What History Teaches: The Role of Terror in Authoritarian Regimes with Echoes and Reflections
About the Event
In this recording of “What History Teaches: The Role of Terror in Authoritarian Regimes with Echoes & Reflections,” you will learn:
- How Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime used violence and extralegal tactics, including the creation of concentration camps, to consolidate power and establish an authoritarian regime
- How the use of terror and extrajudicial punishment was then used to quell people throughout Europe
- How you can use Echoes & Reflections resources to learn more and to educate friends and family members about this topic
The recording culminates in a thought-provoking Q&A that gives viewers the chance to reflect on what they have learned.
About the Speakers
Jesse Tannetta
Jesse Tannetta is a former high school teacher and is now the Director of Holocaust Content & Pedagogy for Echoes & Reflections specializing in providing professional development to middle and high school teachers focused on Holocaust education throughout the United States. He holds bachelor’s degrees in History and Catholic Theology from Emmanuel College as well as a master’s degree in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Gratz College.