Nazi Racial Beliefs Flashcards
What was central to the Nazi party ? What did this mean
The creation of pure German state
- this mean treating all non German groups as second class citizens
What was Hitlers theory of race based on ?
The idea of the ‘master race’ and the ‘subhumans’
He tried to back up this theory with the Bible saying that god favored the Aryans
What was Hitlers view of Aryans ?
To make a people’s communist which would work to benefit Germany
What did the Nazis believe the Germans were ?
A pure race of Aryan descent from the ‘master race’
Often depicted as blonde, blue eyes, tall, lean and athletic
What had this race been ‘contaminated’ by ?
The ‘subhumans’
What did Hitler think Germanys future was dependent on ?
The creation of a pure Aryan state by
- selective breeding
- destroying the Jewish people
What did selective breeding mean ?
Preventing anyone who did not conform to the Aryan type from having children
The SS was part of the drive for selective breeding
Why was the SS a part of the drive for selective breeding ?
It recruited men who were of Aryan blood, tall, fair haired and blue eyed
They could only marry women of Aryan blood
Were mixed marriages or mixed relationships allowed ?
No
What did the Nazis encourage the SS to do ?
Encouraged SS members and Aryan women to have children
What were Jewish people and Slavs believed to be by the Nazis ?
Subhumans
How did Nazi propaganda portray Jewish people ?
Evil moneylenders
What was Hitler driven to do to the Slavs ?
Drive them out of Eastern Europe so he could secure more land for Germany
What did Hitler do to any Slavs that remained ?
Enslaved them however he hoped some might become germanized
How did Hitler regard the Jewish people ?
As an evil force and was conceived of their involvement of a world conspiracy to destroy civilisation
