HIST324 Ashes to Ashes: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1945
Updated: 10 December 2012| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is no UNE Supervised Examination. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12cp in ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or candidature in BIntSt and any 24cp or candidature in a postgraduate award or candidature in BCrim or BCrim/LLB and CRIM101 | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | HIST224 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Richard Scully (rscully@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit focuses on the political and social history of Germany between 1918 and 1945. Significant historiographical issues will be explored. The first part concentrates on the nature of the Weimar Republic and its demise; the second part focuses on the rise of the Nazi Party and the nature, and eventual collapse of, the Third Reich. Topic areas include: Weimar culture and politics; the role of conservative antirepublican elites; economic crises; the failure of the political left; Nazi propaganda; the Nazi Volksgemeinschaft; the racial ideologies of the Nazi dictatorship; German foreign policy and war; and the genocides of 1941-1945. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
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Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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| Recommended Material Optional |
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Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional
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| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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