NAZI GERMANY AND THE HOLOCAUST
The scope of this course is to trace the origins, chronology, and events of the Holocaust in Nazi Germany, to examine the NSDAP’s (National sozialistische Deutscher Arbeiter Partei, or National Socialist German Workers’ Party, hence Nazi) early years after World War I through 1945, its impact upon society, government, laws, methods, actions, policies, including mass murder and conquest.
- Examine, discuss, and analyze several main issues, such as: Was the average German knowledgeable or even accepting of Nazi policies and actions?
- How did the Nazis plan and execute the Holocaust? Was the Holocaust well planned and executed, or did it simply evolve as a by-product of World War II?
- What impact did the Holocaust have upon non- Jews? Was Hitler instrumental in the Holocaust or not? Who was responsible?
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