Nazi Ideology

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The Archaeological Identification of Geographic Regions: Nazi Ideology When the Nazis gained power over Germany, they became overcome with greed. Hitler had a vision of a unified world, populated by a single master race. With pre-history being in the vulnerable state that it was, it fell victim to being taken over by national socialist rule. Before WWII, Pre-history was considered a neglected study, leaving it vulnerable and underappreciated. “Many prehistoric archaeologists were drawn to the National Socialists because they felt themselves second-class citizens’ (ARNOL) The SS gave Pre-historians and archaeologists employment, respect and the recondition they’ve always wanted, and on the other hand, they used archaeology as a tool
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