Adolf Hitler's foreign policy before the Second World War was focused on rearming Germany, expanding the country's territorial boundaries, and asserting its dominance in Europe. He pursued these goals through a combination of diplomacy and military aggression, including the annexation of Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia, and the signing of the Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Union. Hitler's ultimate aim was to create a "New Order" in Europe, with Germany at its center, which would secure the future of the German people.