The European Experience: The Holocaust: History and Legacy

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More than fifty years later, the Holocaust remains one of the most compelling and horrible events in European history. How was it possible for the Nazis to exterminate most of Europe's Jewish population? What role did Adolph Hitler and other Nazi leaders play? How responsible were ordinary Germans for this tragic event? What was every day life in Nazi Germany like? This course will attempt to answer these and other questions.