France Under Nazi Occupation
HIST 144
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Description
France was one of many countries during the Second World War that was occupied by – and whose government actively collaborated with – Nazi Germany. Its history offers a vantage point from which to consider political polarization and democratic collapse; collaboration, resistance, and the murky moral universe in between; Vichy government ideology and its impact on everyday life, individual rights, and the rule of law; antisemitism and the Holocaust; the complex status of colonies during the war; political reconstruction in the wake of war; and competing memories of wartime collaboration and resistance. Research skills will be scaffolded into the course.
Course Notes
This course can be used to meet either the "Beyond North America" History Concentration requirement or a seminar requirement.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
