Hitler regarded Germans as the most superior race and nation. He expressed gratitude to God for allowing him to conquer Austria, his birthplace<span> and upbringing. His ideology garnered public acclaim and support for his vision of a greater Germany.
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Hitler provided two reasons for the Germans to favor annexation:
1. Hitler declared to the German populace that their race was the most superior of all. It was destined to be the dominant race globally.
2. He asserted that Germans should reject Communism in their nation. He believed that Germans were true nationalists, and every German embraced the idea of German nationalism.
