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NAZI Case Study: Essay
How did the Nazi's come to power?
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MILITARY CONTROL
The Nazis controlled Germany as a militant state
the german army swore allegiance to Hitler ("Sieg heil')
The Nazis created the 'gestapo', a secret police force. they would crush any opposition to the Nazi policy
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PROPAGNADA
Propaganda was the misuse of mass media to manipulate and persuad the public into believing a one sided, often biased viewpoint.
Joseph Goebbels, was the Nazi minister of Propaganda
Propaganda was used to Push Nazi policy and beliefs which included their eugenic views.
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ENABLING ACT
The Nazis were democratically elected
Was the act that allowed the Nazis to take control of Germany
This is despite the Nazis public views on scientific racism
Who was targeted by the Nazis
Those with physical and mental disabilities
Those with hereditary diesases
Homosexuals
Those who had Jewish ancestory
Those who were Jews
Africans
Why were these groups targeted?
They were seen as having "impure blood"
They were seen as being racially inferior
They were seen as unproductive in society & therefore did not benefit the third Reich
They were using resources (money, skilled labourer's like doctors) that could be better distributed
How were people persectuted by NAZIS
EUGENICS
Positive Eugenics
This refers to the idea of selective breeding, meaning that "the purest" or "the best of the best" should breed in order to breed to create a better offspring
Negative Eugenics
This refers to ensuring that 'inferior stock' does not interbreed with 'better stock' thereby creating a weaker/inferior offspring
NEGATIVE EUGENICS IN NAZI GERMANY
Ghettos
: were created to keep those deemed 'inferior' away from those who were deemed to be superior
Sterilization
: Refers to ensuring that those deemed 'inferior' are unable to continue breeding therefore reducing the number of inferior offspring
Euthanasia
: refers to 'mercy killing' those with mental or physical disabilities. This ensures that these disabilities would not be passed on to future offspring.
What choices did people in Germany make?
Bystanders
Bystanders are people that did not intervene in Nazi Nazi persecutions. They would not intervene through fear of persecutions themselves by the Nazi party. Intervening would label them as being 'anti-social'
Resistors
Resistors refers to people or groups that actively stood up against Nazi policy. In most cases, these groups would end up being persecuted as well.
Hans & Sophie Scholl & the white Rose Movement
Dietrich Boenhoffer & the Confessing Church
Perpetrators
Perpetrators are people who were actively involved in persecuting victims. This includes members of the Nazi party as well as those who were in favour of Nazi policy
Rescuers
Rescuers are people or organisation that actively rescued those being persecuted by the Nazi regime.
Osaka Schindler