Synopses & Reviews
Mastering Modern German History 1864-1990 addresses the key political, social and economic developments in German history from 1864, to unification, through to the collapse of the Berlin Wall and re-unification. In recent years, significant aspects of German history have been the subject of new interpretations and areas such as Bismarck, William II, the origins of the First World War, Hitler, the Holocaust and the Second World War will be fully explored in the light of new research. Completely accessible and written in an engaging and lucid style, this text provides students with an in-depth look at Germany and its complex past.
Synopsis
Mastering Modern German History 1864-1990 discusses the key political, social and economic developments in German history from 1864, to the re-unification.
About the Author
JOHN TRAYNOR is Deputy Head Teacher at Ormskirk School, Lancashire. He has written history materials for the BBC, the Public Record Office and the National Archive of the United States, and is the author of a number of history textbooks, including Mastering Modern United States History.
Table of Contents
Introduction * The Creation of the German Nation 1864-1871 * German Society 1871-1890 * Foreign Policy 1871-1890 * Wilhelmine Germany 1890-1914 * The Origins of the First World War 1890-1914 * The First World War 1914-1918 * The Weimar Republic 1919-1933 * The Third Reich 1933-1939 * Anti-Semitism 1933-1939 * Foreign Policy 1933-1939 * The Second World War 1939-1945 * The Holocaust * Years of Division 1945-1963 * From Division to Re-unification 1964-1990 * Index