HIST - 413. Modern Germany

This course is intended to focus on the political, social, and cultural history of Germany in the modern era, with a particular emphasis on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Topics may include but are not limited to German unification; examining Germany's role in the  outbreak and development of the First World War; the social and cultural legacies of the Weimar Republic; the totalitarian and genocidal policies of the Third Reich; the post-1945 division and reunification of Germany during the Cold War; and Germany's place within the European Union in the twenty-first century. Students will examine how these broad transformations impacted lived experiences, but also how actors shaped the trajectories of these changes.

Prerequisite(s): Any HIST-100 level course.
Attribute: HEUR, HMEU, ILST, LAS