ir alliance.The invasion of Czechoslovakia had gained Hitler confidence, ‘I shall go down in History as the Greatest German.’ was his concluding remark. He had achieved his aim of uniting all Arians, whether they were in favour or not. Russia had failed to resist the invasion and thus the French alliance with her was smashed, France now having only her defences to rely upon. Cha was a rich county, Hitler having gained control of her frontier defences, the coal and iron of the Sudetenland and the Skoda armaments. Hitler had for the first time succeeded in conquering a non-German territory, once again without military opposition. Hitler at this point-realised War was close and to succeed he would need allies, Britain no longer an opposition he looked to Italy and ironically Russia. Through the Pact of Steel and more significantly the Nazi Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Hitler secured the alliances and was promised support at least superficially. He had now formed the foundations for alliances that in the future proved both useful and prosperous with Italy, Japan and less significantly Russia.In 1939 Hitler attacked Poland and the ‘phoney war’ was declared between Germany and Britain, once again he faced no military opposition until 1940. Some historians argue that this move was too hasty as the four yr plan was not due to be completed to 1940 and the economy even at this point was not stable. Nevertheless Hitler had entered a war that he very nearly won.Hitler adopted a daring dexterous foreign policy between 1933-9, which proved largely successful. Hitler securing his aims of German unity and the removal of the Treaty of Versailles and had laid the foundations for lebensraum and maybe even world domination. Often with added economic, military, territorial and social benefits; each success improving his standing within Germany and Arian pride. Hitler only failed in his inability to secure an alliance Anglo Nazi allia...
