Why did the perpetrators involved in the Nazi-led genocide of European Jewries carry out their actions? In your answer, draw on and analyze three of the following assigned sources: Jan Gross, Neighbors, Christopher Browning, Ordinary Men, Daniel Goldhagen Police Batallion 101, and Primo Levi, The Gray Zone.

Present a complete introductory paragraph that defines the focus of the paper and includes a clearly articulated thesis.
Include topic sentences for each paragraph of the paper that substantiate your overall thesis.
Draw on the requisite number of sources, as stated in the questions below. No outside (non-assigned) citations are allowed.

Please answer one of the following questions:

Why did the perpetrators involved in the Nazi-led genocide of European Jewries carry out their actions? In your answer, draw on and analyze three of the following assigned sources: Jan Gross, Neighbors, Christopher Browning, Ordinary Men, Daniel Goldhagen Police Batallion 101, and Primo Levi, The Gray Zone.

Under what circumstances did resistance to the Third Reich and its racial and genocidal policies take place? What forms did resistance take? Your answer should define resistance and draw on and analyze three of the following sources, as represented on the syllabus: Stoltzfuss, The Limits of Policy, Primo Levi, The Gray Zone, Christopher Browning, Ordinary Men, Daniel Goldhagen, Police Batallion 101, Jan Gross, Neighbors, Etty Hillesaum, A Letter from Westerbork, in Cohen and Stein, eds., Tracks in the Snow: Recollections of a Macedonian Partisan.

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