CEHI 0901 - Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

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Brown University

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The history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust are crucial for understanding the development and outlook of the 20th century. This two-week course provides an introduction into this history, looking at Nazi politics, culture and crimes in Germany and Europe during 1933 through 1945. Combining different perspectives of historical scholarship, this class will use a thematic approach to discuss the twelve years of the national socialist regime in Germany which brought terror and destruction to Europe and the world. The course will first scrutinize the Nazi’s rise to power and the creation of a totalitarian regime in Germany, introducing the students to Nazi, leaders, ideology, organizations, politics and propaganda. The second part of the course will be mainly interested in reconstructing life in Nazi Germany in the 1930s, focusing on Nazi culture and several groups within German society, in particular women and young people. In the final part of the class, the Holocaust and the Second World War will be the center of discussion. The course will also set Nazi Germany in historical context, briefly addressing World War I, the interwar years (referred to as the “Weimar Republic” in German history), and post-war German history with its legacy from the Nazi period.

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0.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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