Reacting to Hitler: Polish, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and Romanian foreign policy, 1933-1939

<p>The nations of East Central Europe have traditionally been portrayed as “victims” of Nazi German expansionism. In this work the foreign policies of Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, and Romania from 1933 to 1939 were examined through the paradigm of Hitler's major foreign policy achievements to explore this prevalent notion and to discern why the foreign policies of these governments failed. These included his rise to power in 1933, the remilitarization of the Rhineland, the <em>Anschluss</em> with Austria, the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, and the invasion of Poland. Specifically, the reactions of these four nations to German action and their relationships with each other were examined. It was found that their foreign policies ended in failure due to their inability to substitute shortsighted national objectives that focused on regional revision at the expense of their neighbors for regional security directed against German expansionism.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History and Philosophy

Year

2008

Author dc:creator

• Krempa, Geoffrey K

Contributors dc:contributor

• Robert M. Citino, PhD, Chair
• Pamela Graves, PhD
• Ronald Delph, PhD

• Hitler
• Adolf
• 1889-1945
• European History
• History

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/191

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1190