HIST 318

Examines modern German history emphasizing the many ruptures that affected the new nation politically, socially, and culturally from its inception in the nineteenth century to the present. Focusing on the lived experiences of ordinary Germans, students consider how German identity and nationhood were constructed, reconstructed, and defined by regional and world wars, cold war politics, and the rise of a united Europe. -- Prerequisite -- Nine credits of lower-level history or 45 university-level credits. -- Corequisite -- None. -- Pre or Corequisite -- None.