By integrating the theory of social Darwinism in Nazi politics, Germany and their Führer, Adolf Hitler, attempted to restore the pride of the Aryan race, as seen through the Nazi’s imperialistic values. To emphasize that the Aryans were the master race, it would seem logical for the Nazis to retake previously owned German territory, especially territory lost due to the Treaty of Versailles. From the evidence collected, it seems clear that the Nazis used social Darwinism to justify their imperialistic values, as they attempted to take over many nations, such as France and Russia. In his ideological writing, Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler had explicitly set out his plans for Nazi Germany’s future. These plans included creating an Aryan racial nation…show more content… Furthermore, in Hitler’s opinion, the German motherland was requiring “Lebensraum,” or living space. He believed that Germany either faced the danger of “perishing from the Earth” or becoming “slave people.” Lebensraum ties in greatly with social Darwinism, as it relates to a strain of social Darwinism. Physics and Politics, writer by English journalist Walter Bagehot, proposed a thesis that Darwin’s theory of evolution can apply to the progression of a nation, as he claimed that nations evolved by succeeding in wars with other nations. Hence, Lebensraum, a key aspect of the Nazi ideology, was influenced by Walter Bagehot’s version of social Darwinism as both ideas advocated the expansion of a nation for its own survival. All in all, aspects of social Darwinism were visible in both Hitler’s thirst for “Lebensraum” and his assault on land of the primitive races. Ultimately, Hitler’s key motivations to use social Darwinism in the Nazi’s imperialistic values, was to reinforce the superiority of the motherland, and accordingly, the Aryan
