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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIS 3153 - The Road to Hitler (3)


When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
This course examines the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich from a cultural perspective. It begins with an examination of pre-1914 volkish ideology and cultural Expressionism. It then examines the literary and psychological impact of World War I, analyzes the nature of the cultural experimentation of the 1920s, evaluates the cultural revolution following Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor in 1933, explains why Hitler launched World War II and the Holocaust, and investigates the importance of Hitler and National Socialism for contemporary German society and culture.