HIS 147 Europe: The Age of Imperialism and Totalitarianism 1871-1945

The history of Europe in the German era from the establishment of the Second Reich to the collapse of the Third. A study of society and culture in nations preparing for and conducting total war. The intellectual and artistic achievement of figures such as Nietzsche, Freud, Mann, Nijinsky Orwell, and Picasso will be treated in relation to the political and intellectual currents of the period. GS-IIIC