HIST 52 Modern Germany: 1871-1990

This course will explore the dramatic transformations that permeated German culture, politics, and society from 1871 to the end of the Cold War. We will discuss the diverse trends, visions and anxieties that shaped German life through the birth of the German state, industrialization and expansion, World War I, the creation of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Nazism, total War and genocide, and the country's division between Communist dictatorship and Western democracy during the Cold War. Open to all classes.

Instructor

Greenberg

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SOC; WCult:W

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Class of 2023 and Before Major Dist: EUR; Class of 2024 and Beyond Major Dist: EUR, modern.

Offered

• Fall