* Anti-Semitism: Hitler's central policy was the extermination of the Jewish people. He believed that the Jews were a threat to Germany and to the Aryan race.
* Militarism: Hitler believed that Germany needed to rearm itself in order to regain the territory it had lost after the First World War. He also wanted to expand Germany's territory by conquering new land.
* Nationalism: Hitler believed that the German people were superior to other races. He also believed that Germany should be a powerful and independent country.
* Totalitarianism: Hitler believed that the government should have total control over every aspect of society. He suppressed all dissent and opposition to his regime.
Goals
* To establish a Greater German Reich: Hitler wanted to unify all ethnic Germans into a single country, including Austrians, Germans from Czechoslovakia and Poland, and Germans living in the Soviet Union.
* To conquer new territory: Hitler wanted to expand Germany's territory by conquering new land in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
* To exterminate the Jewish people: Hitler's ultimate goal was to exterminate the Jewish people. He believed that the Jews were a threat to Germany and to the Aryan race.