Class Schedule
| Date | Topic | Readings |
| Week One August 22-28 | Background to World War I | Fromkin, 3-63 |
| Week Two August 29-Sept. 4 | War and Diplomacy in WW I | Fromkin, 67-169; Jünger, 5-50 |
| Week Three Sept 5-11 | The Peace to End All Peace | Fromkin, 170-250; Jünger, 51-110 |
| Week Four Sept 12-18 | The Little Wars | Fromkin, 251-305; Jünger, 111-155 |
| Week Five Sept 19-25 | The Coming of the Fascists | Jünger, 156-288 |
| Week Six Sept 26-Oct 2 | The Situation Before the Crash | Abel, xiii-9 |
| Week Seven Oct 3-9 | The Weimar Experiment and the Rise of Hitler | Abel, 13-53 |
| First | Examination | October 6 |
| Week Eight Oct 10-16 | The New Deal and Five-Year Plans | Abel, 54-92 |
| Week Nine Oct 17-23 | Problems for the Democracies and the Rise of Japan | Abel, 93-134 |
| Week Ten Oct 24-30 | The Consolidation of the Nazis | Abel,137-200; Hamby, 2-41 |
| Week Eleven Oct. 31-Nov. 6 | Let the Lawlessness Start | Abel, 203-301; Hamby, 43-75 |
| Week Twelve Nov 7-13 | The Failure to Stop Aggression | Hamby, 77-137 |
| Second | Examination | November 10 |
| Week Thirteen 14-20 | Who Wants to Die for Danzig? | Hamby, 139-215 |
| Week Fourteen Nov 21-27 | Let the Shooting Begin/No Class on Nov. 24 | Hamby, 217-291 |
| Week Fifteen Nov 28-Dec. 4 | Hitler's War in Russia | Hamby, 293-369 |
| Book | Review Due | December 8 |
| Week Sixteen Dec 5-9 | The Final Reckoning | Hamby, 371-438 |
| Final | Examination | December 13 @ 8:00 |