Multiperspektivische Einblicke in den Umgang mit dem Nationalsozialismus erhalten

“We didn’t know about it!” is a common response in Germany when confronted by the terrors of the Nazi regime. Although deportations, imprisonment and finally extermination of Jews, gypsies, political enemies etc. happened all over Germany, many of the older generations still claim to have seen or heard nothing. Interestingly, the same claim is also used by other nations, who deny any knowledge or responsibility before 1 September 1939. Was Hitler’s agenda so shrouded in mystery? Moreover, can we distance ourselves, born decades after WWII, so completely that no lessons need to be learned from the past? Are Adolf Hitler and the National Socialism nowadays just an easy way to boost sales and encourage clicks on YouTube? This teaching module focuses on the events between 1933 and 1945 with an emphasis of a global responsibility for WWII and asks the question, whether we use or abuse our history.