months later, German troops occupied the Rhineland. Hitler then turned to Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. He convinced the 3,000 Germans living there to demand self-government. After the Czech crisis was resolved, Hitler called a conference of the major European powers but conveniently forgot to invite Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, its major alliance. Germany, Britain, France, and Italy determined the fate of Czechoslovakia. Hitler gained the right to send troops into the Rhineland and promised to control his actions involving world affairs from then on. But only six months later, Hitler gained con...
