The ultimate goal of the Nazi cause was to create a supreme master race. Hitler’s plan to reach what he deemed human perfection required the elimination of all races without the traits he desired. Hitler deemed the idealistic superhuman a “Ayran,” a tall, blonde and blue eyed supreme German race. Those who did not fit his requirements were ruthlessly hunted down, experimented on, and ultimately killed. Hitler was particularly focused on exterminating the Jews, who he considered “sub-human” and undesirable. Hitler’s racism is documented in his autobiography, Mein Kampf: …show more content…
Propaganda advertised the Nazi cause as a solution to the struggle against foreign enemies and Jewish subversion. The German public saw the Nazis as the heroic protectors of German purity. Hitler documented his beliefs on propaganda in his autobiography Mein Kampf: "Propaganda tries to force a doctrine on the whole people... Propaganda works on the general public from the standpoint of an idea and makes them ripe for the victory of this idea.” (Nazi Propaganda,United States Holocaust Museum) The German people interpreted the actions Hitler took as a “last resort,” and they were convinced that the relentless torture and slaughter of human beings was