Germany, 1890-1945

This is a study of the introduction and downfall of democratic processes in Germany and the rise of Nazism.  

• We begin with a focus on the problems faced by the Kaiser at the turn of the century and the ways in which he attempted to enhance Germany’s global status, moving through German defeat in the First World War and the implications of this for her people. 

• We then study the Weimar Republic and its struggles with extremist threats;

• Our attention then turns to the impact of the Great Depression in the early 1930s and the rise of the Nazis;

• Finally, we examine what life was like for German citizens under Nazi rule.