HIS 4447The Holocaust

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An examination of the Holocaust, from medieval origins of antisemitism to the persecution of the Jews in the 1930s, resulting in the Final Solution of the 1940s. This course will focus on the implementation of the Nazi's antisemitic politics and the responses of other nations to the Holocaus, examining the roles of victims, perpetrators, and bystanders. The course will also survey the impact of the Holocaust on the world today.