Nazi Germany was run under Hitler, who ran Germany as a totalitarian state. He had ambitious ideals of a racial utopia. Nazi Germany derived their racial ideologies from 'Pseudo-Science' and Social Darwinism, they adapted their own ideas for a utopia from this. These ideas included a superior race- the Aryans - and an inferior race- the Jewish, the gypsies and the black population. in order to fulfill their ideas and manifest their utopia Nazi Germany implemented both positive and negative eugenics in order to promote and desirables and reduce undesirables.
Hitler and the Nazi party rose to power due to the economic effects of the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression. Many Germans felt embarrassed and chastised due to the degrading …show more content…
Social Darwinism is theories based on the theory of evolution that one race is superior above another. the best and most fit individuals would produce the most superior offspring. Hitler believed that in order to strengthen Germany it would have to increase the Aryan race who were Hitler’s idea of a superior race. Aryans were German citizens who could trace their ancestry back five hundred years to pure Germans, they would have to at peak and heightened physical and mental condition furthermore these individuals would have to have no known illnesses or hereditary diseases. Aryans would be blonde, blue eyed and traditionally German. This followed Social Darwinism principals that used facial features, body shape, hair and other aspects of living in order to determine who was superior or inferior. The inferior was determined to be the Jewish, gypsies and others this then dehumanized them. This was further achieved using propaganda which related the Jewish to vermin and therefore allowing Hitler to implement the Nuremberg …show more content…
This 'solution' was based on negative eugenics which was used to decrease undesirables. Nazi Germany first introduced sterilization in 1933 which enabled 300 000 people who were seen as undesirable to be forcibly sterilized in order to preserve the pure blood line of Germany and decrease undesirables. This law was extended to include all prisoners and mental asylum patients furthermore a compulsory abortion up to six months should the mother or child did not meet the desired profile. Hitler then moved to allowing Euthanasia to become legal on disabled and mentally impaired children then adults within asylums as they were seen a burden to
Hitler and the Nazi party rose to power due to the economic effects of the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression. Many Germans felt embarrassed and chastised due to the degrading …show more content…
Social Darwinism is theories based on the theory of evolution that one race is superior above another. the best and most fit individuals would produce the most superior offspring. Hitler believed that in order to strengthen Germany it would have to increase the Aryan race who were Hitler’s idea of a superior race. Aryans were German citizens who could trace their ancestry back five hundred years to pure Germans, they would have to at peak and heightened physical and mental condition furthermore these individuals would have to have no known illnesses or hereditary diseases. Aryans would be blonde, blue eyed and traditionally German. This followed Social Darwinism principals that used facial features, body shape, hair and other aspects of living in order to determine who was superior or inferior. The inferior was determined to be the Jewish, gypsies and others this then dehumanized them. This was further achieved using propaganda which related the Jewish to vermin and therefore allowing Hitler to implement the Nuremberg …show more content…
This 'solution' was based on negative eugenics which was used to decrease undesirables. Nazi Germany first introduced sterilization in 1933 which enabled 300 000 people who were seen as undesirable to be forcibly sterilized in order to preserve the pure blood line of Germany and decrease undesirables. This law was extended to include all prisoners and mental asylum patients furthermore a compulsory abortion up to six months should the mother or child did not meet the desired profile. Hitler then moved to allowing Euthanasia to become legal on disabled and mentally impaired children then adults within asylums as they were seen a burden to