Anti-Slavism, also known as Slavophobia, a form of racism or xenophobia, refers to various negative attitudes towards Slavic peoples, most common manifestation being claims of inferiority of Slavic nations with respect to other ethnic groups. Its opposite is Slavophilia. Anti-slavism reached its highest peak during World War 2 when Nazi Germany declared Slavs to be subhuman and planned to exterminate majority of Slavic people.