ited ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is . ▁German ▁academ ics ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁attempted ▁to ▁project , ▁in ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁Germany ▁and ▁Poland , ▁a ▁" bound ary ▁between ▁civil ization ▁and ▁bar bar ism ; ▁high ▁German ▁Kultur ▁and ▁primitive ▁S lav dom " ▁( 1 7 9 3 ▁rac ist ▁di atri be ▁by ▁J . C . ▁Schul z ▁repub lished ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ). ▁Pr uss ian ▁officials , ▁eager ▁to ▁secure ▁Polish ▁partition , ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁Pol es ▁were ▁cult ur ally ▁inferior ▁and ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁Pr uss ian ▁tut el age . ▁Such ▁rac ist ▁texts , ▁originally ▁published ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁on wards , ▁were ▁repub lished ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Reich ▁prior ▁to ▁and ▁after ▁its ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Frederick ▁the ▁Great ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁n our ished ▁a ▁particular ▁hat red ▁and ▁cont empt ▁for ▁the ▁Polish ▁people . ▁Following ▁his ▁con quest ▁of ▁Poland , ▁he ▁compared ▁the ▁Pol es ▁to ▁" I ro qu ois " ▁of ▁Canada . ▁In ▁his ▁all - en comp ass ing ▁anti - Pol ish ▁campaign , ▁even ▁the ▁nob ility ▁of ▁Polish ▁background ▁living ▁in ▁Pr uss ia ▁were ▁obliged ▁to ▁pay ▁higher ▁tax es ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁German ▁her itage . ▁Polish ▁monaster ies ▁were ▁viewed ▁as ▁" la irs ▁of ▁id len ess " ▁and ▁their