1. Read the passage. Answer the question based on the passage.

Question

Soon after the World War I ended, Hitler joined a political group that became the National Socialist German Workers' Party. It was better known to English speakers as the Nazis. In 1923, Hilter was found guilty of treason for his leadership role in an attempt to overthrow the government of Bavaria, a German state.

While imprisoned, Hitler wrote the book "Mein Kampf"—"My Struggle" — in which he predicted a European war that would result in "the extermination of the Jewish race in Germany." Hitler was obsessed with the idea of the superiority of the "pure" German race, which he called "Aryan." He also argued for the need for "Lebensraum," or living space, for that race to expand.

In the years after he was released from prison, Hitler took advantage of the weakness of his political opponents. He built his party's power. On January 20, 1933, he was named chancellor of Germany. The next year he anointed himself "der Führer" — Germany's supreme ruler. Huge Nazi rallies drove home the message of party strength.

The twin goals of racial purity and territorial expansion were the core of Hitler's worldview. After 1933, they became the driving forces behind his foreign and domestic policy

Question: What is textual evidence supporting both central ideas (Hitler’s rise to power and his belief in racial superiority)?

Responses

“The twin goals of racial purity and territorial expansion were the core of Hitler’s worldview.”
“The twin goals of racial purity and territorial expansion were the core of Hitler’s worldview.” EndFragment

“Hitler’s political opponents were weak, and he took advantage of their failures to gain power.”
“Hitler’s political opponents were weak, and he took advantage of their failures to gain power.” EndFragment

“Hitler was named chancellor of Germany on January 20, 1933.”
“Hitler was named chancellor of Germany on January 20, 1933.” EndFragment

“Hitler’s obsession with the superiority of the 'pure' German race, which he called 'Aryan,' was central to his worldview.”

Answer 1

The textual evidence supporting both central ideas of Hitler's rise to power and his belief in racial superiority includes:

1. For Hitler's rise to power: “Hitler’s political opponents were weak, and he took advantage of their failures to gain power.”

2. For his belief in racial superiority: “Hitler’s obsession with the superiority of the 'pure' German race, which he called 'Aryan,' was central to his worldview.”

Together, these pieces highlight how he capitalized on the political landscape of the time to ascend to power while simultaneously demonstrating his extremist ideological beliefs.