Nazism to Neo Nazism

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After the downfall of Nazism under the rule of Adolf Hitler in 1945, the Allied Forces and the newly established German governments made efforts to hinder the emergence of a new Nazi movement in the area through the denazification process . Neo- Nazi activity was limitedly seen on the outside perimeters of German society. Some former Nazis in the 1960’s, however, have once again grasped the Nazi ideologies and beliefs and have tried to pass it on to the new generations. They worked to reintroducing the concepts which were widespread during the Nazi period from 1933 to 1945 like racial nationalism, anti- Semitism, white supremacy, policies of fascism and a philosophy centered on their allegiance to Hitler.

The collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1990 and the succeeding unification of East and West Germany have contributed to the possible expansion of neo- Nazism in the region. The reunified country, which had been at the core of conflicting ideologies between the East and the West during the Cold War, saw a rebirth of nationalism which marked violence and discrimination against minorities and foreigners. City marches were held by neo- Nazis around both Germanys, and there was growing terrorism by the youth who were disappointed with occurring events and governmental policies. The said youth, who largely composed and believed in neo- Nazism during these years of the 1990’s, were mostly teenagers who emerged from East Germany having experienced economic instability and rise of unemployment during the rule of the communists. But it is not to say that only East Germans would be considered as the source of the movement. West Germany, too, did live through extreme right-wing rhetoric and neo- Nazism behavior by small and few groups. It was ...

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