2010-2011 Academic Catalog

Dec 21, 2024

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 042 - Nazi Germany: Rise and Fall

Type of Course: First-Year Seminar

This course introduces students to the rise, the fabric, and the collapse of the “Third Reich.” It starts with an investigation in how the Nazis came into power and why the first German democracy failed. The course then focuses on two related issues. Both are revolving around the success and the impact of Nazi politics in Germany and in Europe: How could Hitler and the Nazi Party establish its power in a country which was seen as a heart of Western culture? And: Why did so few Germans oppose Hitler and his racially based, terrorist regime? To explore these questions, the course will look on the various aspects of the Nazi ideology (racism, leader cult, people’s community), on the techniques and the agencies of propaganda, seduction and terror. Fulfills Historical Perspective.

Cross Listed: HGS 042

Instructor: Mr. Kuehne

When Offered: Offered periodically.

Faculty: Thomas Kuehne, Ph.D. - Professor of History; Strassler Family Chair in the Study of Holocaust History