Representing Race
Nazism and the influence of American eugenicism Germany was influenced by the fast paced American eugenics movement, like other countries in Europe such as France, Belgium, Sweden, and England, in where eugenicist groups strived to introduce eugenic beliefs into national life.
Hitler terrorized an entire continent and exterminated million in his quest for a so-called Master Race. Yet, the blue-eyed and blonde physical traits, well sought after by eugenicists didn’t originate with Hitler. The Nazi physician, Dr. Heinz Kurten, who was in charge of training other doctors in Nazi medicine, pointed out in 1933 that the U.S. legislation was used as the model for the new Germany. ³
The study eugenics started with Sir Francis …show more content…
Hitler proudly exhibited his knowledge of American eugenics. ¹ He declared in his book, Mein Kampf: “The demand that defective people be prevented from propagating equally defective offspring is a demand of clearest reason and, if systematically executed, represents the most humane act of mankind. It will spare millions of unfortunate undeserved sufferings, and, consequently will lead to a rising improvement of health as a whole. “² Moreover, Hitler proudly told his comrades just how closely he followed the progress of the American eugenics movement. "I have studied with great interest," he told a fellow Nazi, "the laws of several American states concerning prevention of reproduction by people whose progeny would, in all probability, be of no value or be injurious to the racial …show more content…
When the issue of compulsory sterilisation was brought up at the Nuremberg trials after the war, many Nazis defended their actions on the matter by indicating that it was the United States itself from whom they had taken inspiration. The Nazis had many other eugenics-inspired racial policies, including their "euthanasia" programme in which around 70,000 people institutionalised or suffering from birth defects were killed.
The Holocaust was a tragic event in history that should make mankind question human nature and teaches humanity how no matter how small or how low the level of racism is; any agenda can lead to irrational crimes fuelled by hatred. The answer to why educated and civilized people helped in creating weapons of mass murders and destruction, may lie in a dialogue of Plato in the Republic in which he points out how not all educated beings, plan to use their education for the good of
Nazism and the influence of American eugenicism Germany was influenced by the fast paced American eugenics movement, like other countries in Europe such as France, Belgium, Sweden, and England, in where eugenicist groups strived to introduce eugenic beliefs into national life.
Hitler terrorized an entire continent and exterminated million in his quest for a so-called Master Race. Yet, the blue-eyed and blonde physical traits, well sought after by eugenicists didn’t originate with Hitler. The Nazi physician, Dr. Heinz Kurten, who was in charge of training other doctors in Nazi medicine, pointed out in 1933 that the U.S. legislation was used as the model for the new Germany. ³
The study eugenics started with Sir Francis …show more content…
Hitler proudly exhibited his knowledge of American eugenics. ¹ He declared in his book, Mein Kampf: “The demand that defective people be prevented from propagating equally defective offspring is a demand of clearest reason and, if systematically executed, represents the most humane act of mankind. It will spare millions of unfortunate undeserved sufferings, and, consequently will lead to a rising improvement of health as a whole. “² Moreover, Hitler proudly told his comrades just how closely he followed the progress of the American eugenics movement. "I have studied with great interest," he told a fellow Nazi, "the laws of several American states concerning prevention of reproduction by people whose progeny would, in all probability, be of no value or be injurious to the racial …show more content…
When the issue of compulsory sterilisation was brought up at the Nuremberg trials after the war, many Nazis defended their actions on the matter by indicating that it was the United States itself from whom they had taken inspiration. The Nazis had many other eugenics-inspired racial policies, including their "euthanasia" programme in which around 70,000 people institutionalised or suffering from birth defects were killed.
The Holocaust was a tragic event in history that should make mankind question human nature and teaches humanity how no matter how small or how low the level of racism is; any agenda can lead to irrational crimes fuelled by hatred. The answer to why educated and civilized people helped in creating weapons of mass murders and destruction, may lie in a dialogue of Plato in the Republic in which he points out how not all educated beings, plan to use their education for the good of