The second world war was one of the major key factors that changed the structures in politics across the world and contributed to decline of colonialism. Here's how: -Weakening of European Powers: There whose economies and military were greatly stretched and crippled by the war were the major EuropeRead more
The second world war was one of the major key factors that changed the structures in politics across the world and contributed to decline of colonialism. Here’s how:
-Weakening of European Powers: There whose economies and military were greatly stretched and crippled by the war were the major European colonial powers namely Britain, France and Netherlands. They failed in the way they could not exercise authority and had not the power and political will to continue to hold and control huge overseas territories due to internal pressured and emergence of nationalist movements.
-Rise of New Powers: Second, an unprecedented global war was observed wherein two super powers, the United States and the Soviet Union emerged during the war. These new powers demanded national self- determination, decolonization; all of which contributed to the further breaking of European empires’ hold.
-Growth of Nationalist Movements: The war, therefore, offered a boost to anti-colonialism in Asia and or Africa. The colonial subjects, who played a crucial role with the colonial masters during the same fights for liberation and wanted to govern themselves.
-Ideological Change: The war led to shift of ideology to self determination and human rights. Another cause was the Atlantic Charter that announced people had the right to choose the type of the governmental system themselves; therefore, colonialism was not legitimate.
Thus, the war offered the latter an environment for decolonization . While sometimes a long process and sometimes even involving conflicts, this led to the disintegration of most colonial empires and transition to the age of nation states.
In summary: The Second World War, in fact, demoralized the European colonial masters, provided momentum to the anti-colonial attitudes worldwide and brought dramatic change of the ideological base from colonialism to freedom-freedom of nation and the freedom from colonialism.
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Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” (1925-1926) is one of the most horrifying statements of his anti-Semitic thought and the policies most inspired by that which the Nazi regime would carry out. Prejudice system is the main concept around which this book is based and is employed by Hitler as the basis of hiRead more
Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” (1925-1926) is one of the most horrifying statements of his anti-Semitic thought and the policies most inspired by that which the Nazi regime would carry out. Prejudice system is the main concept around which this book is based and is employed by Hitler as the basis of his superior race theories, hatred for Jews, and territorial expansionism.
Specified Racial Thoughts in “Mein Kampfff”
1. Racism and Aryan Supremacy
That true he presents a clear racial structure known to contemporary world, placing dominion of all races in the Aryans, mainly Germans as the “master race”. He defines them as being superior culturally and ethnically and biologically as well as being preordained to govern.
From this concept of the pure race he derives his call for eugenics, a strict segregation of the Aryan race, as well as the extermination of those he considers to be sub-human.
2. Antisemitism
The war against the Jews occupies a great portion of the book, this is the main topic of “Mein Kampf”. To Hitler, Jews are the worst form of racial enemies since they are accused of all the political, economic and the cultural crises in Germany.
As most scholars of early 20th century would agree, he propounds the idea that Jews are conspiring to poison the Aryan race, and taking over the world. These groundless conspiracy theories are ideology of the Holos-code itself.
3. Social Darwinism
– Hitler distorts Social Darwinism further arguing that race struggle is characteristic of the history of humanity. He regards this as a reason for war and the annexation of foreign territories and the enslavement, or outright elimination, of supposedly ‘inferior’ races.
He also painted Slavs, Roma and others as enemies who would cease Germany’s progress.
4. Increase of People (Bevölkerungsanstieg)
He ties racism to his idea of ‘Lebensraum’ an ideology that supports the invasion of the East with the aim of providing the Aryan German with land. In this regard, he seeks to replace or wipe out the so-called inferior races of people, the indigenous people.
Power of Racism within “Mein Kampf”
See lessThe racist notions contained within “Mein Kampf” were immediately reflected in the policies of the National Socialists under Hitler’s regime. These resulted in organized oppression and slaughter of millions of Jews, Roma, disabled people, and several other marginalized communities in the course of the Holocaust. In addition, the aggressive expansionism fueled by the degree of book ideology was responsible for triggering the outbreaks of World War II, and hence, it spread much suffering across the globe.