Nazification

Imposing Third Reich

Nazification is the process of bringing something under Nazi ideology or control.

Historically, it describes how institutions, territories, or populations were transformed to align with National Socialist principles in 1930s Germany: the Nazification of German universities.

More loosely, it characterizes any shift toward fascist or authoritarian methods: Critics warned of the Nazification of political discourse.

indoctrination

propaganda

Biased information for influence

ideological · conformity · fanaticism · dogmatism · inculcation · groupthink · manipulation · nationalism · xenophobia · antisemitism

oppression

persecution

Systematic mistreatment of groups

  • repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
  • tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
  • fascismUltranationalist dictatorial political system

totalitarianism · authoritarianism · dictatorship · genocide · holocaust · pogrom · subjugation · Gestapo · concentration camp · deportation

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Opposites
political transformation direction

Nazificationliberation

Release from constraint

denazification · democratization · liberalization · deradicalization · demilitarization

ideological content

Nazificationdemocratization

Transition toward popular rule

humanization · internationalization · multiculturalism · anti-fascism · enlightenment

process reversal

Nazificationdenazification

Eliminating fascist ideology institutionally

liberation · reconstruction · rehabilitation · re-education

Family

denazification

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