Accepting state violence as normal under Nazi rule resulted from which social process?

Correct answer: Normalisation of violence

The direct answer is C: normalisation of violence. Normalisation means that repeated cruel acts gradually begin to look ordinary, acceptable, or unavoidable. Under Nazi rule, propaganda described selected groups as dangerous, laws removed their rights, officials carried out persecution, and fear discouraged protest. Step by step, hateful language prepared people, discriminatory rules made injustice official, repeated violence made it familiar, and public silence made it appear socially acceptable. Option C is correct because it names this social process. Option A is wrong: Nazi policy did not expand equality; it created racial hierarchy. Option B is wrong because free and independent justice was weakened, not developed. Option D is wrong because the period involved persecution and conflict, not religious peace. Exam cue: when violence becomes routine through propaganda, laws, fear, and repetition, call it normalisation.