Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen

General Education requirement: Cultural & Artistic Literacy

A study of Germany from Hitler to the present day. Topics to be considered in depth include: the career and personality of Hitler; the growth of the Nazi Movement; the nature of the Nazi state; the origins of World War II; Germany's post-war recovery; and the government, society and roles of the (West) German Federal Republic and the (East) German Democratic Republic and reunification.