On completion of this module, students

- will be able to analyze and evaluate conflicting historical interpretations of Modern German History
- will have acquired basic knowledge and understanding of some of the key historiographical debates about the Third Reich.
-will have familiarized themselves with some of the most important concepts and methodological approaches to the history of totalitarianism and genocide
- will have a fuller understanding of the rich secondary literature on the period.
- will have improved their ability to interpret primary sources

Lecture 1:
The ‘Twisted Path’ to the Third Reich

Lecture 2:
Establishing the Dictatorship: the ‘Seizure’ of Power: 1932-1934

Lecture 3:
The Persecution of the Jews 1933 - 1939

Lecture 4:
An economy for war

Lecture 5:
Creating the ‘People’s Community’

Lecture 6:
The Origins of the Second World War

Lecture 7:
The Third Reich at War I (Poland and France)

Lecture 8:
The Third Reich at War II (Barbarossa)

Lecture 9:
Holocaust: Plunder, Expulsion, Mass Murder

Lecture 10:
The Nazi Empire: Occupation, Collaboration and Resistance

Lecture 11:
‘The Past that does not pass’: Coming to Terms with the Nazi Past

Not applicable to this module.

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

Tutors will provide feedback to students individually. This will consist of returning each student a copy of their essay with written comments. They will also provide spoken feedback on the student's presentation and contribution to class. The course lecturer will also be available to provide further feedback to students and to meet students individually during weekly office hours. Feedback on the end of semester exam will be available by appointment and will take place on a one to one basis. The class will receive collective feedback on the general quality of the mid-semester essays during the second half of the semester.