Nazi ideology is born out of the disaster of 1806, and builds momentum from there.
1813 sees the first physical manifestation of the ideology.
1870 sees it developed into a detailed system and worldview, aka "Prussian Socialism", which has nothing to do with Marx. It's more like trying to imagine that an entire ethnic group spread across different "countries" can be considered like a scattered marine corps platoon on a large scale.
Follow central European history from there, in the setting of a world dominated by British and French colonialism just past the peak of their power, with Germany on the up in terms of population and ecomonic growth.
If you start with a modern western orientated perspective, and work backwards, trying to overlay modern thinking on past behavior, then understanding the whole thing will make no sense.
If you start in detail from the beginning, the story unfolds in a natural way towards the innevitable conclusion.
Start from the beginning.
Nazi ideology is born out of the disaster of 1806, and builds momentum from there.
1813 sees the first physical manifestation of the ideology.
1870 sees it developed into a detailed system and worldview, aka "Prussian Socialism", which has nothing to do with Marx. It's more like trying to imagine that an entire ethnic group spread across different "countries" can be considered like a scattered marine corps platoon on a large scale.
Follow central European history from there, in the setting of a world dominated by British and French colonialism just past the peak of their power, with Germany on the up in terms of population and ecomonic growth.
If you start with a modern western orientated perspective, and work backwards, trying to overlay modern thinking on past behavior, then understanding the whole thing will make no sense.
If you start in detail from the beginning, the story unfolds in a natural way towards the innevitable conclusion.