Hitler chose to expand public works programs because he was planning to attack France with his new technology.
The German Adolf Hitler served as politician and leader of the Nazi Party. He rose to power as Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and later Führer in 1934.
He was a dictator from 1933 to 1945, and kicked off World War II in Europe with his invation of Poland in September 1939. He was involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust.