hitler wanted a third reich what is a reich and was there two earlier ones?

Answer 1

The First Reich was the Holy Roman Germanic Empire, created by Oton I. It was dissolved by Napoleon in 1806. The II Reich was the one which surged after the Prussian victory in the French-Prussian War of 1870-71, and it was proclamated in the palace of Versailles. After the defeat of germany in WWI and the proclamation of the Republic of Weimar, that Second Reich vanished as well.
By the way, Reich should mean something like "reign" in English.

Answer 2

Reich is an empire and the second was 1870 to 1919, th first was the Holy Roman Empire.

Answer 3

A reich is sort of like a "unified empire."

The prior two were the Holy Roman Empire of the middle ages and the unified German monarchy under Otto von Bismarck from 1871 to 1918.

Answer 4

He did not "want" a third Reich, Germany under his government was the third Reich.

Answer 5

grobeutsches Reich
greater German Reich
nazi party Reich
It is also explained as a thousand year empire
Holly Roman empire
the german empire
and the nazi empire which wasnt even close to a thousand years but they wanted it to be

Answer 6

The EU was what he wanted. Unfortunately his methods were a little too primitive. He had been brain damaged in the WWI.

Answer 7

Kaisers, and the Weimar Republic.

Answer 8

one country,one bank,and one people of a greater Germany.........
Whoops that sounds very much like the EU..perhaps that's where the idea came from..?

Answer 9

he wanted the world

Answer 10

Please have a look at a good history book. It's much to read about.