The Holocaust

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The Holocaust provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • This free course explores the Holocaust, as the destruction of European Jewry is commonly known. The mass killing represented by the Holocaust raises many questions concerning the development of ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Precursors?
    • 1 Precursors?
    • 1.1 The Holocaust: a unique event?
    • 1.2 Anti-Semitism
    • 1.3 Eugenics
    • 2 Nazi ideology and anti-Jewish policies
    • 2 Nazi ideology and anti-Jewish policies
    • 2.1 Anti-Semitism and Hitler
    • 2.2 Early anti-Jewish policies in the Nazi government
    • 2.3 The significance of Volksgemeinschaft in Nazi ideology
    • 3 War and the Final Solution
    • 3 War and the Final Solution
    • 3.1 Terminology used during the ‘Final Solution’
    • 3.2 Plans for ‘resettlement’ of the Jews
    • 3.3 Factors leading to the ‘Final Solution’
    • 3.4 The mass production of death
    • 4 Ordinary men? Ordinary Germans?
    • 4 Ordinary men? Ordinary Germans?
    • 4.1 The killers – portrayal and reality
    • 4.2 Who to blame
    • 4.3 The response of some of Germany's allies to Nazi anti-Semitism and the Final Solution
    • 5 Legacy
    • 5 Legacy
    • 5.1 Relativising the Holocaust?
    • 5.2 The aftermath of the Holocaust
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements