Formation and characteristics of the National Socialist Government

The nature of the Nazi Government The Nazi Government of the 1930s developed along the lines of the ideology that Hitler described in his book, Mein Kampf. The Führer Principle - there must be a single leader of a single party, holding complete power. Racism - Germans were the 'Master Race' as they were descended from the Aryans and all other races were inferior. Jewish people and Slavs were regarded as subhuman. All inferior races had to be removed or made slaves of the Master Race.

Lebensraum (living space) - the territorial expansion of Germany was required in order to allow the Master Race to grow. Autarky - meaning that Germany must be economically self- sufficient and not dependent on goods imported from abroad.

Control of Germany Hitler introduced many policies and measures to ensure the Nazis remained in control, once he declared himself Führer in 1934 after the death of President Hindenburg. These were based on fear but also on winning people over.

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