Question

Explain the meaning of “racial utopia”. Examine the role of Poland in Hitler’s attempt to create a racial utopia. (5 marks) Plz post relevant answers!!

Answer 1

The Nazis tried to create a society based on warped concepts of racial and biological purity. They attempted to set up a system of rule based upon race. The goal of the National Socialists was to reshape the existing society into a racially homogenous, 'Aryan' national community. But this was an unrealistic utopian ideal. The racial homogeneity could only be created in a negative way. By excluding and eradicating those who did not fit into their perfect 'Aryan' society. This included the expulsion of members of their own 'Aryan race' who were weak or wayward and those belonging to the 'foreign races'. The Jews were considered to be the chief enemy. 'Gypsies', including Roma and Sinti were also considered to be a dangerous 'foreign race'.

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Answer 2

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1. Under the shadow of war, the Nazis proceeded to realize their murderous, racial ideal. Genocide and war became two sides of the same coin. Occupied Poland was divided up. Much of north-western Poland was annexed to Germany.
2. Poles were forced to leave their homes and properties behind to be occupied by ethnic Germans brought in from occupied Europe. Poles were then herded like cattle in the other part called the General Government, the destination of all ‘undesirables’ of the empire.  
3. Members of the Polish intelligentsia were murdered in large numbers in order to keep the entire people intellectually and spiritually servile. Polish children who looked like Aryans were forcibly snatched from their mothers and examined by ‘race experts’.
4. If they passed the race tests they were raised in German families and if not, they were deposited in orphanages where most perished. With some of the largest ghettos and gas chambers, the General Government also served as the killing fields for the Jews.