Germany from 1789 through the Revolutions of 1848, German unification, the Wilhelminian Reich, World War I, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, World War II, division, and reunification.
Athena Title
Germany Since 1789
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in HIST 3390H
Pre or Corequisite
Any HIST or HONS or GRMN or POLS or INTL course
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about the history of modern Germany gathering and weighing evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how the history of modern Germany has shaped diverse social and cultural identities, attitudes, and ideologies. encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
By the end of this course, students will be able to apply appropriate methodological approaches to their analysis of primary sources and to organize their evidence to show historical continuities and discontinuities.
Topical Outline
Responses to the French Revolution
Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
The Reform Era
Liberalism and Nationalism in the Vormaerz
Revolutions of 1848
National Unification
Industry and Empire: The Kaiserreich
Class Formations: The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie
