HIST 239
Modern Germany, 1870-1989 Fall 2009
Division II
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An introduction to modern German history from the unification of the Empire in 1870 to the reunification of East and West Germany in 1989. Topics covered will include the creation of the German welfare state, the organization of the Wilhelmine Empire, Germany’s role in the First World War, the cultural and intellectual life of the Weimar period, the Nazi state and the destruction of Weimar Germany, literature and politics of divided Germany in the Cold War, and German responses to the Holocaust. Sources will include primary artistic, literary, and philosophical works, secondary historical texts, and films.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: none
Expected: 20
Class#: 1021
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on a series of short writing assignments and a final exam
Prerequisites: none; open to all
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: HIST Group C Electives - Europe and Russia
JWST Elective Courses

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