What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
Ans.
Nazi ideology was synonymous with Hitler’s worldview.
(i) According to this there was no equality between people, but only a racial hierarchy. Nordic German Aryans were at the top, while Jews were located at the lowest rung.
(ii) The Nazi argued that the strongest race would survive and the weak ones would perish. The Aryan race was the finest. It had to retain its purity, become stronger and dominate the world.
(iii) Another aspect was the geopolitical concept of Lebensraum or living space, whereby new territories had to be acquired for settlement. This would also enhance the material resources and power of the German nation.