March 23rd: Nazi Ideology

In this class we focused on the Nazi Ideology in regards to the Holocaust.
We read an article and watched a video to help learn about this topic.
I would like to show what we learned by sharing some quotes and concepts:
Mein Kampf (MyStruggle): written by Adolf Hitler while in prison

•     outlined his plan for future Germany
• advertised antisemitism
• Social Darwinism: abilities determined by racial makeup
• first stepping stone to the Holocaust

Nationalist Political Movements shared Hitler's belief and felt their position at the top of the hierarchy was being threatened by infiltrators
"Aryan" stock: racially superior beings
Nazis believed they were destined to rule the empire
No group was more dangerous or threatening than the Jews-believed they had triumphed the Soviet Union
Viewed Jews as Communists
Hitler's Theories led to persecution of "inferior" races

The website below is supplemental to the article we read in class.  This just adds to what we have already learned and serves as an outline of the Nazi Ideology.
http://www.nazism.net/about/nazi_ideology/

This is a video documentary of Nazi Ideology and expands on the Social Darwinism talked about in the article and video.  It shows how this concept led to a horrific genocide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADixIqj8XyA