Unit 4: German school Flashcards
What were the three fundamental racist discourses of danger championed by Hitler of Mein Kampf?
- The external threat of “The international Jewish conspiracy”.
- internal threat of the leftis german organizations and parties
- the treaty of Versailles and the restrictions it posed on the german nation
Who was Haushofer
He was a german military officer who put geopolitics to use in the service of the German governments, and collaborated with the Nazi regime.
Haushofer theory on outside control:
He believed that access to central asia was essential for fossil fuel.
He also wanted control over important areas that had economic and trade value, such as the suez and panama canals. Success also meant control over key shipping lanes, port and trade routes.
Haushofer and the heartland
In his theory, the name was changed to Lebensraum, and controlling this was important to protect ones interests and powers, as well as to create a hegemonic rule.
What was the connection between Haushofer and Hitler?
Haushofer was professor at the University of Munich, where Rudolf Hess enrolled as one of his students.
Hess was imprisoned with Hitler, and Haushofer visited him in prison where he was introduced.
What was the Monroe doctrine?
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States foreign policy position that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It held that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers was a potentially hostile act against the United States. The doctrine was central to American foreign policy for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Position of the US in the early 20th century
It had emerged as a significant player on the world’s stage. After the defeat of the Spanish empire, the US acquired the Philippines and Cuba. This was motivated by Mahan. It also acquired Hawaii and Guam.
The path to national greatness lay in commercial and naval expansionism.
Roosevelt’s speech in 1904
Basically, the US saw itself as responsible for protection of the Western Hemisphere, the European influence was no longer welcome. The Monroe doctrine was nothing new, but Roosevelt developed the doctrine in 1904.
Roosevelt and racism
Roosevelt also claimed responsibility of the western hemisphere due to white supremacy - he saw the white Americans as superior to the Latin Americans, but more in a civilizational and ethnographic way than a biological way like the nazis.
