Ideas Behind Hitlers Racism


 
 
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Ideas Behind Hitlers Racism

Ideas Behind Hitler’s Racism: Darwin was a natural scientist who tried to explain the creation of species of plants and animals through the concept of natural selection and evolution. However, he did not advocate human interference in what he thought was a purely natural process of selection. Herbert Spencer was a scientist and the philosopher who was much influenced by Darwin's thinking . According to his idea , only those species survived on the earth that could adapt themselves to changing climatic conditions.

Darwin did not advocate human interventions in the selection process, but his ideas were used by racist thinkers and politicians to justify imperial rule over conqured people.

The Nazi's felt that the strongest race would survive and the weak ones would perish . They implemented this in their repressive.

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Question : 1

Consider the following statements and identify the correct response from the options given there after :

Statements I : Hitler's racism borrowed from thinkers like Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer

Statements II : The Aryans race had to retain its purity , become stronger , and dominate the world.

Right Option : C
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