HIST 3368: Germany Since 1945

Course Description

This course covers the history of Germany since World War II. It examines 1) the postwar period and the legacy of Allied occupation; 2) the process by which Germany was divided and the period of its division, tracing the histories and divergent characters of East and West Germany; 3) the different ways in which both the Cold War context and the legacy of the Third Reich shaped the German experience of twentieth-century revolutions of society, culture, and sexuality; 4) Germany's re-unification after 1989; and, finally, 5) the subsequent challenges in identifying a newly united but increasingly multicultural Germany's place in a unified Europe, focusing on issues of immigration, national identity, and citizenship. (OC).