HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: Hitler Youth, Munich Agreement, Appeasement
Document Summary
Adolf hitler (1889-1945) was born in austria and began as an artist. Grew up an orphan and had a large inheritance. Brooded in increased, psychotic anger about his place in the world. Believed that the world could be enriched by his presence. Recognized that jews were examples of weak, evil racial qualities that inhibited and conspired against white race. Included large politicians and people from all walks of life. Hitler had a deep hatred for socialism and communism. Believed that strength at the survival of the inferior would help to move the superior races further along the evolutionary scale in the world. The right racial qualities assures the survival of the fittest and the supremacy of the german people worldwide. Concept of the protection of the weak and infirm, and social support was seen as culpable these people were not victims, but rather the problem in europe and had to be stopped from reproduction.
