In Adolf Hitler Ideology his view on races and the Aryans in particular played an essential role and had been used by him to make differences between people and to introduce a mindset which believed in better people being superior compared to others.
He had a very narrow view of the “perfect human”. His ideal of the “perfect human” had to be tall, slim, narrow-faced, narrow forehead, narrow high-built nose, lower jaw, prominent chin, rosy bright skin, and smooth hair. Hitler called the people who fitted into his model the Aryan Race. Hitler called the “perfect humans”, the Aryans, because the original meaning is honorable and respectful. This would differ them from the Jews which were, in Hitler’s view, the “imperfect people” from the Aryans. In Hitler’s view, if there is a “perfect human” there has to be an “imperfect human”. In this way Hitler created 2 groups in society: The Aryans, and the Jews. In order to be called an Aryan, he or she had to prove that he or she did not have any Jewish family members. In addition he or she was not allowed to have a Jewish background. If the person did have Jewish ancestors or did have a connection to Jews in their family, he or she would be called for their entire life, under Hitler, a Jew and not an Aryan. But if he or she didn’t have any connection to the Jews, he or she would receive a document which assures that he or she is a pure Aryan. Aryans had many privileges compared to the Jews: They were able to work in workplaces which were well paid, were in high positions, and were very powerful in decisions. These kinds of jobs were unavailable for the Jews to have. The employers only wanted Aryans because they were the new “perfect human”. Hitler decided to dispossess all Jews, so that they...
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Germany was the superior nation. Hitler introduced many laws to make life for Jews as hard as possible. The final thing Hitler introduced were the working camps in which he secretly killed many people without letting anybody know.
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Beginning in 1933, Hitler and his Nazi party targeted not only those of the Jewish religion but many other sets. Hitler was motivated by religion and nationalism to eradicate any threats to his state. It was Hitler’s ideology that his Aryan race was superior to any other. Hitler’s goal was to create a “master race” by eliminating the chance for “inferiors” to reproduce. Besides the Jews the other victims of the genocide include the Roma (Gypsies), African-Germans, the mentally disabled, handicapped, Poles, Slavs, Anti-Nazi political parties, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Homosexuals. In Hitler’s eyes all of these groups needed to be eliminated in order for his master race to be a success.
The book Mein Kampf written by Hitler, explicitly states Hitler 's hate for the Jews. This hate is what led him to believe that it was his responsibility to create a pure country out of Germany, by excluding the other types of races and focusing on the Aryan race, which is what he believed to be the superior.This idea would later result in in the Holocaust. Although Hitler was an intelligent individual the scientific and cultural basis he uses to prove his beliefs are completely foolish, and the facts that he uses to differentiate the Jews and aryan races do not add up. Hitler 's views eventually laid the foundations of anti -semitism.
Alot of people ask today “What exactly was Hitler’s obsession with the whole “Superior Race”?” Hitler did not invent the hatred towards Jews. Hitler grew up in Vienna where the Mayor was extremely anti-Semitic and where hatred of Jews was widespread. One of the most important reasons for Hitler’s deep seated obsession for the Jews was that he thought of them as an inferior. In his speeches and conversations, Hitler passionately stated his belief that the Germans were the descendants of the mighty Aryan race. He firmly believed that it was the destiny of his race to rule the world. Other races like the Jews were to be their servants. As time went on this hatred eventually became his belief that the Jews should be killed and their entire race ought to be wiped out.
After Germany lost World War I, it was in a national state of humiliation. Their economy was in the drain, and they had their hands full paying for the reparations from the war. Then a man named Adolf Hitler rose to the position of Chancellor and realized his potential to inspire people to follow. Hitler promised the people of Germany a new age; an age of prosperity with the country back as a superpower in Europe. Hitler had a vision, and this vision was that not only the country be dominant in a political sense, but that his ‘perfect race’, the ‘Aryans,’ would be dominant in a cultural sense. His steps to achieving his goal came in the form of the Holocaust. The most well known victims of the Holocaust were of course, the Jews. However, approximately 11 million people were killed in the holocaust, and of those, there were only 6 million Jews killed. The other 5 million people were the Gypsies, Pols, Political Dissidents, Handicapped, Jehovah’s witnesses, Homosexuals and even those of African-German descent. Those who were believed to be enemies of the state were sent to camps where they were worked or starved to death.
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