ABSTRACT
In the summer of 1940, German victory in Europe appeared inevitable, and while the Nazis had no master plan for the establishment of their new order, hundreds of proposals were circulating among officials and in the press. Though this debate took place over the heads of most Europeans, it began to trickle down in the form of propaganda slogans warning of the threats posed to Europe’s unique civilization by plutocrats and Bolsheviks, which were deemed “alien powers.” This propaganda material had a strong enough impact to elicit positive responses and reservations from Germany’s partners. The chapter seeks to recover the lost mentalities of Axis Europe and to show how they influenced strategies of collaboration, accommodation, and opposition.
