History 2147A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hans Zassenhaus, Authoritarianism, Volksgemeinschaft
19 Nov 2018
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Lecture 1: introduction a brief history of germany. Hitler waged a war that killed at least 50 million people, enslaving part of a population (and intending to slave even more. ) He is one of the most notorious evil figures in history. How did a civilized state become so barbarous: the answer is complicated, historians used to think there was something unique about germany and germans that explained the rise of hitler. We used to argue that germans were authoritarian and anti-semitic, and this explained their rise to power. However, when they did industrialize, they did so rapidly (in about. 1/3 of the time of other countries they took 50 years to do what others did in. 150 years: by the turn of the century, germany was rivaling britain and the u. s. in industrial output, geographic position. It sits in the centre of europe, which is part of why they were able to industrialize so quickly.
