REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: LEBENSRAUM
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Lebensraum, meaning 'living space', was a key slogan of German expansionism and a central aim of Hitler's foreign policy. Hitler believed Germany was overcrowded and required more space, which he planned to achieve by uniting German-speaking people and conquering the USSR. This policy linked to his racial ideologies suggested that the land needed was inhabited by 'inferior races', making war with the USSR inevitable.
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REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: LEBENSRAUM
- 2. DEFINITION Lebensraum was known as “living space” and it was the slogan of German expansionism that was a major aim of Hitler’s foreign policy.
- 3. Question 1 Why did Hitler believe that the German people needed more living space?
- 4. Answer 1 Hitler argued that Germany was overcrowded and did not have enough food and raw materials (resources).
- 5. Question 2 State the other two key aims of Hitler’s foreign policy.
- 6. Answer 2 To unite all German-speaking people in one country. To destroy the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
- 7. Question 3 Which country did Hitler believe Germany ultimately needed to conquer in order to have sufficient living space?
- 8. Answer 3 The USSR. This and his hatred of communism led to the German invasion in 1941.
- 9. Question 4 In what way is Lebensraum linked to Hitler’s racial policies?
- 10. Answer 4 He believed that the land Germany needed was populated by what he called “minor nations” and “inferior races”.
- 11. Important! Lebensraum made war between Germany and the USSR inevitable.