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Geopolitik - Hitler's Plan for Empire

1942 20 min
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Hitler planned to dominate the world. A major factor in his thinking was the geopolitical theory of Karl Haushofer. (Released under the title Hitler's Plan in the World in Action series.)

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Geopolitik - Hitler's Plan for Empire

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Hitler planned to dominate the world. A major factor in his thinking was the geopolitical theory of Karl Haushofer. (Released under the title Hitler's Plan in the World in Action series.)
  • director
    Stuart Legg
  • producer
    Stuart Legg
  • narrator
    Lorne Greene

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Ages 13 to 18
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Define geopolitik and its importance to Hitler’s intentions of expansionism. Explain Professor Karl Haushofer’s geopolitical theory. Who was Haushofer and why was his geopolitical theory so compelling to Hitler? What was Haushofer’s connection to Adolf Hitler? Should this connection have been sufficient grounds for prosecuting Haushofer as a war criminal after WWII and putting him on trial? What ethical issues does the story of Haushofer raise for historians today? 

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