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Suppose another fascist party becomes the dominant power in Germany in the early 1930s in place of the Nazis. Like the Nazis these alt-fascists are both anti-semitic and anti-communist. Unlike the Nazis, however, they view Communism as the ultimate evil while Jews are merely considered distasteful. Most importantly, they are not rabid expansionists. They aim to turn Germany into the ultimate fortress, a rock upon which the Bolsheviks will break their teeth (they believe Russia aims for the military conquest of Europe). In addition, they seek to bolster Germany's population not by increasing the birthrate, but by massively increasing the immigration rate of ethnic Germans into Germany proper.

Given these aims and these world-views, what economic and military programs does Germany implement to prepare for such conflict with Communism in general and the USSR in particular? What can the German government do to increase ethnic German immigration in the midst of a worldwide depression? Perhaps most importantly, what can this defense-oriented nation do to destabilize Russia and get them to make the first aggressive move?
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