School of Humanities  
 
 
HIS-30116 After Hitler: West Germany and the Transition to Democracy II  
Co-ordinator: Dr Anthony Kauders   Tel:33197  
Teaching Team: Miss Amanda  Roberts, Mrs Christine  Edge, Miss Jo-Anne  Watts  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 3 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
School Office: Tel: 01782 733147
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for
History Dual Honours (Level 3)
History Major (Level 3)
History Minor (Level 3)
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Barred Combinations
None
Prerequisites
Students are required to have taken After Hitler: West Germany and the Transition to Democracy I

Description

The Third Reich lasted only twelve years, but its impact was enormous. Germany was occupied, discredited, humiliated, and shamed. In 1945, few people could imagine that a country that had
been responsible for mass warfare and genocide would one day emerge as a stable, democratic,
and peaceful state in Europe. In the fall semester, we analyzed theoretical issues pertaining to the subject, including definitions of democracy and conditions for democratization. We also examined earlier traditions (Weimar and the Third Reich) that affected politics and culture after 1945 as well as Allied (and particularly American) plans for denazification, democratization, and demilitarization. In this module, we shall focus on West German history from the 1960s to unification, including the emergence of new gender roles, the student movement, terrorism, unemployment, the East-West conflict, and various efforts at coming to terms with the past. Where the fall module addressed the
early transition from dictatorship to democracy, this module addresses the cultural and political consolidation of democracy in the Federal Republic.
Aims
To introduce students to German History after National Socialism
To enable students to analyze the consolidation of democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany
To allow students to identify and assess different perspectives of the historiography on West Germany
Intended Learning Outcomes
discuss, evaluate, and critically assess a range of primary sources will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
discuss, evaluate, and critically assess historiographical debates and methodologies will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
utilize critically primary sources in order to produce historical narratives will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
engage in debate in a sensitive, constructive, and rigorous manner will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
Study hours
10x 2-hour seminars
50 hours seminar preparation
30 hours extended source commentary preparation
50 hours preparation for unseen exam
Description of Module Assessment
01: 2 Hour Exam weighted 50%
2 hr unseen exam
Unseen exam weighted at 50%, 2 questions answered from 8
02: Class Participation weighted 20%
Class Participation
Assessment is based on the frequency and quality of contributions to discussions as well as on 2-3 group presentations on a relevant aspect of post-1945 West German history.
03: Exercise weighted 30%
Document exercise
Commentary on document, 1700 words, source set by tutor
Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Oct/2013

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