States, Territories and International Organization: Evolution of the State System since 1914

HIST 416 ODU Draw on as many of our sources as possible to explain the preponderance of violence and instability in Europe in the early twentieth century, with specific attention to the problem of Germany. Explore the attitudes and practices that allowed for the rise of Hitler, from nationalism, racism, antisemitism and ideas about Lebensraum to foreign policies such as appeasement and the Nazi-Soviet pact. What were the sources of German resentment and grievance in the inter-war period? Try to refer to films such as “Triumph of the Will” by Leni Riefenstahl and cite powerpoint lectures as well. How does Sebastian Haffner treat the era in “Defying Hitler”? What is the “underlying moral” that he wishes to emphasize throughout the book )p.5)? How important is the cultivation of private sensibilities and private life to the defeat of fascism, according to Haffner?
7-8 pages, double-spaced, with citations and bibliography according to the Turabian or Chicago style.