Global Economy: Germany and the World in an Age of Extremes, 1870-1957
HIST 281
Spring 2019
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CGST 281, GRST 350 |
This Center for Global Studies discussion course explores the experience of globalization in the German-speaking world from the war of German unification in 1870 to the emergence of the European Community in 1957. It will analyze German imperialism and overseas investment before 1914; the deglobalization of the German economy in the First World War; the problem of reparations and other economic challenges faced by the Weimar Republic; and the impact of global protectionism and the Great Depression, the economic forces allowing the rise of Hitler, the economics of war, and the Nazi "New Order." We will explore the reasons for the ultimate failure of the German war effort and the country's catastrophic destruction and defeat in 1945, as well as Germany's postwar division and occupation as well as the gradual reconstruction and reintegration of the West German economy into a European and global division of labor beginning with the Bizone Agreement and GATT (1947), the Marshall Plan (1948), and the London German External Debt Agreement (1953), culminating in the Treaty of Rome (1957) creating the European Economic Community. The course will be using select German-language historical primary sources to explore this topic, supported by short secondary source narratives in both German and English pitched to intermediate to advanced German speakers/readers. Unlike the parent History lecture class (HIST 280: The Origins of Global Capitalism, 1800-present), this is a discussion course aimed at expanding vocabulary and practicing fluent discussions in the fields of history, politics, and economics. |
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| Credit: .5 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS CGST |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: GRST213 |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (HIST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Rüdiger vom Bruch and Björn Hofmeister, eds. DEUTSCHE GESCHICHTE IN QUELLEN UND DARSTELLUNG, Band 8: Kaiserreich und Erster Weltkrieg. 1871-1918 (Reclams Universal-Bibliothek), 5th rev. ed. (Stuttgart: Reclam, 2013). ISBN-13: 978-3150170083
Heinz Hürten, ed., DEUTSCHE GESCHICHTE IN QUELLEN UND DARSTELLUNG, Band 9: Weimarer Republik und Drittes Reich 1918-1945 (Reclams Universal-Bibliothek) (Stuttgart: Reclam, 1995). ISBN-13: 978-3150170090
M. Niehaus, ed., DEUTSCHE GESCHICHTE IN QUELLEN UND DARSTELLUNG, Band 10: Besatzungszeit, Bundesrepublik und DDR. 1945-1969 (Recalms Universal-Bibliothek) (Stuttgart: Reclam, 1998). ISBN-13: 978-3150170106
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Examinations and Assignments:
Attendance and participation: 25%
Class presentation: 25%
Short paper: 25%
Final examination: 25% |
| Instructor(s): Grimmer-Solem,Erik Times: .M..... 07:00PM-08:20PM; Location: PAC413; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 15 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
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