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That's the Explorers Podcast. Hello everyone and welcome to History of the Second World War episode 30,

The Third Reich, Part 16, We're Living in a Society.

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When they achieved power, there were many ways in which the Nazi party leadership hoped to

alter the course of the German nation. Many of these related to Germany's relationship with

other nations, both economically and militarily, but there were also goals that dealt with items

far closer to home.

Some of these we have already discussed and will continue to discuss for almost the entire length of this podcast,

such as anti-Semitism and the racist overtones of many Nazi policies.

There were also societal goals that they hoped would shape German society in many ways. To accomplish these goals, the Nazi regime would alter the contents of what the German

children learned in school, the relationship that Germans had with the church, the relationship

between people and social organizations, how they displayed their feelings about the party and

the government through flags and uniforms, and a whole host of other

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