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Question: Name 4 groups that were targeted by the Nazis and briefly explain why each group was targeted. What threat did each group supposedly pose to Germany? Bergen argues that Hitler's goals could be summed up as Lebensraum, or "race and space," what does she mean by that? How are the two ideas connected? Give one example of how the Nazis tried to create racial purity, and one example of how they tried to secure space. One strategy the Nazis used to control German society was "divide and conquer." They sought to isolate and thus alienate Jews and other targeted groups from mainstream German society. Give an example of a time when the Nazis used a "divide and conquer" strategy. Explain what the Nazis hoped to achieve through that strategy. In Chapter 2, Bergen describes the differences between Intentionalist and Functionalist perceptions of Hitler's role in the Holocaust. She describes her own perspective as "modified intentionalist." Now that you've read the chapter and many of the primary sources from this period, what do you think? Was Hitler an evil mastermind, a pawn in global events outside his control, or something else?