HIST 228
Europe in the Twentieth Century Spring 2013
Division II
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This course will offer a survey of some of the important themes of twentieth-century European history, from the eve of World War One to the end of the century. Organized topically and thematically, the course will consider European society in the fin-de-siècle period; imperialism, racism, and mass politics; the impact of the Great War on European thought, culture and society; the Russian Revolution and Stalinist Russia; economic and political stabilization in the 1920s; the Depression; the rise of Fascism and National Socialism; World War II and the Holocaust; the establishment of postwar social democratic welfare states; decolonization; the “economic miracle” of the 1950s; the uprisings of 1968; the development of the European Union; and the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe. Through a combination of lecture and discussion, the course seeks to introduce students to the major ideologies and institutions that shaped the lives of Europeans in the twentieth century, and to reflect on the role of ordinary people who devised, adapted, embraced, and sometimes resisted the dominant ideas and practices of their time.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 40
Expected: 35-40
Class#: 3505
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on class participation, several quizzes, an exam, and two papers
Prerequisites: none; open to all
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: HIST Group C Electives - Europe and Russia

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