History 1040

The Great War

Week #12

16 November:

This class will focus on the German Revolution of 1918 and examine what it was, what it represented and why it took a rightward turn.  As part of this discussion we will also do a brief examination of the the differences among the ideologies of Communism, Fascism and Nazism.

READING ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK:

Download:

• "Construction of Memory" and "Cult of the Fallen Soldier" from Courseweb. They are both in the "zip" file under Construction of Memory.

Videos to watch:

• Lecture by Jay Winter on Sites of Memory and Sites of Mourning - YouTube
• Courseweb - Video Files  - The Great War and the Great Disillusionment - watch all the videos.

Read:

• Mosse, G. L. Cult of the Fallen Soldier, pp. 70-106 - e-reserves
• pp 305-317 in Strachan
• pp.175-202 in 14-18 Understanding the Great War
• Very Short:
  • Read Vera Brittain's Perhaps and Mae Weddeburn Canaan's Lamplight
  • Go to Courseweb - Course Documents - Vera Brittain and read "The Superfluous Woman" and her discussion of Roland.
  • Read Siegfried Sassoon:  Aftermath
  • Courseweb - Video Files  - The Great War and the Great Disillusionment -Siegfried Sassoon and Aftermath
• Watch the Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Real Media Format