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A German Way of War? Atrocities and Military Dictatorship Fall 2007
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Abstract: A German Way of War? Atrocities and Military Dictatorship. From History 167B: The Rise and Fall of the Second Reich - Fall 2007. This course spans the period from 1740 (the accession of Frederick the Great) to the end of World War I and is an essential foundation for understanding Germany's catastrophic ... More »
Advanced Topics: Plotting Terror in European Culture, Spring 2004
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Abstract: This interdisciplinary course surveys modern European culture to disclose the alignment of literature, opposition, and revolution. Reaching back to the foundational representations of anarchism in nineteenth-century Europe (Kleist, Conrad) the curriculum extends through the literary and media representations ... More »
Comparative Grand Strategy and Military Doctrine, Fall 2004
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Abstract: A comparative study of the grand strategies and military doctrines of the great powers in Europe (Britain, France, Germany, and Russia) from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Examines strategic developments in the years preceding and during World Wars I and II. What factors have exerted ... More »
Comparative Health Policy, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Analyzes the health policy problems facing America including adequate access to care, the control of health care costs, and the encouragement of medical advances. Considers market and regulatory alternatives as well as possible foreign models including Canadian, Swedish, British, and German arrangements. ... More »
Dying by the Sword. The Fall of the Hohenzollern and Hapsburg Empires Fall 2007
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Abstract: Dying by the Sword. The Fall of the Hohenzollern and Hapsburg Empires: From the Second Reich to the Third. From History 167B: The Rise and Fall of the Second Reich - Fall 2007. This course spans the period from 1740 (the accession of Frederick the Great) to the end of World War I and is an essential ... More »
Egypt: a quiz in German
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Abstract: Für die Vorbereitung für eine Exposure-Reise erscheint die Auseinandersetzung mit dem zu bereisenden Land indispensabel. Dieses "Quiz" soll eine Faktenbasis schaffen, die die weitere Auseinandersetzung ermöglichen soll! Das Modul enthält die folgenden Level: * Allgemeine Informationen und Fakten * ... More »
Enlightenment in Politics? Frederick the Great Fall 2007
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Abstract: Enlightenment in Politics? Frederick the Great. From History 167B: The Rise and Fall of the Second Reich - Fall 2007. This course spans the period from 1740 (the accession of Frederick the Great) to the end of World War I and is an essential foundation for understanding Germany's catastrophic history ... More »
Euro-Strategic Missiles
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Abstract: Helmut Schmidt became the head of Germany's Social Democratic Party in 1967 and deputy chairman of the party in 1968. Between 1969 and 1972, he served as defense minister, minister for economics and finance, and minister of finance. From 1974 to 1982, he was the chancellor of the Federal Republic of ... More »
Geissenklosterle: Micromorphology
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Abstract: Micromorphology samples from the Upper Paleolithic cave site, Geissenklosterle, Germany. This cave site has important evidence about early Aurignacian / Upper Paleolithic occupation in Europe, including evidence for some of the earliest evidence for symbolic, artistic and musical expression in Europe.
German Culture, Media, and Society, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Studies major texts and artistic expressions by analyzing them within the larger context of German cultural history. Investigates the German enlightenment, the culture of German liberalism and its increasingly nationalistic turn in Wilhelmine Germany; explores cultural manifestations of German modernism ... More »
German Culture, Media, and Society, Fall 2006
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Abstract: The topic for Fall 2006 is short film and radio plays. This course investigates current trends and topics in German literary, theater, film, television, radio, and other media arts productions. Students analyze media texts in the context of their production, reception, and distribution as well as the ... More »
German Economy - 1871 to Weimer
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Abstract: Was the German Economy modernised in 1871? What developments took place during Kaiser Reich? What problems did Germany face following World War One?
German IV, Spring 2005
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Abstract: Development of interpretive skills, using literary texts (B. Brecht, S. Zweig) and contemporary media texts (film, TV broadcasts, Web materials). Discussion and exploration of cultural topics in their current social, political, and historical context via hypermedia documentaries. Further refinement of ... More »
Germanic Music - Christmas Carols
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Abstract: Two familiar Christmas carols are offered for elementary or preschool students to learn in German or English, along with background information about the carols and about Germanic Christmas traditions.
Germanic Music - Folk Songs
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Abstract: This module, intended for grades 4-8, introduces students to Germanic folk music and culture using folk songs that celebrate being outdoors. Recommended for springtime.
Germans to the Front
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Abstract: General Gerd Schmuckle served in the Federal Republic of Germany's Ministry of Defense from 1956 to 1962 under defense minister Franz Josef Strauss. Strauss was charged with building up the Bundeswehr, the newly formed federal armed forces. In this video segment, Schmuckle describes Germany's reaction ... More »
Germany and its European Context, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Examines the historical, political, and sociological forces that shape present-day Germany. Topics include: value changes in postwar society, coping with the legacy of the past, multiculturalism in Germany, change of gender roles, cultural differences between East and West after the unification, the ... More »
Healey's Theorem
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Abstract: Denis Healey was the British secretary of state for defense from 1964 to 1970 and chancellor of the exchequer from 1974 to 1979. In this video segment, Healey reflects on the period in which he was defense secretary under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He recalls the opposing interests of Germany and ... More »
Hitler's Germany
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Abstract: Hitler's Germany, or from here on out referred to as 'The Third Reich', is a course that will familiarize the student with key themes in the current historical literature involving the subject. The course breaks down to several weeks of discussion held on the main page and a paper that each student will ... More »
In the Mountains of New Mexico
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Abstract: At age twenty-seven, physicist Philip Morrison joined the Manhattan Project, the code name given to the U.S. government's covert effort at Los Alamos to develop the first nuclear weapon. The Manhattan Project was also the most expensive single program ever financed by public funds. In this video segment, ... More »