Stunde Null was used to distance Germany from the Nazi regime in other ways. Over time, the culture of Stunde Null aimed to create a 'race-less' Germany, in stark contrast with the hyper-racialized society of the Nazis.[1] However, this was ineffective because there were still problems associated with race in Germany,[2] and institutional racism was also widespread in the countries of the occupying forces that were trying to "re-educate" Germans, seen by many as hypocritical.