The Nature of Nazi Ideology (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Two fundamental beliefs at heart of Nazi ideology
Two fundamental beliefs at heart of Nazi ideology
Racism and anti-Semitism
Social Darwinism applied to human societies
Social Darwinism applied to human societies
Constant struggle between different races and peoples
Meaning of Lebensraum
Meaning of Lebensraum
'Living space' - need to expand eastward for territory
Who Nazis claimed were finest Aryans
Who Nazis claimed were finest Aryans
Germans
Meaning of Volksgemeinschaft
Meaning of Volksgemeinschaft
The 'people's community' - unified racial society
Volksgemeinschaft described as what type of connection
Volksgemeinschaft described as what type of connection
Mystical connection bound by race, blood, and soil
Nazi view of democracy
Nazi view of democracy
Weak and overly individualistic
What Nazis preferred over rationality & intellectualism
What Nazis preferred over rationality & intellectualism
Emotion, instinct, and action
Nazi belief about the state's role
Nazi belief about the state's role
Should stand above individuals with total control
Nazi view of war
Nazi view of war
Healthy for the nation, not a tragedy