HIST3445 - Guns, Butter and Forced Labour. The Economic Foundations of Nazi Dictatorship

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Vurderingsordning

Vurderingsordning: Skriftlig
Karakter: Bokstavkarakterer

Vurderingsform Vekting Varighet Hjelpemidler Avvikende karakter
Skriftlig eksamen 100/100 6

Faglig innhold

In this course Nazi economic policy will be discussed in historical perspective with a special emphasis on recent debates in the literature. Questions to be addressed are, for instance: Was the significant reduction of German unemployment during the first years of the Nazi rule, which heavily legitimized the Nazi regime in the eyes of the Germans, predominately caused by measures implemented by the new government or was this reduction merely a coincidence with the worldwide economic recovery? How did the Nazi regime transform the German economy from a peace to a war economy - by force, by incentives or by regulations? And how did the Nazis exploit occupied Europe and which impact had the foreign contribution to the German war effort?

Læringsmål

A candidate who passes this course is expected to have the following learning outcome according to the course curriculum, defined as knowledge and skills:

Knowledge:
Candidate
- will acquire a broad knowledge base about European colonial expansion and imperialism, and the impact on international and global transformations
- will acquire an understanding of how colonized peoples engaged and managed their colonial situation
- will acquire an insight into the historiography of colonial history in particular, and the history of globalization in general
- will acquire the ability to apply theories and perspectives used to analyze colonial history in general, and in the context of international developments and globalization

Skills:
Candidate
- should be able to critically interrogate the concepts, theoretical assumptions and established perspectives of the field
- should be able to write an extended independent, well-structured analytical essay/paper, using the relevant empirical knowledge and theoretical perspectives of the field
- should be able to give an oral presentation on a chosen topic/theme during lecture/seminar sessions
- should be able to locate colonial history within a context of broader global historical changes

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Lectures and seminars. Each student participant who wants to take exams in this course shall present a curriculum based paper on an assigned topic. Evaluation is by "Home Examinations".

Obligatoriske aktiviteter

  • Compulsory paper

Spesielle vilkår

Vurderingsmelding krever godkjent undervisningsmelding samme semester eller godkjent obligatorisk aktivitet tidligere semester.

Anbefalte forkunnskaper

None

Forkunnskapskrav

BA in history or a related field

Kursmateriell

Lectures and seminars.

Timeplan

Kontaktinformasjon: timeplan@adm.ntnu.no

Eksamensinfo

Vurderingsordning: Skriftlig

Termin Vurderingsform Vekting Hjelpemidler Dato Tid Rom *
Høst Skriftlig eksamen 100/100 17.12.2012 09:00
Vår Skriftlig eksamen 100/100 24.05.2013 09:00 Datasal 10349 , DI42 , DL33
* Eksamen plasseres på rom 3 dager før eksamen.
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