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HIST 105-05, Topics in History: Why Hitler?, Spring 2009
Hatfield, Douglas W.
Hatfield, Douglas W.
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Abstract
I. For each student to develop and write an original essay of historical interpretation that
deals with the main issues of the question "Why Hitler?" (1) How and why was Hitler
appointed to the office of Chancellor on 30 January 1933? (2) What were the subsequent
moves made by Hitler to convert his position into a dictatorship, why did he do this, and
why was this dictatorship accepted, even embraced, by the German nation? (3) Why did
Hitler use his dictatorial power for the purposes of expansion, domination, and
extermination, and what were the consequences for his followers, for his victims, and for
the world at large? In all of this, students will be looking at ways that historians assess
responsibility for the Second World War and the Holocaust.
II. For each student to develop further the skills necessary to accomplish the main objective:
A. in the critical assessment of a wide variety of secondary sources
B. in interpreting selected primary sources
C. in writing effectively, in employing proper forms of documentation, and in writing
persuasively, crafting sound arguments for his/her interpretations
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This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor