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In what way did the invasion of the Soviet Union reflect the basic tenets of Nazi ideology?

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In the National Socialist ideology, communism was seen as a dangerous enemy ideology that had to be eliminated. So, destroying the communist state was seen as a worthy goal in itself. At the same time, the invasion of the Soviet Union was going to provide new lands, new space for the superior race of Aryans, it was a fulfillment of the Nazi search for Lebensraum , or living space.

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