German philosophers used this word to describe their belief that each nation has its own unique spirit. German nationalists argu
ed that the German people should tap into it and express their unique national identity. The Grimm brothers went looking for it among the German people. What was it?
<span>The appropriate response is volksgeist. It is a German loanword for a special "soul" had on the whole by each individuals or country. The thought is regularly ascribed to the philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder, however he never really utilized the word.</span>
<span>The correct answer is the word volksgeist. It literally means "spirit of the people," or "national character," that each nation possesses. This was something that was important to the German people and the word that is now used all over the world. Reichstag is incorrect as that word means "Parliament." Nationalism and humanism are obviously wrong answers here as well. which only leaves us with volksgeist.</span>
Hitler began writing Mein Kampf in 1924 in Landsberg prison, following his conviction for high treason for attempting to overthrow the German republic in November 1923 in the so-called Beer Hall Putsch.
Germany's colonial empire was officially confiscated with the Treaty of Versailles after Germany's defeat in the war and each colony became a League of Nations mandate under the supervision (but not ownership) of one of the victorious powers. The German colonial empire ceased to exist in 1919.
