Lindquist supplements his analysis by connecting colonial imperialism to social Darwinism and the evolutionary theory. ... Sven Lindqvist explains how Darwin's theory of evolution was used as justification for imperialism and cultural extinction. ... " Should the blame of the Holocaust be placed on the shoulders of Darwin? Or did Darwin foresee the Genocide to come? ... Not only did Europeans misinterpret Darwin's theory of evolution they misapply his theory to social Darwinism. ...

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It is rather the smaller group of zealous Wagnerites who accepted Wagner's claim to be a great social thinker as well as a great musician'#. ... These Wagnerites formed so-called academic Wagner societies' which committed themselves to furthering the Master's program of spiritual and social reform'#. ... He saw the Nazi's as vulgarity, mindlessness, and crude social Darwinism' and was saddened at the fateful intimacy between Bayreuth and the Nazi regime'#. ... Like Wagner before him, Chamberlain was inspired by Schopenhauer, Lagarde and Gobineau ...

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It is rather the smaller group of zealous Wagnerites who accepted Wagner's claim to be a great social thinker as well as a great musician'#. ... These Wagnerites formed so-called academic Wagner societies' which committed themselves to furthering the Master's program of spiritual and social reform'#. ... He saw the Nazi's as vulgarity, mindlessness, and crude social Darwinism' and was saddened at the fateful intimacy between Bayreuth and the Nazi regime'#. ... Like Wagner before him, Chamberlain was inspired by Schopenhauer, Lagarde and Gobineau ...

• Word Count: 2346
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Fascism" When and why? Italy had suffered badly during the war - 460,000 soldiers were killed and the country was heavily in debt. the Italian army had been heavily defeated and had only won its first major victory at Vittorio Veneto in October 1918. Italy had been promised extra land by B...

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Additionally, intense discussion regarding the social and moral ramifications of this controversial, multi-faceted subject is needed. ... This idea, called eugenics, dominated early 20th Century thought and is concerned with the social direction of human evolution. ... Additionally, a belief in the inherent inferiority of some races and social classes and superiority of others, was widely accepted by those who followed the Nazis (Allen 1996). ... For example, Charles Darwin's son presided over the assembly, while Winston Churchill led the British delegation. ... It is entirely possibl...

• Word Count: 1947
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He believed that "social Darwinism" extends to the fight between races, and even as animals fighting for food and perpetuation, so mighty in the human species removes blood (supposedly hereditary characters) of the weak. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate