Germany and Central Europe Since 1848

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This course surveys the history of German-speaking Europe since the mid-19th century. It will examine the history of Austria up through 1918; the revolution of 1848 and the wars of German unification; the rapid social and economic development of Germany in the late 19th century; and cultural or ideological movements which emerged in German-speaking Europe during this period (e.g., socialism, feminism, Freudianism). The course also emphasizes developments after WWI: the growth of national socialism; how the Nazis came to control the German government in 1933; daily life in Nazi Germany; WWII; and the Holocaust.