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Scholars have found parallels but have ultimately found that there isn't a significant measure of likeness to the horrors of the Nazi's policies. The Nazis used America's racist ideology to equate their own racist programs in trying to appease an international community. | * Scholars have found parallels but have ultimately found that there isn't a significant measure of likeness to the horrors of the Nazi's policies. The Nazis used America's racist ideology to equate their own racist programs in trying to appease an international community. | ||
Interest in the US | Interest in the US | ||
The Nazis took an interest in the US as a foreign model because of the implementation of racist legislation and practices of social dominance. They studied the segregation of Jim Crow Laws | * The Nazis took an interest in the US as a foreign model because of the implementation of racist legislation and practices of social dominance. They studied the segregation of Jim Crow Laws | ||
Like other states, Nazis thought America was recognized as “the premiere power in the world” with approval from even their enemies. | * Like other states, Nazis thought America was recognized as “the premiere power in the world” with approval from even their enemies. | ||
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. | ||
Whitman argues three instances of America as an example to the Nazi party | Whitman argues three instances of America as an example to the Nazi party | ||
Eugenics | * Eugenics | ||
Colonization | * Colonization | ||
Jim Crow Laws | * Jim Crow Laws |
Revision as of 19:45, 9 March 2024
Hitlers American Model: Introduction
Key Argument: Despite other scholars' beliefs Whitman argues that Nazi Germany did in fact use the United States legal race order as a foreign model and precedent for their Nuremberg Laws, they drew inspiration from Jim Crow laws, eugenics, and the Western colonization of Native Americans
- Scholars have found parallels but have ultimately found that there isn't a significant measure of likeness to the horrors of the Nazi's policies. The Nazis used America's racist ideology to equate their own racist programs in trying to appease an international community.
Interest in the US
- The Nazis took an interest in the US as a foreign model because of the implementation of racist legislation and practices of social dominance. They studied the segregation of Jim Crow Laws
- Like other states, Nazis thought America was recognized as “the premiere power in the world” with approval from even their enemies.
- 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.
Whitman argues three instances of America as an example to the Nazi party
- Eugenics
- Colonization
- Jim Crow Laws