Theories and the rise of Hitler ane the Nazi State

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The Nazi State of the Third Reich is clearly defined by racial theory put into practice. One reading Burleigh and Wipperman's book; The Racial State, learns of these different racial theories and how they are implemented under Adolf Hitler in the Third Reich.

As one learns when reading The Racial State, Adolf Hitler's eugenic and racial-hygienic theories were not original. Theorists long before his time wrote of the same racist theories. Hitler never mentions any of these theorists in his work, but one can see when reading The Racial State, that the horrific acts that occurred during the Third Reich reflected the ideas of these theorists.

Theorist Alfred Grotjahn's believed that in order to achieve social hygiene, those who did not fit the social criteria of the state, should be isolated that in order to achieve social hygiene. Those that did not fit the social criteria of the state should be isolated and sterilized to eventually destroy these races. These people included, the insane, the work shy, alcoholics, those carrying diseases and accident victims. Zoologist Ernst Haekel shares this view with his theory that the 'central races' were superior and in order to maintain their superiority, those who were sick and not pe

From reading this book I have drawn the conclusion the that government of the Third Reich was structured, to rid the German state of those who were unable to make money for the state because they were sick or lazy, and rid Germany of the Jews because they were jealous and envious of the prospering Jews. This was evident in their actions Destroying Jewish businesses allowed Aryan's to take over in the formerly Jewish markets and allowed the Aryan-Germans to prosper. Leaving the state to all Aryan Germans, and destroying every other culture allowed for more opportunity and less competition for economical success amongst Aryan-Germans. I believe that is why the Third Reich was able to succeed at putting these theories into action. Hitler and these theorists alone would not have been able to put these theories into practice without the support of others. I find it hard to imagine that one reading these theories would be able to believe that these allegations were valid and!

ymous with the theories of Hitler. Hitler puts these anti-semitic theories into practice by taking drastic measures to exterminate the Jews. Jews were sterilized, tortured, brutally murdered, had their lively hood and possessions taken from them, and were put to suffer in concentration camps where they were isolated from those who were Germans. According to Hitler his warding off of the Jews was necessary and willed by god. Hitler wrote, "I believe today that I am acting in the sense of the Almighty Creator: by warding off the Jews, I am fighting for the Lord's work" (pg. 40).

As Burleigh and Wipperman explain that Hitler's racism consisted of different elements, which would best summarize what I have discussed. Hitler believed that there were differences in individual races, and the Aryans we

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