HIST2280 (Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 4.5/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Studies historical developments from Germany’s defeat in World War I to the end of World War II. Topics include the failure of Weimar democracy; Weimar culture; the rise to power of Hitler and National Socialism; Nazi culture and racial wars against alleged “degenerates”; the roles of party leaders, business and cultural elites, and ordinary Germans in supporting and legitimizing the Nazi dictatorship.
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