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Nazi Germany 

A Class Timeline 
 

 
Students of HIST 4273/JWST 4998 Nazi Germany Course 
Loyola Marymount University 
 
 
Abstract  

In spring 2019, students in Nazi Germany (HIST 4373/JWST 4998), an undergraduate 
course at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, collaborated on the creation of a 
digital timeline about the history of Nazi Germany. The timeline project explores the 
origins of Nazi ideology and its development over time, the nature of the Nazi state and 
German society under Nazism, and some of the legacies of Nazism in postwar Germany.  
 

 

Introduction to the Digital Project 
In spring 2019, students in Nazi Germany (HIST 4373/JWST 4998), an undergraduate 
course at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, collaborated on the creation of a 
digital timeline about the history of Nazi Germany, a project inspired by an assignment 
developed by Professor Jennifer Evans of Carleton University. The timeline project explores 
the origins of Nazi ideology and its development over time, the nature of the Nazi state and 
German society under Nazism, and some of the legacies of Nazism in postwar Germany. 
Each student chose a theme for their individual research and then contributed ten entries 
based on primary sources related to that topic. Students focused on a variety of topics in 
their individual research, including the nature of the Nazi state, the role of law, Nazi foreign 
policy, the role of the military, women in the Nazi state, sexuality, Nazi eugenics, the 
Catholic Church in Nazi Germany, and Nazi cultural policy. The primary sources used for 
the timeline included a mix of documents and images, with primary source documents 
accompanied by an image as illustration. Most of the primary sources came from the 
German History in Documents and Images (GHDI) digital archive, with additional sources 
from the German Propaganda Archive and other digital repositories. Some documents and 
images appear twice, with different students approaching the same document or image 
from different perspectives. Students also wrote analytical essays about their chosen topics 
on the basis of these primary sources. The timeline project thus required students to work 
closely with primary sources as a step in the process of writing a research paper. 
 
Elizabeth A. Drummond 
Associate Professor & Chair 
Department of History 
Loyola Marymount University 
 
Timeline Contributors 
Veronica Backer-Peral, History & Film/TV Production double-major, LMU ‘22 

https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1N9I15seuO6C8ya6X07MBWK1_jKlUVCzwlllc2ouR3M0&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=7&height=800
https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1N9I15seuO6C8ya6X07MBWK1_jKlUVCzwlllc2ouR3M0&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=7&height=800
http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/home.cfm
http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/home.cfm
https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/ww2era.htm
https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/ww2era.htm


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Eva Baudler, History & English double-major, LMU ‘20 
Dwayne Cox, History & Screenwriting double-major, LMU ‘19 
Thomas Duncan, History major, LMU ‘19 
Riis Irving-Peterson, International Relations & Communication Studies double-major, LMU 
‘19 
Preston Joiner, History major, LMU ‘21 
William Lighthart, History & International Relations double-major, LMU ‘21 
Meghan Long, English & Music double-major, LMU ‘19 
Michael Malinowski, English major, LMU ‘19 
Christopher Mansdorfer, Political Science major & History minor, LMU ‘19 
Emily Massey, History major, LMU ‘20 
Thea McKay, History & Theatre Arts double-major, LMU ‘20 
Nicolas Medina, History major, LMU ‘19 
Sophia Notter, International Relations major, LMU ‘21 
Nathaniel Salvini, History major, LMU ‘21 
Nana Turkson, History major, LMU ‘21 
 

 


