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* In many instances, Hitler and the Nazi press had praised Franklin Roosevelt with a buzz around the New Deal which established power to the government as a key factor in economic and social affairs. | * In many instances, Hitler and the Nazi press had praised Franklin Roosevelt with a buzz around the New Deal which established power to the government as a key factor in economic and social affairs. | ||
''' | ''' 4 instances of America as an example to the Nazi party ''' | ||
* Second class Citizenship | * Second class Citizenship | ||
**The United States had developed a system of de jure (by law) and de facto (in practice) second-class citizenship for various racial and ethnic groups, such as African Americans, Filipinos, and Chinese. These practices intrigued the Nazis as they sought to create their own second-class citizenship status for Jews in Germany. American laws that institutionalized racial hierarchies and segregation provided a framework for the Nazis to draw upon. | **The United States had developed a system of de jure (by law) and de facto (in practice) second-class citizenship for various racial and ethnic groups, such as African Americans, Filipinos, and Chinese. These practices intrigued the Nazis as they sought to create their own second-class citizenship status for Jews in Germany. American laws that institutionalized racial hierarchies and segregation provided a framework for the Nazis to draw upon. | ||
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** American laws prohibiting marriage between white and black Americans served as a clear precedent for the Nazis, particularly in their development of the Nuremberg Laws' prohibitions against marriages and extramarital intercourse between Jews and non-Jewish Germans. Whitman points out that the Nazis extensively studied and debated these American models, even though they sometimes found American laws to be overly harsh. | ** American laws prohibiting marriage between white and black Americans served as a clear precedent for the Nazis, particularly in their development of the Nuremberg Laws' prohibitions against marriages and extramarital intercourse between Jews and non-Jewish Germans. Whitman points out that the Nazis extensively studied and debated these American models, even though they sometimes found American laws to be overly harsh. | ||
''' | ''' Immigrations ''' | ||
**Whitman highlights that the United States, particularly through its Immigration Act of 1924, was at the forefront of race-based immigration law. This law established quotas based on national origins and was designed to favor immigrants from certain European countries while severely limiting or outright banning those from others, especially Asians. Hitler himself praised America's immigration policies in Mein Kampf for being race-based and viewed them as a model for protecting racial purity. Nazi lawyers similarly valued American practices for conditioning entry and citizenship on racial qualifications. | |||
** Whitman highlights that the United States, particularly through its Immigration Act of 1924, was at the forefront of race-based immigration law. This law established quotas based on national origins and was designed to favor immigrants from certain European countries while severely limiting or outright banning those from others, especially Asians. Hitler himself praised America's immigration policies in Mein Kampf for being race-based and viewed them as a model for protecting racial purity. Nazi lawyers similarly valued American practices for conditioning entry and citizenship on racial qualifications. | |||
* Colonization | * Colonization | ||
**Whitman points out that many Nazis regarded the colonization of indigenous people in America positively because of the way it furthered white supremacy | **Whitman points out that many Nazis regarded the colonization of indigenous people in America positively because of the way it furthered white supremacy | ||