To what Extent was Hitler’s Euthanasia policy a distinct “Nazi” Policy?
Contents: SectionA_______________________________________________________3 Section B_______________________________________________________ 3 Section C_______________________________________________________ 4 Section D_______________________________________________________ 5 Section E______________________________________________________ 6 Section F______________________________________________________7 Appendices_____________________________________________________8 Section A: Plan of Investigation This report investigates how the Hitler's Euthanasia policy emerged and to the reason why Nazis had a drive to kill those people they considered "classified" as being "unworthy of life". The people in question, Hitler referred to as a threat to "race hygiene" and a huge threat to the "Aryan Race."1This idea of Euthanasia, which basically meant the slaughtering of mentally and physically ill patients, was in sense Hitler's way of enforcing racial hygiene with a non-voluntary euthanasia. This also lead the way to new fresh ideas for the establishment of massive concentration camps with the main purpose of killing Jews, gypsies and homosexuals etc. Hitler considered them inferior and maybe stretched the idea of euthanasia too far to be considered inside the policy boundaries. Does this suggest that this was not a distinctive Nazi policy? In my investigation I establish this
"To what extent did Adolf Hitler control Nazi anti Semitic policy in the period 1933-9 and to what extent was the policy errat
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Malaysia's New Economic Policy 1969
Introduction The ambitious and controversial New Economic Policy (NEP) was announced in 1970 after the post-election race riots of 13 May 1969 and was launched the following year by Malaysia's former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak.1 The aim of this policy is to eradicate poverty regardless of race by raising the people's income and increasing employment opportunities. Secondly, it is to restructure society to correct economic imbalances as well as to eliminate the identification of race with economic function.2 Initially, the NEP was created to accommodate and facilitate social cohesion by reducing interethnic resentment. However, the policies implemented were seen as pro-bumiputera by the general public. This can be seen especially in the rural areas. Nevertheless, the rate of poverty has decreased significantly.3 Background Before 1970, the main goal of the development policy of Malaysia was to encourage growth that stressed the importance of the export market. Even though the economic prospered more very quickly during this time at a yearly average of 6.0 per cent, too little importance was placed when it comes to areas of distribution which caused the country to be unequal socio-economically among the races. This resulted in social costs in 1969 where a racial riot broke out. The New Economic Policy (NEP) commenced in 1971 and was a watershed in the Malaysian economic
To what degree did economic and military necessity supersede or trump ideology in Nazi Germany?
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What was the significance of the Four Year Plan in terms of understanding Nazi economic structure?"
What was the significance of the Four Year Plan in terms of understanding Nazi economic structure?" Before Hitler and his economic policy, Germany had just suffered from the collapse of world trade as a result of the Wall Street Crash in 1929. Germany had already been facing low economic status and this only contributed to its problems such as unemployment, poverty and homelessness. To tackle these problems Hitler placed Hjalmar Schacht in the position Minister of Economics in 1935. Hjalmar Schacht supported the public works programs and the construction of the Autobahn in an attempt to improve unemployment. Schacht also found an innovative solution to the problem of the government deficit following the raise in welfare claims due to mass unemployment by using mefo bills to fund government run projects. Hjalmar Schacht was in charge of the Nazi party's economic policies until 1937. When Hitler replaced Hjalmar with Goring who was more valuable to his cause now that he no longer required strengthening the Nazi Party's political standing. Goring was determined to follow up plans to rearm Germany while Schacht opposed rearmament. Hitler now included rearmament in to his overall views creatingThe Four Year Plan that favored both the protection of agriculture and economic independence. They created the campaign of guns or butter with the slogan "Guns will make us strong, butter
Did Nazi policy towards the Jews change between 1933-1939?
Did Nazi policy towards the Jews change between 1933-1939? The first signs that the Hitler showed which suggested he didn't like Jewish people was in early 1933 where he told the German people that anyone who bought from a Jew was a no good German. In the early 1930's the Nazis policy towards Jews was not awful it was mainly against the fact that they didn't want the Jews to be classified as normal German people by forcing them out of work in shops and civil services. After this the Nazis took more drastic actions to push the Jews out of Germany such as creating concentration camps to keep Jews in. I think that the law to make sure Jews weren't allowed to join the army under the new defence law, but I think that this law meant nothing to the Jews as they only represented less than 1% of the population and if they weren't allowed to join the army I doubt many Jews would have been unhappy about this, and I think this was more for show and the fact that the army would help in concentration camps and therefore wouldn't of approved of Jews being kept in the camps. The Nuremberg laws were the first sign of change in Nazis policy towards Jews in that they didn't want the Jews almost infecting their superior race by the Jews having sex or getting married to an Aryan. Another law, which suggested the Nazis, didn't want to allow the Jews any rights such as the right to vote this
Explain the main instruments of macro economic policy - Fiscal Policy
Explain the main instruments of macro economic policy Fiscal Policy Fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and taxation to manage the economy. The main changes in fiscal policy happen once a year in the Budget. It is in the Budget that the Chancellor sets the levels of taxation and government expenditure for the next fiscal year. The fiscal year runs from 5th April one year to 4th April the following year. This is why the budget is usually in March. The changes come generally into effect in the following month. Fiscal policy can be used in various different ways. It may be used to try to boost the level of economic activity when the economy is flagging a little. In this case it is called reflationary policy. Alternatively the economy may doing a little too well and in need of slowing down. In this case deflationary policy is called for. The final use for fiscal policy is as a tool of supply - side policy To help imagine how these policies work think of the economy as a balloon. The air in the balloon is the level of demand or economic activity. If the balloon is a little low and short of air you want to reflate it, but if it is over-expanded and in danger of bursting you deflate it. The same is true of the economy, though when it is over-expanded instead of bursting we get other problems such as higher inflation and a large balance of payments
How did the Nazi Policy towards Jews Change Between 1933 & 1945?
How did the Nazi Policy towards Jews Change Between 1933 & 1945? Hatred for Jews had been around for a long time. This hatred was not only in Germany but also throughout Europe and had existed for many centuries. In the early twentieth century the hatred had been particularly harsh in Russia and many Russian Jews fled to Germany. Most of the Jews were poor but some of them had high places in society and were considerably wealthy. Most of the Jews were found to be shopkeepers, traders, bankers and business people. Though some were successful doctors, lawyers, writers and artists. Wherever they settled they seemed to be treated harshly. In some places they were barred to even set foot upon their own land. Sometimes they had to live in a special part of the city called a ghetto. This was a section of the town which Jews had to by law live in. The ghettos in Nazi Germany were surrounded by walls and the gated were locked at night. Jewish had to wear identifying badges outside the ghettos. Hitler used ghettos as part of his ultimate aim for the annihilating the Jews. They were also made to pay special taxes. There were also serious mass murderings these were known as pogroms. This anti-Semitism became one of the main features of Nazi Germany. From the start of the Nazi party their intentions were clear. Their main aim was to persecute Jews. However, many people who voted for
How important were economic factors in explaining the Nazi electoral victory in 1933?
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There were many economic effects of Nazi policies towards Jews and Women
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