| − | Lebensraum was a German word made popular by [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[Nazis]], which literally means "living space". Lebensraum is a policy of expanding the territory of Germany, particularly to the east. Under Hitler's rule, lebensraum became the political rationale behind the Nazis conquest of territories lost by the [[Treaty of Versailles]], which ended [[World War I]]. | + | '''Lebensraum''' was a [[German]] word made popular by [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[Nazis]], which literally means "living space". Lebensraum is a policy of expanding the territory of [[Germany]], particularly to the east. Under Hitler's rule, lebensraum became the political rationale behind the Nazis conquest of territories lost by the [[Treaty of Versailles]], which ended [[World War I]]. |