History 4365 - McMurry University

form of cursive or Kurrentschrift handwriting, which looked like this. Americans learning German thus hadto learn a new alphabet as well as a new language, even though Germany was a supposedly “western” Europeancountry like France or Italy or Spain. Fraktur type disappeared from common usage in Germany onlyduring World War II. Today it is rarely seen except in Bibles and on signs outside tourist-oriented beer halls.Students with DisabilitiesMcMurry University abides by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stipulates that nootherwise qualified student shall be denied the benefits of an education “solely by reason of a handicap.”If you have a documented disability that may impact your performance in this class and for which you maybe requesting accommodation, you must be registered with and provide documentation of your disability tothe Disability Services Office, located in Old Main Room 102. Arrangements will be made for studentsneeding special accommodations.State Board of Educator Certification Standards for Teacher Education CandidatesIf you plan to minor in Curriculum and Instruction, with a teaching concentration in History 8-12, or inSocial Studies 8-12, this course provides partial fulfillment of the following standard of the TEKScompetencies:Standard IV. History: The social studies teacher applies knowledge of significant historical events anddevelopments, as well as of multiple historical interpretations and ideas, in order to facilitate student understandingof relationships between the past, the present, and the future.

Proposed Class and Reading ScheduleJan. 15Jan. 17The German ProblemThe Historical Legacy — I Taylor, 9-52Jan. 22Jan. 24Jan. 29Jan. 31Feb. 5Feb. 7Feb. 12Feb. 14Feb. 19Feb. 21Feb. 26Feb. 28Mar. 5Mar. 7Mar. 11-15Mar. 19Mar. 21Mar. 26The Historical Legacy — II1848: Unification vs. RevolutionBlood and Iron: Unification AchievedBismarck’s Reich: Politics and SocietyBismarck’s Reich: DiplomacyThe Impact of the Industrial RevolutionGermans and JewsFIRST TESTThe World of Kaiser WilhelmWeltpolitikThe War to End WarThe Failed Revolution, 1918Weimar: The Search for StabilityWeimar CultureSpring BreakFascism and the Rise of the NazisThe Nazi Seizure of PowerSECOND TESTOrlow, 1-12Taylor, 53-122Orlow, 12-32Taylor, 123-193Orlow, 32-38Taylor, 194-230Orlow, 38-76Taylor, 231-274Orlow, 77-109Orlow, 109-138Orlow, 139-173Bullock, chs. 1-4Mar. 28 Nazi Germany: “The German Revolution”? Orlow, 173-194Bullock, ch. 5Apr. 2Apr. 4Apr. 9Apr. 11Apr. 16Apr. 18Apr. 18Apr. 23Apr. 25Apr. 30May 2The Road to GroßdeutschlandHitler’s EuropeThe Final Solution1945: End of the German Problem?Germany Divided: The BRDGermany Divided: The DDRPAPER DUEFilm: “The Lives of Others”Finish “The Lives of Others”Reunification......And the Morning AfterOrlow, 195-214Bullock, chs. 6-12Orlow, 214-259Bullock, chs. 13-14Orlow, 260-334Orlow, 335-390May 7 FINAL EXAM (8:00-10:00)