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Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, argued that the Germans was superior to all other races. Hitler became obsessed with 'racial purity' and used the word 'Aryan' to describe his idea of a 'pure German race' or Herrenvolk. The 'Aryan race' had a duty to control the world.
The Nazis believed that the Aryans had the most "pure blood" of all the people on earth. The ideal Aryan had pale skin, blond hair and blue eyes.
Non-Aryans came to be seen as impure and even evil. Hitler believed that Aryan superiority was being threatened particularly by the Jews. Therefore, a hierarchy of 'races' was created with the Aryans at the top and with Jews, Gypsies and black people at the bottom. These 'inferior' people were seen as a threat to the purity and strength of the German nation.
The term Aryan originally meant something completely different. Its origin started in the Vedic period by Indo-Iranian people in India. The word was a self-designation and ethnic label that referred to the noble class from the Āryāvarta parts of India. The Nazis, however, linked the word 'Aryan' with the German word 'Ehre', which means 'honour' and therefore, used 'Aryan' to depict their image of 'the honourable people'.
The Nazis believed that the Aryans had the most "pure blood" of all the people on earth. The ideal Aryan had pale skin, blond hair and blue eyes.
Non-Aryans came to be seen as impure and even evil. Hitler believed that Aryan superiority was being threatened particularly by the Jews. Therefore, a hierarchy of 'races' was created with the Aryans at the top and with Jews, Gypsies and black people at the bottom. These 'inferior' people were seen as a threat to the purity and strength of the German nation.
The term Aryan originally meant something completely different. Its origin started in the Vedic period by Indo-Iranian people in India. The word was a self-designation and ethnic label that referred to the noble class from the Āryāvarta parts of India. The Nazis, however, linked the word 'Aryan' with the German word 'Ehre', which means 'honour' and therefore, used 'Aryan' to depict their image of 'the honourable people'.
