an air force and an army that would outnumber those of France, Germany's major European rival. In addition, it was imperative for him to have the most powerful navy to be able to defeat Great Britain in case of a war. Hitler's goal was to control as many countries as he could and when he invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 Germany was military, economically and politically ready to go to war against Great Britain and France.
             As well as military strength, Hitler required his population to be intrepid. Claimed to a genetic superiority, the Aryan race represented the pure Germans with blue eyes and blond hair. Thus, anyone not part of this race was to be inferior and therefore despised and persecuted. Hitler particularly hated
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