Racist Perception of Jews in the 19th Century
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What was one of the methods argued to be used by Jews to weaken nations in Central Europe?

  • Cultural assimilation
  • Scientific progress
  • Political manipulation (correct)
  • Social integration
  • Why was the conversion of an individual Jew to Christianity considered insincere according to the text?

  • It was considered a political act
  • It could not change the racial 'Jewishness' (correct)
  • It weakened the nation
  • It led to social exclusion
  • Who is credited with bringing racist antisemitic style and content to Austrian politics in the 1880s and 1890s?

  • Adolf Hitler
  • Karl Lüger
  • Georg von Schönerer (correct)
  • Joseph Stalin
  • What was one of the tools used by Karl Lüger, the mayor of Vienna, Austria, to communicate his message?

    <p>Oratorical skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did politicians in Germany and Austria exploit traditional and racist antisemitism according to the text?

    <p>To gain votes as the electoral franchise expanded</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Adolf Hitler consider as a primary tool in his political approach based on the text?

    <p>Racist antisemitic rhetoric</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary factor that contributed to the development of a racist perception of Jews in the late 19th century?

    <p>The rise of social Darwinism and the belief in racial inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what is the central premise of social Darwinism?

    <p>Human beings are divided into different 'races' that are biologically driven to compete for survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best represents the author's view on the validity of social Darwinism?

    <p>Social Darwinism is a pseudoscientific theory with no biological evidence to support it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what was the source of the new antisemites' beliefs about Jewish behavior?

    <p>Older stereotypes and the belief in innate racial qualities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the broader context in which the racist perception of Jews developed, according to the passage?

    <p>The contact of European colonists with native populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what was the primary motivation behind the development of social Darwinism?

    <p>To justify and rationalize the subjugation of non-white populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

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