HIST 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Raphael Lemkin, Adolf Eichmann, Eugenics
7 Feb 2018
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What were the relations between the showa (calamity) or holocaust (total tire) and modernity: the holocaust was the centre of wwii europe, russia, africa, middle east, with america escaping direct conflict, 1933, hitler became chancellor of germany. Ideology and key elements: mass of industrial weapons production and mass mobilization (ex. Nuremberg laws 1934): 1920-1930s rise of right wing authoritarianism and fascism consisted of populists, catholic church, japanese military. There was a roll back of liberal democratic governments, legislative assemblies were dissolved. Fascism was seen as a futuristic ideology due to the great depression and repercussions of wwi, with the core nazi movement in germany: nazism combined lunatic beliefs with technological superiority in practical matters. Prevention and punishment of genocide 1948: nuremberg laws 1935: people were identified and categorized as inferior and became the object of hatred. Nazi"s deprived them of civil rights, they were no longer considered citizens but subjects of german state with no political personality.
