HIST 452 - Nazi Germany

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course covers the Nazi era in Germany, which began in 1914 with the First World War and ended with the 1949 division of the country into East and West Germany. Highlights include the experience of trench warfare, Hitler’s early career in politics, the despair created by the Great Depression, explanations of the Nazi victory in 1933, the racial culture of the Nazi years, the “total war” of 1939-1945, particularly the nightmare of the Eastern Front, the perpetration of the Holocaust, and Hitler’s immediate legacy in the chaotic postwar years. The analytical approach mixes political with socio-cultural issues to explore in particular the ordinary German’s experience of Nazism. Not offered on a regular basis.

Prerequisite(s): HIST 302 (HIST 301 also recommended).