Course Catalog - 2003-2004

     

HIST 355 - GERMAN HISTORY, 1890-1945

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Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: FROM DEMOCARCY TO DICTATORSHIP: GERMAN HISTORY, 1890-1945 ***** 'From Democracy to Dictatorship: German History 1890-1945.' From 1890-1945, Germans experienced dramatic changes in their political environment. This lecture class will examine these changes, taking into account not only political histoy, but also attempts to come to terms with the challenges posed by organized capitalism, the rise and fall of socialism, the developmnent of an interventionist state, cultural critique and political culture, the Nazi social revolution, and the Holocaust. ***** Also offered as GERM 355.