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Exploring Obedience: Germany under the Nazis

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This outline offers several ways for students to examine the critical decisions facing German youth and citizens during the 1930s. The question of whether or not one pledged an oath of allegiance to the Nazi Party presented citizens with a decision that not only affected themselves, but their families and communities. Readings from Holocaust and Human Behavior are used to explore these issues.