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But on a more serious note, you shouldn't get your history lessons on GFY, they will be severely squeued (sp?)
Hitler was elected on a hope of restoring economic prosperity and germanic dignity. The disputed lands in Poland and Czechoslovakia were in the germans' minds justified annexations given the history of the region: big cities in these regions were founded by german colonization efforts in centuries before, and the fact that the Holy Roman Empire dominated and ruled over Bohemia and had been at war with Poland since the Dark Ages over Danzig/Gdansk corridor as well as a few other minor properties.
My research tells me, Hitler did not want a global war but in trying to defend the new conquests, the war just came to him.
It's also worth noting, that Hitler was not alone in this. There were several other individuals behind the scenes that were with him from the beginning of his political career..up until the end.
I know this will be controversial, but i also don't think the germans intended to exterminate the Jews, but rather there was an effort at deportation and according to some readings I have done it was the negative turn of events that tragically resulted in fewer war rations and in their drive to stem off the Allied advance, the germans resorted to using Jews as labor in their camps.
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