 This short explains how Germany s defeat in WWI sowed the seeds of its quest for world domination in WWII. The film focuses on the geopolitical concepts developed by Karl Haushofer, who had been a general in the German army in WWI. After the war he became a professor at a university in Munich, where he espoused his idea that in order for Germany to grow and prosper, it must grow in land area by conquering its neighbors. Hitler adopted many of Haushofer s ideas in carrying out his takeover of nations in Europe. New dramatized footage is interspersed with historical film and newsreels.