Examines why and how the Nazi government undertook to murder European Jews, and also the educated elite of Poland, Soviet POWs, Roma and Sinti, and the mentally handicapped. We examine the roles played by Hitler and close associates, contemporary responses to the murders, and the postwar historiography of the subject.

Antirequisite(s): The former History 3427E.

Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200 level or above.

Extra Information: 3 seminar hours weekly.