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‘Hitler’s anti-Semitic views were entirely based on the racial theories of the Social Darwinists
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Adolf Hitler’s early life shows a relatively tolerant attitude towards the Jewish community
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However, later in life, his views were influenced by the racial theories of some European
academics
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The claims of the theory are incredibly similar to the views expressed by Hitler
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The theory suggested that cultures and
civilisations declined when the Aryan race interbred with other races
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To make Germany strong again after the First World War,
Hitler had to create the master race and eliminate those who did not match the criteria of the Aryans
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Here, Ploetz suggested that the ‘West Aryan’ race was the most superior
of all, and that non-Aryans were threatening the success of the Germanic society
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The
works of Houston Stewart Chamberlain (primarily ‘The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century’) laid
out the foundations of the Nazi party’s racial ambitions
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Therefore, Social Darwinism was one
of several racial theories that had influenced Hitler’s anti-Semitic views
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The signing of the Armistice agreement in 1918 and
the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 were both completed by German-Jewish politicians
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He viewed the treaty as the work of the socialists in the
Weimar whom he related to the Jews
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Later in 1919, Jewish politicians also led a socialist revolution, followed by a
communist revolt
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Overall, political activities and ideologies of prominent Jewish politicians may have
contributed to Hitler’s anti-Semitism alongside the growing number of academic racialist theories
produced in the nineteenth century
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This however was never intended by Darwin himself
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The
impact of Social Darwinists on Hitler and his Nazi policies is very limited as there are numerous other
factors that played a more significant role in Hitler’s anti-Semitism
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These actions were intended to prevent the German blood line from being tainted
by the Jews, and therefore, this racial theory influenced Hitler’s anti-Semitic actions and not his
original views
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Although it
can be argued to have had some influence over him, there are other, more significant factors that
evidently contributed to the actions taken by him, against the Jewish community
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Social Darwinism is one of several racialist
theories that existed during this period
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Overall,
the different racial theories from European scholars and scientists shaped the growth of anti-Semitism
in German society, and therefore, the attitudes of the wider society at the time impacted Hitler’s
thinking, thus making him view Jews negatively

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