| − | Lebensraum was a German word made popular by Adolf Hitler and the [[Nazis]], which literally means "living space". Lebensraum is the policy of expanding Germany to the east in search of a unity between the German Volk and the land (the Nazi concept of Blood and Soil). Under Hitler's rule, the Nazis modified theory of Lebensraum became Germany's foreign policy during the [[Third Reich]. | + | Lebensraum was a German word made popular by [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[Nazis]], which literally means "living space". Lebensraum is a policy of expanding he territory of Germany, particularly to the east. Under Hitler's rule, lebensraum became the political rational behind the Nazis conquest of territories lost by the [[Treaty of Versaille]], which ended World War I. |