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How Democracy Produced a Monster

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February 19, 2008
(New York Times, February 3, 2008) The article, "How Democracy Produced a Monster [2]," analyzes how Hitler came to power in a democracy, and reminds us that even today democratic institutions can be used to create authoritarian rule.
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The Weimar Republic: Making Political Choices During Times of Fragility [3]
Holocaust and Human Behavior [4]

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[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/opinion/03kershaw.html?ex=1359694800&en=45cb71bc64c36a20&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
[3] http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/lessons/the-weimar-republic-making-polit
[4] http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/hhb