▁was ▁usually ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁Saison staat ▁( a ▁state ▁for ▁a ▁season ), ▁and ▁Germ ans ▁used ▁the ▁phrase ▁" Pol ish ▁economy " ▁( pol n ische ▁Wirtschaft ) ▁for ▁a ▁situation ▁of ▁hop eless ▁mud d le . ▁Wein berg ▁noted ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s – 3 0 s , ▁leading ▁German ▁polit icians ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁Poland ▁as ▁a ▁legit imate ▁nation , ▁and ▁hoped ▁instead ▁to ▁partition ▁Poland , ▁probably ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁historian ▁A . ▁J . ▁P . ▁Taylor ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁that ▁National ▁Social ism ▁was ▁in ev itable ▁because ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁wanted ▁" to ▁rep udi ate ▁the ▁equality ▁with ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁( central ▁and ) ▁eastern ▁Europe ▁which ▁had ▁then ▁been ▁forced ▁upon ▁them " ▁after ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Taylor ▁wrote ▁that :" D uring ▁the ▁preceding ▁eight y ▁years ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁had ▁sacrific ed ▁to ▁the ▁Reich ▁all ▁their ▁libert ies ; ▁they ▁demanded ▁as ▁a ▁reward ▁the ▁ens lav ement ▁of ▁others . ▁No ▁German ▁recognized ▁the ▁C ze chs ▁or ▁Pol es ▁as ▁equals . ▁Therefore , ▁every ▁German ▁desired ▁the ▁achiev ement ▁which ▁only ▁total ▁war ▁could ▁give . ▁By ▁no ▁other ▁means ▁could ▁the ▁Reich ▁be ▁held ▁together . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁con quest ▁and ▁for ▁con quest ; ▁if ▁it ▁ever ▁gave ▁up ▁its ▁career ▁of ▁con quest , ▁it