Hitler in his writings, "Mein Kampf" explains his ambitions for Germany. He would create Germany into a ethno-empire. He would conquer Eastern Europe to create, "lebensraum" (Living Space) for the Aryan Race. The Aryan Race is a ancient civilization that Hitler believes are the ancestors of Germans. He explains the Aryan Race is superior to all others, culturally, technologically, physically, mentally, etc. He also shows his deep hatred for the slavic peoples and Jewish population. Anti-Semitism was common at the time and he used the Jews as a scape goat to rally Germany during the Great Depression.
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</span>The Kansas-Nebraska Act<span> was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of </span>Kansas<span> and </span>Nebraska<span> to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The </span>Act<span> served to repeal the </span>Missouri Compromise<span> of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´.
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<span>One reason that native-born americans felt more threatened by the "new" immigrants than they had by the "old" immigrants was that the "new" immigrants brought different cultures and languages. These Nativists believed they were the true “Native” Americans, despite being descended from immigrants.</span>
The Canal was regarded as “The lifeline of the Empire” because it allowed for quick and easy access to the British colonies in Asia and Africa
