HIST 1306 - Germany From 1640

Institution:

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Subject:

History

Description:

In this course, the emergence of a united Germany is traced from the confusion of medieval particularism and the disaster wrought by the religious wars of the 16th and 17th centuries. The rise of Prussia under Frederick Wilhelm the Great Elector, French chauvinistic imperialism, the advent of Otto von Bismarck, the Bismarckian Empire’s weaknesses, the First World War, and the rise of Adolph Hitler are studied. The course ends with the disappearance of a united Germany in 1945. GE: History/Euro-American

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pitt.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 624-4141

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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