The mid-term will cover all lectures and material assigned to date. The final will be cumulative and in-class, date to be announced. Format is largely essay. One paper option is to explore the elite-mass relationship under totalitarianism. Another paper option is to analyze the individual in a totalitarian environment.
Fascist ideology upholds the group, specifically the nation.
Contrast this approach with other ideologies we have studied up till now. Also, contrast the national ideal of fascism to the civic ideal of liberalism. Critique Goldhagen's political culture explanation for ordinary Germans' actions.