Nazi Ideology and Aryan Origins

Nazi Ideology and Aryan Origins

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

The video explores the history and ideologies surrounding House Atlantis in Bremen, Germany, built in 1931 as a center for studying Atlantis and the Aryan super race. It delves into Herman Wirth's theories about the Nordic race's origins in Atlantis and how these ideas caught the attention of high-ranking Nazis, including Heinrich Himmler. Himmler established the Ahnenerbe, an SS unit tasked with finding evidence of Aryan supremacy through archaeological expeditions. Despite their efforts, modern research has debunked these theories as fundamentally flawed.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of the House Atlantis in Bremen?

To serve as a residential building

To function as a museum for German history

To be a government office

To study Atlantis and the Aryan super race

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the glass and steel stairwell inside House Atlantis symbolize?

The unity of European nations

The Aryan Exodus from Atlantis

The fall of the Roman Empire

The rise of the German Empire

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Herman Wirth, where was Atlantis located?

In the Pacific Ocean

In the Indian Ocean

In the North Atlantic

In the Mediterranean

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Herman Wirth believe about the Nordic race?

It was a mythological concept

It originated in the Mediterranean

It was a modern invention

It was created in Atlantis to influence mankind

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who did Himmler collaborate with to form the Ahnenerbe?

Erwin Rommel

Albert Speer

Herman Wirth

Joseph Goebbels

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the mission of the Ahnenerbe?

To promote German art

To develop new military technology

To find evidence of Aryans' existence

To explore space

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the focus of the Ahnenerbe's excavation at Externsteine?

To discover medieval manuscripts

To prove it was a sacred site for Nordic Germans

To locate Viking treasures

To find Roman artifacts

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