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portion of its land to France, in Versailles conference. At that time it was under democratic government, which caused dissatisfaction and discouragement in the common people. But they were in favour of achieving the honour of their nation again. Hitler marked the situation and he organized National-socialism. He was fully supported by the German people and was declared as the reformer of Germany. Hitler established German Government under the ideology which was named as Nazism. Characteristics of Nazism
Followings are the characteristics of Nazism :
i) Importance of Power - According to Nazism the main feature of state is power not justice. It believes in ‘Might is Right”
ii) Importance of War - Hitler is also in favour of war. As he has asserted, it is necessary to participate in war, because no body can keep himself alive without war. So the right of living in this world may be achieved by participating in war. The person who does not fight has no right to live in this world.
iii) Negation of Democracy - The theory of democracy has been refuted by Nazism. According to Hitler democracy is like a rotten and filthy dead body. The democratic government is the government of fools, corrupts and slow movers.
iv) Only one Party - According to Nazism there should be only one party in the whole Nation. The person trying to organise any party other than the National Socialist German Worker's party may be punished for three years jail.
v) Military Rule - Nazism has favoured Military Rule, because it has already supported importance of power and war.
These all characteristics of Nazism have strengthened violence. Aristocracy
The aristocratic government is not too injurious like the governments of crude monarchy and dictatorship but in it all people
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