By the end of 1940, Hitler was at the pinnacle of his power.’ Explain the statement with examples. [CBSE 2014]
(a) In foreign policy, Hitler acquired quick successes. He left the League of Nations, reoccupied Rhineland, annexed Austria, took German-speaking Sudentenland from Czechoslovakia and finally the whole country. (b) In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. It started the war with England and France. Puppet governments who supported Hitler were set up in many parts of Europe. (c) In September 1940, Hitler signed a Tripartite pact with Italy and Japan to strengthen his claim to international power
