The Rise And Consequences Of Adolf Hitler And Social Marxism In Germany

Social Darwinism was a slight distortion of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, which stated that species change over time because those with heritable traits that help survival are the one’s that reproduce. “Social Darwinists,” like Sumner, applied Darwin’s theory onto the human race, and then used it to justify his views in his article. He claimed that those in society who are powerful are innately better than those who are not, and their superiority is proof of this (Class notes

Social Darwinism is a theory that individuals, peoples, and groups are subject to darwinian laws of natural selection. Another way to describe social darwinism is survival of the fittest. The strongest and the smartest will survive. It is now largely discredited, it was advocated in the late 19th and early 20th century by Herbert Spencer and others. It was used to justify political conservation, imperialism, to discourage intervention and reform and racism. This theory was used to support the laissez faire capitalism and political conservatism.

Each difficult time led to him believing that he was standing up for the right thing. While Germany was left in a terrible depression from World War 1, their trade had been severely limited. Germany could not import or export goods. All their resources had been given to the War effort. This left Germany in a terrible way, dropping themselves from the rank of the second greatest economy. Germany began printing money at a large rate, leading to hyperinflation. Money, in turn, was worth little to nothing. Unemployment also reached record high levels. Approximately 6 million people were left unemployed. Hitler began to think like many of the racist organizations at the time, believing that the Jews were the sole reason for World War 1 and Germany’s economic

After the loss of World War 1, Germany was crippled and severely punished. During the 1920’s, Adolf Hitler (WW1 veteran) started spouting about these bizarre ideas. Germany was desperate; he seemed like their only hope to get out of this mess. People took to Hitler because Hitler assured them he would get them out of debt, which he successfully did. The Nazi party was then formed and gained a mass amount of popularity amongst the German population. The Nazi party at first received only 3% of the vote at the Reichstag in 1924, and in the 1932 elections; Hitler received 33%, more than anyone else and was the new Chancellor of Germany. The German people were cheerful; they believed Hitler their savior (“Hitler Comes to Power. Ushmm.org”).

Social Darwinism is a socialist theory that tries to understand the reason behind colonization and other social vices like ethnicity. It was used to justify numerous exploits which we classify as dubious moral values today. For instance doctors were responsible for assisting to die. Social Darwinism states that people especially colonizers failed to justify the reason why they forcefully seized land and resources from weaker natives. This is also illustrated in the military affairs where the strongest military will win. The application of social Darwinism has since provided the justification for more exploitative forms of social capitalism where workers are usually paid less and yet they have worked for many hours.

Social Darwinism may recall the name of Charles Darwin in association with laws of natural selection, Charles proposed his original theory in regards to animals and plants suggesting that only the fit were able to survive and move up in the stages of life and this process was perfected through elevation. Social Darwinism arose from this idea of Charles, it was extremely popular in the late 19th century going into the early 20th century, according to the theory, the weak amongst the communities will be wiped out along with their cultures and as Herbert Spencer put it, it would be a survival of the fittest.

Social Darwinists argue that economic competition produces human process. Social Darwinism is a theory that states that individuals, groups, and people are all subject to the same Darwinian law of natural selection as plants and animals. Spencer’s idea was modified to refer to free competition in the economic world. Spencer stated that free competition ensures that only the most capable individuals survive and rise to the top. He also argued that the free competition that enriches some individuals and reduces others to poverty results in the gradual improvement of the human race.

In the late 1800s a radical idea was floating around Europe, an idea that some races were better than others simply because evolution. Social Darwinism attempted to apply the biological process of evolution to politics and society. This social Darwinism had extremely dangerous consequences, and

Social Darwinism was a concept that was an accepted theory in the nineteenth-century. It originated from Charles Darwin, which stated ‘ survival of the fittest’, meaning the poor and weak were going to die and that the rich and powerful received more power and growth. However, even though Charles came up with the ‘idea’ of Social Darwinism, he had other social Darwinists who actually grasped the entire concept of Darwinism and applied it to Social Sciences. Social Darwinists like Herbert Spencer who believed that the government should not try to change any type of social environment because it would hurt the process of nature. An important aspect of Social Darwinism is the Cultural one, which goes through Religion, Art, and music. Religion being something that people in society believe in and followed wholeheartedly. Art has a range of paintings, drawings, and sculptures from artists who were influenced by Darwin. Music has always been a part of peoples’ lives and many different artists that occurred before and after Darwin.

When World War 1 ended Germany was left with an economic depression that made many jobless which led to a powerful dictator to takeover named Adolf Hitler. Hitler was the leader of his political group called National-Socialist German Workers' Party that expressed German Nazism. On 1923, the group planned takeover the German government in Munich but the plan failed and Hitler arrested for treason. Hitler had to serve 9 months in prison and wrote his book, Mein Kampf. Mein Kampf outlined Hitler's plan to make Germany better by reversing the effects of the Treaty of Versailles and the idea that Germans are the “superior” master race. After serving his sentence Hitler came back to the Nazi party to gain political power but the party was unsuccessful

Someone fired a shot turning the march into a riot that ended with the arrest of Hitler. Seizing the opportunity, Hitler used his publicized trial to further spread the Nazi policies. During his time in prison he dictated his book Mein Kampf. From 1926 to 1928, Nazi membership doubled and the party became legitimate. Dissatisfied with the imposed Weimer Republic, the people were eager to accept something new. Far from the evil dictatorship the Third Reich became, the German people expected “an authoritarian regime like Mussolini’s in Italy”(Inside bunker). To them, Italy appeared to be running smoothly and happily. Until the American stock market crash in 1929, the Nazis held little control. America who previously sent aid to Germany through loans could no longer provide and called for the loans returned. Still an economically unstable nation, the retraction of the American money forced banks to close and severe inflation. With millions out of work and dying of malnutrition, the people turned away from their powerless government and to a party that promised change. The Nazi Party provided solutions to the unemployment problems the nation faced. They promised work and food for the people of Germany, a promise actually fulfilled. In 1933, thirty-three percent of the population voted for Nazis and Hitler accepted a position as chancellor.

After the New York stock market crash in 1929 many nations had suffered, but Germany had been hit the worst as they relied on foreign loans to pay back their debits from World War I (Hitler’s Rise to Power, N.d, No author). By 1932 there was mass unemployment, record price rises and a fall in the standard of living. Hitler, who was the leader of the Nazi party, took the Germans suffering to his advantage as now he was able to become the new leader of Germany. Hitler had blamed the Weimar Republic for the Depression and Germany’s suffering. Hitler also promised the Germans that he would help reunite the country be destroying its enemies and tearing up the Treaty of Versailles. He also promised jobs for people, employers profit and prosperity, farmer’s higher prices for their food and shopkeeper protection (Hitler’s Rise to Power, N.d, No author). All of these events made it easier for Hitler and the Nazi party to take over the Weimar Republic and lead Germany into a Totalitarian

After World War I, many of the European countries, especially Germany, were living in a time of political disorder, global depression, and economic crises. In the mid-1920s, a Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s Party, or more commonly knows as the Nazi Party, began to form. Because Germany was under a weak constitution and a crippled government, the people began to support the Nazi’s ideas. Among them was a political leader and WWI veteran, a man named Adolf Hitler. Hitler and the Nazi party rose to power by promising to revive the economy, punish those responsible for the hard times that Germany had endured, and restore

Social Darwinism has been a long alluded to, William Graham Sumner adequately identifies all aspects of this belief. In his response to the ideal of darwinism he describes a debate that is extremely relevant in the modern day society he basically asks and answers the question how is society viewed and what would have to be done in order to create equality if we followed the ideal of the "survival of the fittest." Well there are rigid caste systems that would have to be destroyed and many of the modern day beliefs would have to be uprooted. It is the year 2017 and though many believed that darwinism had gone out with eugenics, the same principle is being used today. The problem with this ideal is that the survival of the fittest is a vague context

After the Great War in the nineteenth century, European nations had a difficult time finding economic stability. Germany took full responsibility for starting World War I and by signing the Treaty of Versailles, Germany agreed to give up huge portions of territory and pay reparation to victorious allies. The harsh principles which were outlined by the Treaty of Versailles made economic stability in Germany difficult to achieve and caused Germany to suffer from inflation and the Great Depression. Unemployment and the fear of communism allowed Adolf Hitler to rise to power in 1933. Before Hitler came to power, he spent nine months in jail where he wrote his autobiography Mein Kampf (My Struggle), where he mentions how Darwin’s theory of