Question

how were the ideas of darwin ans spencer adopted by hitler or nazis? Explain.

Answer 1

Darwin and Spencer developed the notion of evolution to explain the development of organisms in the biological world. This was associated with the idea of survival of the fittest in which animals which are able to adapt to the environment best survive and propagate. such ideas were appropriated by Nazis to justify their genocidal policies against Jews,Slavs and Russians. They argued that just in the biological world,among human societies too,only the fittest survive. those who are weak and unfit should be eliminated. according to them Jews other Europeans were subhumans and not fit to survive there ,they were justified in murdering them