37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited - History

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Contents

Ruling the Second Reich, 1871-79

The birth of democratic Germany, 1917-19

A new Reich, 1933-35

Establishing and ruling the new Federal Republic, 1949-60

Reunification: recreating a united Germany, 1989-90

Ruling the Second Reich, 1871-79

GERMANY - BEFORE THE WAR, 1871-1918

What was Germany like in 1914?

Prof. Matthew Jefferies, Manchester University

GERMANY - BEFORE THE WAR, 1871-1918

Was Germany an Unfinished Nation State?

Prof. Matthew Jefferies, Manchester University

GERMANY - BEFORE THE WAR, 1871-1918

How was Imperial Germany governed?

Prof. Matthew Jefferies, Manchester University

GERMANY - BEFORE THE WAR, 1871-1918

How far did Kaiser Wilhelm II succeed in establishing personal rule?

Prof. Matthew Jefferies, Manchester University

GERMANY - BEFORE THE WAR, 1871-1918

How is the German Empire Viewed Today?

Prof. Matthew Jefferies, Manchester University

The birth of democratic Germany, 1917-19

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The Last Years of the War

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The German Revolution

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The Spartacist Uprising

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The New Constitution

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The Treaty of Versailles

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The Kapp Putsch

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

Hyperinflation, the Ruhr Crisis and the Beer Hall Putsch

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

Conclusion

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Introduction

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

The Beginnings of Weimar Germany

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Political Fragmentation

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

The Politics of Republicanism

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

The Appeal of the Nazi Party

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Crisis and Destruction of a Polity

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Was Weimar Germany doomed to fail from the start?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Why did Weimar fail in the early 1930s?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

How much of a problem was political extremism for the Weimar Republic?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

What kind of elections took place in Weimar Germany?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

How did the design of the West Germany constitution aim to avoid the problems faced by Weimar Germany?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

What was the impact of hyperinflation in Weimar Germany?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

How successful was the Weimar economy in the years 1924-29?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

What was the impact of the Wall Street Crash on the Weimar Republic?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Did living standards improve in the Weimar period?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

What was Weimar culture?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Did the lives of women improve in the Weimar period?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

How did ethnic minorities fare in the Weimar period?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY - THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

Who Wanted War, and Why?

Prof. Belinda Davis, Rutgers University

GERMANY - THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

The First World War: A Basic Outline

Prof. Belinda Davis, Rutgers University

GERMANY - THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

What is "Total War"?

Prof. Belinda Davis, Rutgers University

GERMANY - THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

The Home Front

Prof. Belinda Davis, Rutgers University

GERMANY - THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

The Legacies of the First World War

Prof. Belinda Davis, Rutgers University

GERMANY – THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

The Myth of War Enthusiasm

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

Economic Mobilisation

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

Internal Opposition to the War

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-18

The End of the War

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

A new Reich, 1933-35

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Timeline

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Did Proportional Representation Cause Political Instability?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Did the Power and Personality of the President Undermine the Republic?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Was the Weimar Republic Undermined by Inflation?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Was the Republic Destroyed by the Depression?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Did Hitler Come to Power Legally?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Ideology of the Nazi Party

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Nature of the Nazi Government

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Establishing a Dictatorship

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Foreign Policy

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Opposition and Dissent

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Terror and Repression

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Consensus and Support

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Women

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Education and Culture

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Holocaust

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Rise of Nazism

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Great Depression

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Who voted for the Nazis?

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Propaganda and the Hitler Myth

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Coercion and Terror

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Women in Nazi Germany

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY - WEIMAR AND NAZI CULTURE, 1918-45

Culture and Politics: 1918-45

Prof. David Imhoof, Susquehanna University

GERMANY - WEIMAR AND NAZI CULTURE, 1918-45

Culture, 1918-30

Prof. David Imhoof, Susquehanna University

GERMANY - WEIMAR AND NAZI CULTURE, 1918-45

Culture, the Early 1930s

Prof. David Imhoof, Susquehanna University

GERMANY - WEIMAR AND NAZI CULTURE, 1918-45

Culture in the Third Reich, 1933-45

Prof. David Imhoof, Susquehanna University

GERMANY - WEIMAR AND NAZI CULTURE, 1918-45

The Restriction and Politicisation of Culture under the Nazis

Prof. David Imhoof, Susquehanna University

GERMANY – SPORT AND PHYSICAL CULTURE, 1919-33

Introduction and Context

Dr Jon Hughes, Royal Holloway, London

GERMANY – SPORT AND PHYSICAL CULTURE, 1919-33

The Emergence of Sportsmania

Dr Jon Hughes, Royal Holloway, London

GERMANY – SPORT AND PHYSICAL CULTURE, 1919-33

The Golden Age of Sports

Dr Jon Hughes, Royal Holloway, London

GERMANY – SPORT AND PHYSICAL CULTURE, 1919-33

Sport in Art and Culture

Dr Jon Hughes, Royal Holloway, London

GERMANY – SPORT AND PHYSICAL CULTURE, 1919-33

The Politics of Sport

Dr Jon Hughes, Royal Holloway, London

Establishing and ruling the new Federal Republic, 1949-60

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

Introduction

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

The Early Camps

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

Perpetrators

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

Prisoners

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

The Holocaust

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

The Public and the Camps

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE HOLOCAUST, 1939-45

Opening Shots: A Nazi Massacre, August 1941

Dr Mark Levene, Southampton University

GERMANY – THE HOLOCAUST, 1939-45

Why the Jews?

Dr Mark Levene, Southampton University

GERMANY – THE HOLOCAUST, 1939-45

Collaborators in Destruction

Dr Mark Levene, Southampton University

GERMANY – THE HOLOCAUST, 1939-45

Ambivalent Records

Dr Mark Levene, Southampton University

GERMANY – THE HOLOCAUST, 1939-45

The Western Powers and the 'Final Solution'

Dr Mark Levene, Southampton University

GERMANY – THE HOLOCAUST, 1939-45

Long-Term Legacies

Dr Mark Levene, Southampton University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Origins of East Germany, 1945-49

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Berlin Airlift, 1948-49

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Economy of East Germany

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Insurrection of 1953

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Rise of the Berlin Wall, 1961

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – EAST GERMANY, 1945-89

The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989

Prof. Patrick Major, Reading University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

Why was housing seen as so important to the building of a socialist society?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

Were women more emancipated in East Germany than in the West?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

To what extent did Stasi surveillance shape life in East Germany?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

How important was repression for the stability of the GDR?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

What was the role of the Protestant church in East Germany?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – LIFE IN EAST GERMANY, 1949-89

How did Ostpolitik change relations between West and East Germany?

Dr Marcel Thomas, Manchester University

GERMANY – WEST GERMAN STUDENT MOVEMENT, 1966-69

Traditions of Protest

Dr Hanno Balz, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – WEST GERMAN STUDENT MOVEMENT, 1966-69

Confronting the Nazi Past

Dr Hanno Balz, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – WEST GERMAN STUDENT MOVEMENT, 1966-69

Internationalism and Global Revolution

Dr Hanno Balz, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – WEST GERMAN STUDENT MOVEMENT, 1966-69

The Escalation of 1967-68

Dr Hanno Balz, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – WEST GERMAN STUDENT MOVEMENT, 1966-69

Women's Liberation and the Fragmentation of the Movement

Dr Hanno Balz, University of Cambridge

Reunification: recreating a united Germany, 1989-90

GERMANY – THE DECLINE OF THE GDR, 1980-90

To what extent did economic factors accelerate the demise of the GDR?

Prof. Anna Saunders, Liverpool University

GERMANY – THE DECLINE OF THE GDR, 1980-90

To what extent were Gorbachev’s policies responsible for the collapse of communist rule in East Germany?

Prof. Anna Saunders, Liverpool University

GERMANY – THE DECLINE OF THE GDR, 1980-90

To what extent was the Protestant church significant in the collapse of communism in the GDR?

Prof. Anna Saunders, Liverpool University

GERMANY – THE DECLINE OF THE GDR, 1980-90

To what extent did external influences contribute to the collapse of the GDR?

Prof. Anna Saunders, Liverpool University

GERMANY – THE DECLINE OF THE GDR, 1980-90

How important was popular dissent in bringing about the demise of the GDR?

Prof. Anna Saunders, Liverpool University

GERMANY – THE DECLINE OF THE GDR, 1980-90

How accurate is it to say that Helmut Kohl was the main driver of reunification?

Prof. Anna Saunders, Liverpool University