The Rise of Nazism

• What are the two key documents historians turn to in order to understand Nazism?

  Mein Kampf and the 25 Point Programme
• What does Social Darwinism imply about racial struggle?

  Life is a struggle between races for survival
• How does Social Darwinism justify maintaining racial purity?

  It strengthens the German blood through survival
• What is anti-Semitism?

  Racism against Jewish people
• What term describes the Germanic race?

  The Aryan Race
• What does herrenvolk mean?

  Master Race
• Why did Hitler dislike democracy?

  He viewed it as weak and ineffective
• How did Hitler perceive the Weimar Democracy?

  As a betrayal to Germany and a 'stab in the back'
• What is the Fuhrerprinzip?

  The leadership principle of a one-party state
• Why did Hitler hate the Treaty of Versailles?

  It was anti-nationalist and led to losses
• What does Lebensraum refer to?

  Reclaiming territory for German expansion
• What is the Volksgemeinschaft?

  A people's community promoting racial purity
• Why was the Volksgemeinschaft intended to overcome old differences?

  To create a unified and harmonious society
• Why might it be useful for the Nazis to claim they were both Nationalist and Socialist?

  To widen their support base in Germany